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Post by kevinbrixhamdivvy on Apr 5, 2016 12:16:44 GMT
Having finally given up on the broken main stand on my diversion 900, I am looking at ways to raise it (cheaply of course!).
I am looking at bobbins but wondered if any other owner has come up with an ingenious but safe method of raising it for wheel removal etc. Photos would be appreciated. Also if you have fitted bobbins, pictures of them and where you got them and fitted them would be great. I have a car trolley jack and several axle stands none of which seem suitable!
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Post by bev on Apr 5, 2016 13:54:08 GMT
No pictures but we had a length of wood, just wider than the bike with sticky out bits, on the bottom of the frame and jacked up both sides together. Not very stable but it worked until we had the tyre fitted. Going to have to do it again shortly as he has a slow puncture on the rear tyre.
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Post by satnav on Apr 5, 2016 15:11:30 GMT
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Post by HRHpenfold on Apr 5, 2016 16:54:42 GMT
I have one of those, never used it on a D9 though, works well on my Le Mans though, You can slide a bit of thin wood under the sidestand, then jack up the bike somewhere under the exhausted with a bit of wood, if you need to temporarily remove the rear wheel, At work, if we don't have the correct fitting to rais a bike, we just put a bit of wood under the exhaust and jack up, whilst someone holds the bike. I suspect that you could cut a bit of 2x2 wood long enough to jam under the final drive unit whilst someone pulls it over on the sidestand, or even jack up the final drive, never tried it though, but seen it done on a GS. |
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Post by GAv on Apr 5, 2016 18:33:38 GMT
I couldn't get a trolley Jack under my Mille to drop the forks down through the trees and the so as the conservatory Is totally skyhook unfriendly,I had an old matress instead made sure the bike was denuded of fuel,had it on its side, did the forks pushed them back so the yolks were properly through the outer holes in the triple tree, and then tightened the retaining nuts by hand, finally torqued them down job done, and it isn't as heavy by the Futuras standard and almost featherlight compared with a D9, I know by being an amateur had managed to drop the Divi twice and the Futura once, the day before the Essex Air Ambulance run and I was gonna go for a run on it , however I did neither as was a bit done in, and the Futura's annual mileage was under 200 clicks from MOT to MOT. Mind you multiply that by ten and the annual bike one isn't that shabby.
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Post by Ken on Apr 5, 2016 19:14:55 GMT
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Post by bobh on Apr 7, 2016 20:38:29 GMT
Best tip I've seen for raising the back end of a bike without a centre stand (and if you don't have access to an Abba stand plus adapters) is to turn the rider's footpegs upside down and put axle stands underneath them. Never tried it on a D9, mind you.
And don't forget to turn the pegs back right way up before you ride off!
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Post by m40man on Apr 7, 2016 21:50:32 GMT
If you have engine bars, axle stands are an option. Here, we're working on the front, but with the front wheel in place, the rear is off the ground. Very stable too:  EDIT: Actually, these Yammy engine bars might be too far forward. The Renntec engine bars def allow you to raise the rear, as they run a bar to the rear engine mounts. |
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Post by kevinbrixhamdivvy on Apr 10, 2016 13:51:59 GMT
Excellent tips thank you for all your replies. My stand is beyond repair in 2 halves now and paper thin .I fancy setting up a UK Facebook page for the d9 anyone interested?
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Post by satnav on Apr 10, 2016 14:02:47 GMT
Best tip I've seen for raising the back end of a bike without a centre stand (and if you don't have access to an Abba stand plus adapters) is to turn the rider's footpegs upside down and put axle stands underneath them. Never tried it on a D9, mind you. And don't forget to turn the pegs back right way up before you ride off! From what I can find on t'interweb, adapters are not available for the D9. |
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