Jack/stand for major service work.

[djsbriscoe]

Hi,
Does anyone have any suggestions for what jack/stand I could use for major servicing work on my RT125?
At the moment all I have are a front and rear paddock stand for greasing the chain and other regular maintenance.
But if I wanted to change the fork oil or remove the swing arm for instance
what could I use?
Are there any jacks available that can lift the bike underneath the engine and hold the bike safely enough to work on?
I'd like to hear what people think. Thanks.

David.
London, UK

[DAVID THOMPSON]

i hang mine from shed roof with a 500lb chain hoist
when doing some types of work
i also use hoist to place bike on a home made work stand
i place a safety chain from bike to roof when it is on the
homemade work stand
so if it falls it does not hurt me or the bike

ar dave

[djsbriscoe]

Hi Dave,
Unfortunately I live in central London in a rented bedsit, the bike is parked outside my front window on concrete (irregular) paving, so its in the open 24/7.
I'd love my own garage but that's impossible where I live. Can't even afford a decently sized home let alone a garage. Even renting a garage costs a fortune.
So I have to do any servicing in the open air on calm and dry days.
I need something that packs up small, maybe something that mechanics would use at racedays maybe.
Sorry for the sob story about my circumstances.

David.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

i lived in a place like that just long enough to make me like my home town
so i moved back
some of the boys here put a chain fall on the apartment flat roof and hoist there bikes
up on the flat roof at night for safe keeping ....
if it is sturdy roof land lord may be talked in to that ...
and will help a bunch to keep it off the gone missing list

have fun ride safe