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What's the best way of Lifting a 2021 RTL to work on the Sway bar?
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SLICE
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i'm going to use a friends construction trailer and just ride up the ramps/chock the rear & front tires and have at it.
i measured and will get 40 inches of height.
i seriously thought about buying the harbor freight lift( https://www.harborfreight.com/high-position-motorcycle-lift-99887.html) but for something i'm going to use once, nan that's just a big waste of money.
i have nice ramps for doing oil changes
i measured and will get 40 inches of height.
i seriously thought about buying the harbor freight lift( https://www.harborfreight.com/high-position-motorcycle-lift-99887.html) but for something i'm going to use once, nan that's just a big waste of money.
i have nice ramps for doing oil changes
K80Shooter
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I used a floor jack and jack stands.
BajaRon
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Peteoz
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I believe the ramps are the best way to do it, Slice. The ‘20+ RT models are certainly less stable on the lift than my ‘16 F3 was (absolutely no idea why), but I was in a constant state of trepidation moving the lift to the next available stand level to raise my stands under the a-arms. It tilted alarmingly. No such issues with the ramps and a Ute tray. :2thumbs:
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Peteoz
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Any issue with your RT wanting to tilt itself off the floor Jack, K80? I have tried both a simple floor jack and a motorcycle lift, and the RT appears to have a mind of its own :dontknow:
Pete
K80Shooter
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Yes, you have to be very careful while doing it this way. It will try to tilt one way or the other with you. Slow and easy and a little at a time.
Mazo EMS2
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I've done a couple with jacks and stands and blocks, but so far the easiest was when I helped a buddy change his. We used a pair of loading ramps connected to his truck bed tailgate. Drove the front two wheels partially up the ramps til we had enough room. Set the brake, chock the wheels and have at it.
Peteoz
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Ahhhhhh. Very valid point, fatboy…thanks…lift both sides a little for ease of access to undo the bolts, then lift one side to drop the old bar……should have thought of that:thumbup:
Pete
FrogmanDave
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I used ramps to do all the work. I used a HB Daytona floor jack to lift the Spyder just long enough to take the old bar out and slide the new one in (takes about 2 minutes), then let it back down to the ramps. This makes things much safer. I bought the long reach, low profile Daytona just to work on the Spyder. My old jack was pretty worn out anyway. This is not nearly as hard as people make it out to be.
FrogmanDave
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That's a pretty cool video!
BajaRon
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The 1st guy that tried this did in a standard aluminum lawn chair over LA. He took a case of beer and a BB gun, but no parachute. Jets coming into LAX reported him at 16,000 feet and a hazard to air traffic. The tower didn't believe the 1st pilot that reported him.
FrogmanDave
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I am currently studying for my Part 107 UAV pilot's license so flight levels are on my mind these days. All I could think about when I watched that video was how totally illegal it was
Even though it appears to be sanctioned by Go Pro I doubt they could have obtained an exemption from the FAA. Still it is pretty cool!@GORP, thread hijack over.
AE2WM
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I swapped out the stock anti-sway bar for one of BajaRon's standard bars on my 2021 Spyder RTL last Saturday. To get the needed clearance, I backed the trike's front wheels onto two ramps that provided about 10" of additional room. I left the rear wheel on the floor. I removed all the panels on the bottom and the various bolts and nuts. Then I used a floor jack on the frame to pivot the right wheel up. I carefully stayed away from the bottom of the trike while on the jack. I wiggled the old bar out, wiggled the new bar in, then lowered the floor jack to put the right wheel back on the ramp underneath it. With the trike solidly on the two ramps, I scuttled under the machine to reinstall the various nuts, bolts and links. The job took 2-3 hours at a leisurely pace, although it was a drag to be on my back for so long. I'm 74, and maybe getting too old for this sort of thing.
I should mention that I worked as a motorcycle mechanic while in engineering school back in the late 60s, so I have the tools and experience to do this stuff. I haven't had a chance to ride the trike with the new bar cuz the weather is too crappy up here in the PNW. My riding buddy has the same machine I do but in red. I'm looking forward to some A-B comparisons between his stock Spyder and mine with the new bar. I'm also thinking about after-market shocks, but I think that nearly $2000 for three is exorbitant. My riding style is relaxed with short interludes of romping through the twisties. I'm six feet tall and weight 190, and I ride one-up nearly all the time. (Wife won't get on the scooter.)
I should mention that I worked as a motorcycle mechanic while in engineering school back in the late 60s, so I have the tools and experience to do this stuff. I haven't had a chance to ride the trike with the new bar cuz the weather is too crappy up here in the PNW. My riding buddy has the same machine I do but in red. I'm looking forward to some A-B comparisons between his stock Spyder and mine with the new bar. I'm also thinking about after-market shocks, but I think that nearly $2000 for three is exorbitant. My riding style is relaxed with short interludes of romping through the twisties. I'm six feet tall and weight 190, and I ride one-up nearly all the time. (Wife won't get on the scooter.)
What do you have already in terms of jacks, jack stands, ramps, blocks, etc?
I always stabilize my Spyder at the front using ramps, jack stands or a stack of RV leveling pads under each tire.
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