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So I'm waiting for my Predator mount to get here and I'm making the preps and getting everything together I need to do the job. I went to Lowe's yesterday and bought a few tools I would need, and while I was there I picked up a small piece of scrap 2x4 to use on the lift as some people have recommended to lift the motor for clearance. So I get home and try it out as I was lifting the bike anyway to get at the brake caliper in the back. Long story short I ended up catching my bike as it nearly tipped off the jack towards me. Luckily I was able to hold it up and lower the jack to get the tires back down.
FYI I have the Sears red jack with the modification. Any tips? Or should I just pick up a cheap bottle jack and try to squeeze in under the front tip of the motor under the oil filter area. I feel like it would be a lot more stable to jack it up, then strap it down by the frame and lift the motor from underneath than to jack the whole thing up with a wooden block underneath.
Use the scissor jack from the trunk of your car or a friends to lift the motor with. You should still strap your bike to the Sears jack if you can then you use the scissor jack to slowly raise the engine as needed.
...I ended up catching my bike as it nearly tipped off the jack towards me. Luckily I was able to hold it up and lower the jack to get the tires back down.
Use the scissor jack from the trunk of your car or a friends to lift the motor with. You should still strap your bike to the Sears jack if you can then you use the scissor jack to slowly raise the engine as needed.
So I'm waiting for my Predator mount to get here and I'm making the preps and getting everything together I need to do the job. I went to Lowe's yesterday and bought a few tools I would need, and while I was there I picked up a small piece of scrap 2x4 to use on the lift as some people have recommended to lift the motor for clearance. So I get home and try it out as I was lifting the bike anyway to get at the brake caliper in the back. Long story short I ended up catching my bike as it nearly tipped off the jack towards me. Luckily I was able to hold it up and lower the jack to get the tires back down.
FYI I have the Sears red jack with the modification. Any tips? Or should I just pick up a cheap bottle jack and try to squeeze in under the front tip of the motor under the oil filter area. I feel like it would be a lot more stable to jack it up, then strap it down by the frame and lift the motor from underneath than to jack the whole thing up with a wooden block underneath.
I just put the bike in gear and used a scissor lift to support it then used the crappy jack out of my car with a block of wood for the engine. Installing the mount was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Definitely worth it. Sorry to hear that their shipping times have been increased so much, I think I got mine within 3 days of ordering but that was over a year ago.
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Wood block technique
