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Can you guys tell me what you use to lift the rear wheel in order to clean and lube the chain please.

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The Sears bike jack..
Sears bike jack.

The Sears aluminum bike jack.
Sears aluminum bike jack

Pep Boys jack.

Harbor Freight jacks.
Standard jack
Aluminum jack
Motorcycle lift

And the home-made lift.. Wooden bike lift ..... thanks to Blackwind for the link..

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from my garage

When all else fails, there's always the old standard:
12 feet of the driveway.
Clean a little bit, roll it back.
Clean a little bit, roll it back.
(Bitching optional)

I bought one of these ......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-Workshop-P...id=p3286.c0.m14

I use a "$20 bike lift" similar to the one in Moe's link above. Mine was made for nothing from stuff I had laying around. Instead of screwing a flange to the wood, I drilled a hole for a 3/4" pipe so I can pull it out after bike is up. Mine is made out of a stack of 2X4s glued and screwed together. I have an ATV jack that works great, but for quickly lubing the chain, I use the wood one.

I have a homemade one as well and a Sear lift. I too use the homemade, wood lift for chain lube and oil changes. It's particularly better for oil changes as underneath the engine is completely clear. I definitely got my $20 worth.

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I use a "$20 bike lift" similar to the one in Moe's link above. Mine was made for nothing from stuff I had laying around. Instead of screwing a flange to the wood, I drilled a hole for a 3/4" pipe so I can pull it out after bike is up. Mine is made out of a stack of 2X4s glued and screwed together. I have an ATV jack that works great, but for quickly lubing the chain, I use the wood one.

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I use my aftermarket Rivco center stand. Works great!

Sears standard lift has been one of the most useful buys I've made since getting the bike.

Just did the lubing 2 days ago, so here it goes!

Here's the cheapest err.. free assuming you have a car!

- bike is on the sidestand
- squeeze and wrap shut the front brake lever
- put a car jack under the right end side of the frame (see pic)
- lift the bike up a little, (on my sport bike, the back wheel would just come up, on the America, it's the front wheel moving up)
- sit back, lift the rear of the bike (easy, almost weightless by now) and spin the rear wheel as you spray on your favorite chain lube.

PS. Don't lift the bike too much, I almost figured too late that the back wheel was not rising but the front one, at first!... It doesn't take much, a few turns on the jack and it's there.

PPS. Don't forget to lock the front brake!
PPPS. Would be even easier if bike had rear spools, like most sportbikes have these days. Just put the jack under the outside spool and lift.

Voila!

Can't beat a Scott Oiler. Just top it up every 1000k's (600miles) and it leaves the chain clean as a whistle.

Well worth the cost and effort of putting it on and it's an easy job too.

this one's for a BMW GS800cc but the only diff is the vacuum for ours comes from our carbs

Had a chat to my local dealer and he says the Scottoiler is not recommended on EFI bikes as it mucks up the system somehow! However, he does recommend this: http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/80/2672?r=Froogle which apparently does the same thing for about the same money. I also like the look of the stand: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-Workshop-P...d=p3286.c0.m14. This would also be useful for actually cleaning the wheels as well! Hmmmm

That's a shame about the scott oiler but if the lubetronic does the same thing then fine.

I surprised Scott Oiler hasn't sorted the EFI out actually. In fact that one doesn't really make sense to me cos in effect they will eventually go broke if indeed what your dealer is saying is true.

Basically, the scottoiler needs somewhere to tap into a vacuum so as to activate the valve. Once the valve is open, gravity takes over and drips the oil onto the chain. there is an adjustment to have more or less drips depending on preferences etc.

Regarding a stand, they are great when you have access to them at home but travelling is a different story. It's the simplicity that I like where it's all done automatically whilst you ride.

If I had time I'd ring my the scott oiler rep for you. Actually, if I can find the email from a couple of years ago, I'll email him for you if you like and see what he says about EFI bikes and scott oilers.

Personally, I prefer to find a few sources of information before deciding. One point of view is a start but a couple more would be better

I can't imagine why a Scottoiler would have an effect on any bike, with fuel injection or not... just doesn't make sense that it would cause any problems. It is not like it's a vacuum leak...
In my days at the dealer, I installed them on several bikes with fuel injection (Tigers, Sprints etc.)and had no issues whatsoever.

I agree with Chy on this one....don't see how Fuel Injection would make any difference. Vacuum is vacuum.

However, Scottoiler now offers an electronic driven oiler system also.
Maybe there is something to it?