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I have a number of long term winter project planned, any thoughts on how to best "chock" up the bike? I was thinking of a couple of 8X8 timbers and maybe tying it down so there is no chance of tipping over?
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Re: securing bike for projects
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Invest in a motorcycle jack, you can get them from Sears for about $100 or cheaper from somewhere like Harbor Freight.
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I have a cheap bike jack, but after a bazillion safety meetings on jobs and a few real life experiences, I have two ropes coming down from the rafters as a tip over safety, never needed them, but I still attach them every time, first time I don't, probably be a earthquake?
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The Craftsman jack comes with 2 ratchet straps and mounting points on the jack frame. Don't know about any others, just what I have.
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Great, gonna get me one of those!
Do you feel comfortable leaving it on the jack for days/weeks?
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Well, I never have had to, but the Craftsman jack also has mechanical position locks to prevent it from coming down if the hydraulic jack failed. I would say it's about as safe as you can get.
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I have the Craftsman jack. Kept my Speedmaster up off the ground all last winter. I let it down on the mechanical locks, used the tie-downs supplied, and tucked it away in the back corner of the garage. Even started it a time or two just to make sure mice didn't start living in the exhaust pipes or airbox. 
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Great, gonna get me one of those!
Do you feel comfortable leaving it on the jack for days/weeks?
Sure! Simple ensure the rails are on the jack arms properly. Use the first lock and then you can even move the bike around to get at the stuff it will be blocking! Tie it down? Na, unless you have a troll, er kid or big dog that may bump into it. 
I remember when I first jacked up a bike. Had my wife sit on it in case it wanted to fall over. Oh boy was I misguided! haha... Now I just shove it under from the right side, lift the bike off the sidestand using the right grip and a holt on the saddle/sissybar, then lift it high enough with the jack to level it out. Then verify the jack arms positions on the lower frame rails, (you might have to front/rear justify the arms so when you remove a wheel the bike won't fall forward/backward) and lift as high as you can handle. And when you are taking off the back wheel, that is rather high. Did I say thai it down? Na. And no. Earthquakes, In Florida? Rambling rambling rambling...
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Great, gonna get me one of those!
Do you feel comfortable leaving it on the jack for days/weeks?
Sure! Simple ensure the rails are on the jack arms properly. Use the first lock and then you can even move the bike around to get at the stuff it will be blocking! Tie it down? Na, unless you have a troll, er kid or big dog that may bump into it.
I remember when I first jacked up a bike. Had my wife sit on it in case it wanted to fall over. Oh boy was I misguided! haha... Now I just shove it under from the right side, lift the bike off the sidestand using the right grip and a holt on the saddle/sissybar, then using the jack, lift the bike high enough with the jack to level the bike out. Then visually verify the jack's two arm positions on the lower frame rails, (watch out for the oil filter!)(you might have to front/rear justify the arms so when you remove a wheel the bike won't fall forward/backward) and lift as high as you dare. And when you are taking off the back wheel, that is rather high. Did I say thai it down? Na. And no. Earthquakes, In Florida?
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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