Maybe I should have posted this question before going ahead with my solution, but my method worked out okay.
I had to take the front wheel off my CBR300 recently. My rear stand didn't have the correct adapter to lift the front end off the ground so I was trying to come up with alternative methods (serious and non-serious). Here's what I came up with, in no particular order.
1. Try to balance the bottom of the forks on the flat rubber pads of my rear wheel stand (seemed sketchy)
2. Stick a big block of wood or a stool under the right foot peg to lift the bike up and support it on the rear wheel and kickstand. May have to weigh down the back end to get the CG on the correct side.
3. Take the bodywork off and stick a block of wood under the front of the frame.
4. Wrap a sling/rope behind the headtube and support the sling from something.
-4a. Put some eye bolts in the ceiling of the carport (not landlady friendly)
-4b. Attach the sling to a portable structure (my saw horses are too short, don't have an engine hoist, build something out of scrap wood?)
5. Lift the bike up and set the handlebars down on some sawhorses.
6. Get two friends to lift the bike up while I take the wheel off.
-6a. Make them hold it up while I change the tire.
-6b. Put the axle back in and set it down on the rear wheel stand.
7. Buy the $15 fork adapters for my stand.
I decided to just lay the bike on its side. It has frame sliders to protect the bodywork, and it's been dropped before so I wasn't worried about small scratches in the barends, etc. After I picked it up I waited a bit before starting it to let the oil drain back down.
Anyone else have any fun ideas? Sling mounted to quadcopter swarm? Grab one of the fork legs with a bicycle stand?
I had to take the front wheel off my CBR300 recently. My rear stand didn't have the correct adapter to lift the front end off the ground so I was trying to come up with alternative methods (serious and non-serious). Here's what I came up with, in no particular order.
1. Try to balance the bottom of the forks on the flat rubber pads of my rear wheel stand (seemed sketchy)
2. Stick a big block of wood or a stool under the right foot peg to lift the bike up and support it on the rear wheel and kickstand. May have to weigh down the back end to get the CG on the correct side.
3. Take the bodywork off and stick a block of wood under the front of the frame.
4. Wrap a sling/rope behind the headtube and support the sling from something.
-4a. Put some eye bolts in the ceiling of the carport (not landlady friendly)
-4b. Attach the sling to a portable structure (my saw horses are too short, don't have an engine hoist, build something out of scrap wood?)
5. Lift the bike up and set the handlebars down on some sawhorses.
6. Get two friends to lift the bike up while I take the wheel off.
-6a. Make them hold it up while I change the tire.
-6b. Put the axle back in and set it down on the rear wheel stand.
7. Buy the $15 fork adapters for my stand.
I decided to just lay the bike on its side. It has frame sliders to protect the bodywork, and it's been dropped before so I wasn't worried about small scratches in the barends, etc. After I picked it up I waited a bit before starting it to let the oil drain back down.
Anyone else have any fun ideas? Sling mounted to quadcopter swarm? Grab one of the fork legs with a bicycle stand?