Raising the F6B

[Fla_rider]

Steve,
I don't think I'd trust any belly pan to support your wing. In fact, if I was using a jack I think I'd prefer to remove the BP and use the frame as jack points. The belly pan is only connected with small bolts that would most likely not hold up in a lift.

[Phantom]

I have read somewhere that if I get the McGiver belly pan you can lift the bike with it. It seems to me that would give me a nice flat surface to jack up the bike.
Steve

That is nothing short of

900 lbs of motorcycle .... place the jack so that it also uses the center stand area as a lifting point.

The frame is the most secure area. there is NO belly pan that is strong enough to support this bike on it's own.

[BIGLRY]

That is nothing short of

900 lbs of motorcycle .... place the jack so that it also uses the center stand area as a lifting point.

The frame is the most secure area. there is NO belly pan that is strong enough to support this bike on it's own.

And on top of that the studs the belly pan mount on are connected to the exhaust headers, so not only are you putting a lot of weight on the belly pan you are putting a lot of weight on the studs and directly transferring it to the exhaust header pipes. Here are pic of the studs on the F6B headers that you mount the belly pan on. I personally will never lift my F6 by the belly pan no matter how thick it is as long as it is mounted to these studs on the exhaust.

[Hornblower]

I agree totally with BigLry. If you're lifting the bike on the belly pan, even the Macgyver, you risk breaking the studs. They are not that robust. If you install the Macgyver as tight as it will go, it's possible you will actually be lifting on the lower exhaust pipe. I don't like that either. Bottom line, I don't advise this.

[wiggy]

But if I leave it on its side in the garage my wife can't pull the mini van into the garage. I do not want to bring the wrath of god upon myself.
Steve

Hmmm, I think I see who wears the pants in that family.

Do you need someone to volunteer and tell your wife she'll have to park her beloved vehicle out of the garage for a day while your bike is on it's side. That's clearly the easiest and fastest way to GitRdone! And probably safest.

[stroguy]

There we go....thinkin with that penis thing first. Man that thing can be trouble sometimes.