beemermyke
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Hi Brewmeister, what is that front wheel lock attachment on your lift? Was it part of the original lift, or did you add it? At any rate, good looking rig.
Mine appears to be, or at least closely resembles, a HF lift. It's got the front wheel catcher with a crank on the side to secure it. Problem is, if you ever want to put it on the centerstand and lock that front wheel with this clamping device, the bike rolls back about six inches when you put it on the cenerstand which moves the front wheel away from the clamp (and on my bike it puts too much weight to the back of the lift). I should probably come up with a better idea than this, but I found that putting trash bags under the lift where the centerstand pads will touch, then extending the centerstand onto the trash bags allows you to push the bike forward and it will slide back into place with the centerstand deployed. A strap attached to the front wheel and the centerstand, as shown here, prevents centerstand retraction when you push the bike forward. Once you're ready to take the bike off the lift, slide the bike back 6 inches, remove the strap, then push forward off the centerstand.
Mine appears to be, or at least closely resembles, a HF lift. It's got the front wheel catcher with a crank on the side to secure it. Problem is, if you ever want to put it on the centerstand and lock that front wheel with this clamping device, the bike rolls back about six inches when you put it on the cenerstand which moves the front wheel away from the clamp (and on my bike it puts too much weight to the back of the lift). I should probably come up with a better idea than this, but I found that putting trash bags under the lift where the centerstand pads will touch, then extending the centerstand onto the trash bags allows you to push the bike forward and it will slide back into place with the centerstand deployed. A strap attached to the front wheel and the centerstand, as shown here, prevents centerstand retraction when you push the bike forward. Once you're ready to take the bike off the lift, slide the bike back 6 inches, remove the strap, then push forward off the centerstand.