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  • #1

    Not an XS thing but....

    Thought some of you might find some interest in this....
    First one of these I've ever attempted... should have it done over the weekend.
    Looking forward to using it instead of the floor jacks.


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  • #2
    I really want one of those! Too bad you have that ford tough sign hanging there though.....
    Nathan
    KD9ARL

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    1978 XS1100E
    K&N Filter
    #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
    OEM Exhaust
    ATK Fork Brace
    LED Dash lights
    Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
    Green Monster Coils
    SS Brake Lines
    Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

    In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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    • #3
      Holy Carp JT!!

      That's one heck of a garage you have there!

      I think we're going to vote your place as a future MoM meeting place.


      Ummmmm... how do you get the vehicles up the ladders?
      lol
      81 SH Something Special
      81 frame, 80 tank and side covers, 79 tail light and carbs, 78 engine, 750 final drive mod, Geezer rec/reg, 140 mains, LH wheels
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      79 SF MEAUQABEAUXS
      81SH Nor'eas tah (Old Red)
      80 LG Black Magic
      78 E Standard Practice


      James 3:17

      If I can make at least one person smile, or pee their pants a little, or maybe spit out their drink; then my day is not wasted.

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      • #4
        yup

        Thats one helluva hill climb up the ladder!

        Nice garage (nice stealth showoff!)

        John

        jealously thinking he needs more than 12 sq ft of workspace
        John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

        Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
        '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
        Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

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        • #5
          How you gonna get your XS11 way up there on those ladders? That's a long way to drop a tool.
          1980 XS 11 Special: The King of Kong, 9th wonder of the world. Pacifico fairing, chopped shield, Yamaha hard bags, Diamond seat, T-Kat fork brace, XJ top end, YICS Eliminator, '80 carbs from Spyder Cycle Works, K&N Air filter, Fuse block, stainless steel valves & reg/rect from Oregon MC Parts. Raptor CCT, XJ air shocks, 850 FD, Sportster mufflers, Standard handle bar, Tusk Bar Risers, SS braided brake lines. Cat Eye speedometer. HID projector beam headlight, LED running lights.

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          • #6
            Ummmmm... how do you get the vehicles up the ladders?
            lol[/QUOTE]

            1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
            1983 XJ 650 Maxim
            2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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            • #7
              Done!

              Got busy with this today and decided to finish it.... (it was in the way of the regular "honey do" list.

              That's her truck up there.


              JT

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jarion View Post
                Got busy with this today and decided to finish it.... (it was in the way of the regular "honey do" list.

                That's her truck up there.


                JT

                I see you have a designated parking spot for the Ford as marked by the sign above it. Nice lift and garage.
                '79 XS11 F
                Stock except K&N

                '79 XS11 SF
                Stock, no title.

                '84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
                GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws

                "What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Jarion View Post
                  Got busy with this today and decided to finish it.... (it was in the way of the regular "honey do" list.
                  Hi Jarion,
                  first, I'm consumed by envy of you having a garage big enough & tall enough to put a lift in.
                  But beware that two-post lift!
                  Unlike the 4-poster which will stand there like an elephant, the 2-poster's stability is more like that of an ostrich, entirely dependent on how well it's feet are bolted down.
                  Fred Hill, S'toon
                  XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                  "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by fredintoon View Post
                    Hi Jarion,
                    first, I'm consumed by envy of you having a garage big enough & tall enough to put a lift in.
                    But beware that two-post lift!
                    Unlike the 4-poster which will stand there like an elephant, the 2-poster's stability is more like that of an ostrich, entirely dependent on how well it's feet are bolted down.
                    yeah nice set up but i've never seen just 2 posts,always 4.
                    1982 XJ1100 MadMax-im
                    2001 Honda ST1100

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by xsroadrunner View Post
                      yeah nice set up but i've never seen just 2 posts,always 4.
                      Hi 'runner,
                      I've seen the 2-post lifts in Princess Auto and I'm sure PA's US equivalents (Harbor Freight?) sells them too.
                      Thing is, unlike the 4-poster, the 2-poster's stability depends on how well the purchaser/installer bolts it down.
                      If the average amateur simply runs 3/8" expansion bolts into the 4" thick slab of his garage floor I can see the stable rest point as the truck's front bumper and the edges of two rough disks of concrete that are firmly bolted to the lift's feet.
                      You'd need two massive concrete footings set way deep into the garage floor with 3/4" threaded rod U-shapes cast into them to stick up through the footplates to bolt that lift down properly.
                      Fred Hill, S'toon
                      XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                      "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                      • #12
                        Agree

                        There are 6 Three Quarter inch expansion bolts 5 inches deep on each side. Each torqued to 80lbs. The bolts came with the lift. It's a lite lift (7K lbs capacity).

                        My kids picked this out, pooled their money together, bought it and gave it to me as a Christmas present. I've just gotten around to installing it.

                        Believe me, I will be keeping an eye on stability.

                        I agree with your thoughts Fred with regard to anchoring....
                        I do like 4 post lifts as well but there's some limiting factors with them...

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                        • #13
                          Also

                          Don't be envious Fred... I'm just the keeper of the things I possess on this Earth.... I firmly believe that all I currently have has been given to me by the Lord.

                          This picture doesn't represent the "garage".... it's the "MAN CAVE"
                          I bought an old 12' aluminum flat bottom boat the other day... so now, There's a "man boat" sitting on the "man lift" in the "man cave" (replacing all the rivets on the boat and the lift is perfect for this little project).... Thinking about fabbing something up so I can use the lift for the XS.

                          The garage has cars in it.... along with my wifes other stuff (she's setting up a 5013C non profit and is extremely heaving / devoted to animal rescue)... she rescues dogs from shelters... and there's so much dog crap in there I can officially call the garage the "dog house"...



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