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Anyone in the Portland Oregon area
Anyone in the Portland Oregon area,I really could use some help right now my bike is stuck on blocks and I can't see any way to get jacked back up. This is my first bike I've ever owned, it was a garage fine and I've been rebuilding it for the last month and a half. So what happened is I jacked it up with a bottle jack and got the front tire off and had blocks under it just in case somehow it slipped and it did that when it slipped and slid backwards and now I can't get my jacket back Under it.
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This is my first bike rebuild and my first real bike.
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There are two inventions discovered by man, an inclined plane and a lever, try the latter to raise the bike til the jack fits
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1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors
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1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)
Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.
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This is what it's like
This is my first bike rebuild and my first real bike.
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Easy-peasy........rock it backwards on centerstand and block it under the oil filter housingOriginally posted by PDXstylisy View Post.
81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Call a neighbor?"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
"Illegitimi non carborundum"-Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell
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The bike doesn't have a center stand it just has a kickstand.can you guys tell me where are the safe points on the bike that I can jack it up fromThis is my first bike rebuild and my first real bike.
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With some help keeping it steady, frame or motor is fine.......c'mon, use you imaginationOriginally posted by PDXstylisy View Post
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Like I said in my original post this is literally my first motorcycle. I just didn't want to take a chance on damaging the bike I've been working so hard to restoreThis is my first bike rebuild and my first real bike.
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you have access to a floor jack and someone to steady the bike? a scissor jack from your car may also be an option. use one side of the frame and have your helper rock it to the side with the jack and kick the blocks from under it.80 XS1100SG (the Lazarus Effect)
81 XJ550 bobber (sold)
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Thank you
Thank you guys all for the advice. I may ask some stupid questions on here now and then as I get this bike finished up but I'd like to say that this form has been a lifesaver and getting my bike put back together. And honestly there is nothing like the sound the first time I fired it up after I rebuilt the carb knowing that I did that.This is my first bike rebuild and my first real bike.
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