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    #1

    I learned today...

    ...that even on the centerstand, you should support the front of a bike with a jack BEFORE taking the front wheel off... And that bored construction workers picking up materials are your best friend I should have given that guy a beer!
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    #2
    You are the only person in the world who has made that dumb move
    If i had a dollar for every mistake....... oh well

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      #3
      Re: I learned today...

      It seems to me that because sitting on the centerstand, the bike will be sitting on the front tire and the centerstand with the rear wheel in the air, it would be obvious what would happen. :-) Uhh, I put a concrete block with a 2 x 4 on top of it underneat the engine. Just put the block with 2 x 4 in front of the engine, reach down with your left hand and pick up the front of the bike a couple inches, hold it, and slide the block and wood underneath. The front tire will be a couple inches off the floor. :-)

      Earl

      Originally posted by ZacharyB
      ...that even on the centerstand, you should support the front of a bike with a jack BEFORE taking the front wheel off... And that bored construction workers picking up materials are your best friend I should have given that guy a beer!
      Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

      I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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        #4
        So, would that tbe why you've been falling over in your driveway? No front wheel? :-) :-)

        Earl

        Originally posted by 1100ed
        You are the only person in the world who has made that dumb move
        If i had a dollar for every mistak
        e....... oh well
        Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

        I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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          #5
          Also, if you have jack stands, they can serve the same purpose. Just set one under each side of the frame.

          Brad tt

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            #6
            I had to lower the bike some way Earl 8O


            Originally posted by earlfor
            So, would that tbe why you've been falling over in your driveway? No front wheel? :-) :-)

            Earl

            Originally posted by 1100ed
            You are the only person in the world who has made that dumb move
            If i had a dollar for every mistak
            e....... oh well

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              #7
              It's also a bad idea to try to swap out fork springs with the bike just on the centerstand. I miss my left eye

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                #8
                Originally posted by senasane
                It's also a bad idea to try to swap out fork springs with the bike just on the centerstand. I miss my left eye
                Ha ha ha that would have been my next mistake I can see it so clearly
                [img]ftp://members.aol.com/zackatrisd2/yeowtch.gif[/img]

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