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05-06-2008, 4:12 AM shavron Joined on 02-29-2008 Massachusetts, USA Posts 21 Lifting up the front end To lift the front to pull the forks, is it best to put a block of wood in front of the oil pan with a jack? Doesn't look like on the oil pan is the best place. Ron 1975 Honda GL1000 1975 Suzuki RE5M 1976 Suzuki RE5A 1981 Honda CBX 1982 Honda CX500 TC 2000 Honda Goldwing A    Report

05-06-2008, 8:29 PM Don in Oz Joined on 03-10-2006 Melbourne, Australia Posts 329 Re: Lifting up the front end Ron, That's exactly right - and put a tie around the oil cooler/pan, just to keep that block of wood from moving forward while you're working on the front-end, or whatever.     Report

05-07-2008, 11:51 AM Cobram Joined on 06-23-2007 Boston, MA Posts 679 Re: Lifting up the front end If it's going to be a while off the ground, have someone press down on the back to get the wheel up, then slip an old car wheel under the bike, shore it up with something wide to not concentrate too much pressure in one place.  You should shore it up with something anyway, never trust a hydraulic jack, even if it's brand new.  Should the jack come down, or someone bump the handle etc. the bike is thrown off balance and can fall over. 1978 CX500 - I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got here, or how I'm going to get out.    Report

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