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A motorcycle gets you high and with much less stress. But which is best suited to lift Monday purpose? MOTORCYCLE checks out the best products for beginners and advanced screwdriver.

Most people are happy when they have others around them, family, friends, buddy. Helper. Motorcyclists, however unhappy people are when they are alone on a limb – and the machine has only one side stand. Then even the most basic care and maintenance work on stress. In the past it was retrofitted on most models no problem, a main stand. But in times of many sleekly designed, very sporting machines, in which this actually very practical part of ground clearance, weight, or who know-know-why-not simply for reasons provided, you should look at other options.

In the pits at the race track bike stand have long been so common as flies in the barn, but now also draw tens of thousands of amateur wrench back their street-legal machines for care and maintenance work on the practical rear lift. In addition, a standard checker bike has jacked up in my garage or workshop, the better catcher. Too expensive to repair stand usually are not, because it means access without hesitation, right?

Stop! Without some advance information about the risk of buying the wrong or a faulty operation or function is high. The former is often an investment of 100 euros still well manageable, the latter can lead to significantly greater distress. Tilting namely the beloved machine in stand by, because the lift did not keep what it promises, or the screwdriver slips everything literally from the hands, are usually a few hundred euros to the bill: broken turn signal, scratched bodywork, or even damaged frame or arm.

Ouch, that’s what hurts! MOTORCYCLE took a look at the market and therefore have the right tips for dealing with mounting marriage Bern. The most popular for motorcycles with conventional two-arm rocker box are universal rear jacks, which are at our comparative product testing, focus.

These are mostly made of tubular steel structures (rare aluminum) which are reasonably bent so that they can lift up low-lever forces a ton of at least four most serious machine. Our test showed that most of the products presented this task easily mastered. Exceptions: Ewald Roth and move – and with minor degradation also Telefix – girls are delicate hands not recommended and require real grab.

That is in itself beautiful. But it requires that before everything is successful. When all preparations have been made (see tips), namely, the threading may prove to be extremely annoying. In universal access lifters usually with rubber L-coated profiles at the swinging arms. The gums are different in size and grip. Slip the machine because of inadequate recordings from: stupid. Even more stupid when shots to break under stress. The L and J’s profile, although usually made of sturdy steel, the leaders of the recordings are, however, sometimes made of plastic (for example in the item featured lifters from Alpha Engineering and Econ). At least in the test was able to convince only a little, because under the material appeared to suffer from the stability of the images considerably.

Is not to say that the guides break even at the smallest loads, after all the lifters designed for a certain capacity (usually at least 150 kilograms). But in works such as the wheel is considerable shear forces can not occur. In addition, a low rigidity results in the recording overall poorer stability. This depends largely on the whole structure, that is next to the material and wall thickness and diameter of the tubes and the shape of the lifter. In addition to the stability and processing (such as sharp edges or lead a careless trimming of the surfaces in the screws, sooner or later, guaranteed to injury) should be a simple operation most important purchase criterion. It begins with the adjustment. Is a tool, or provide thumbscrews or hand wheels for ease of use? How big is the adjustment at all?

Problems of rebuilt bikes with extra wide swing, which also fits the lift any more if the width can hardly move. A height adjustment in turn may reduce the needed leverage when lifting the tail. In doubt, try before you buy the motorcycle. What is unfortunately often finds only after the purchase: for certain operations, such as the wheel is block, some stands or individual pursuit accessibility. Who often wants to perform such work is therefore well advised to consider this criterion also critical. In addition to the Universal pictures have recently been model-specific adapter recordings and more popular. If the lifters are in form and quality while at the same models, but the fork types offer considerably more stability than L-or J-recordings that may slip as mentioned before. Condition, special screw holes on the arm of the motorcycle can be screwed into the so-called prism bushings, in turn, harmonize with the fork. For most current sports bikes these holes are standard. Advantages of model-specific images to the universal solution: reduced risk of scratches to the swingarm and brake caliper, lines and hoses are not in your way.

But what do you do if the tail lift can not do anything at all, like so many choppers, cruisers and enduro? And in classic motorcycles with single sided swing arm rear jacks are also unusable. Some alternative solutions are found in “Tried” box above. Generally, it is very useful when the motorcycle to be lifted at the middle. Lifting tables scissor lift or require, however, that offer a flat bottom frame support, and that no lie components such as cladding or exhaust system. And even on sensitive motor housing should not attack you. To load: Only complete lifters equal the load capacity to the maximum allowable total weight of Motorrad. Applies to front and rear jacks of thumb is allowable capacity (this info in the manual of the lifter should be noted!) more than half of the bike weight. Well-informed it may now go hastily into the shop. Package words, a jack assembly is almost always a good purchase, happy to not only advanced screwdriver. The best thing is if, in addition to workers from a metal or flesh and blood to the side stands.