Lift adapter for Roadster

Joesmoe said:

I ordered my Becker-Technic through their distributor in England -- they are apparently less concerned about the liability exposure.
BECKER TRIUMPH BONEVILLE, AMERICA, SCRAMBLER, SPEEDMASTER, THRUXTON – BONEVILLE, AMERICA, SCRAMBLER, SPEEDMASTER, THRUXTON | Sportouring
It's solid and well-made, and cost a pretty penny once the shipping across the pond is figured in.
Having zero experience with any other lift, I can only say I really like the quality and function of the Becker, and have no idea how it stacks up against the other options.

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Smoe,
Just curious what reasons there were for choosing this over the Flipmeister?

My memory is hazy . . . I want to say there was a short time when Flipmeister was out of stock, and didn't know when more would be available.

I was swayed by @cr0ft [who seems to have left us] arguments, and even chided him later when he found something else, after I had gone to all the trouble to source the BECKER over the objections of the German maker.

In any case, I have what I have -- not trying to sway anyone any particular way -- for this topic for sure there appear to be multiple ways to skin that cat (choose your metaphor)

As an owner of a Flipmeister stand and having seen also the Becker-Technik version, they are both fine products. I think the Flipmeister version makes more sense for US based captains, while the B-T probably makes more sense in Europe. As for Australia, well, their bikes are upside down to begin with

The B-T stand is more "engineered" while the Flipmeister stand is very simple. Both work fine for their intended purpose. If you add extra casters to the B-T stand, you can move the bike around while on the stand. B-T comes with a lift handle, with Flipmeister you need a 1/2" drive breaker bar. B-T can be ordered for either 8 mm or 13 mm frame boss holes. Flipmeister stand only comes with 13 mm pins, so you need to drill the frame holes on newer bikes to enlarge them.

I changed a couple of tires with my red ATV jack and a self made jack adapter, but I was always scared by how much the jack itself flexed under the weight of the Rocket. A quality motorcycle jack ($400-$500) might solve the problem, but I figured to give the Flipmeister stand a try first. The bike is rock solid on the stand, but the downside of both of these stands is the lift height. I haven't had a chance to change tires on the stand yet, but it looks like I may need to remove the front fender and muffler for the front and rear wheels to come off, respectively.

Joesmoe said:

My memory is hazy . . . I want to say there was a short time when Flipmeister was out of stock, and didn't know when more would be available.
I was swayed by @cr0ft [who seems to have left us] arguments, and even chided him later when he found something else, after I had gone to all the trouble to source the BECKER over the objections of the German maker.
In any case, I have what I have -- not trying to sway anyone any particular way -- for this topic for sure there appear to be multiple ways to skin that cat (choose your metaphor)

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No problema, Joe.
I just wanted to know if there was something I didn't know about and might have missed out on.
Thanks for your response.

I think you have to jack up our bike to remove the back wheel. I haven't figured out how to get it off when on the center stand.

We have a center stand ???

Mine does. Made by Rivco. I might sell it soon.

Impressive. I'd like to see that in person. I can easily place the little Honda CB250 Nighthawk on its center stand, and it took everything I had to place the Honda ST1300 on its center stand, and the 650 V-Strom and CTX700 aren't that easy. I have a hard time imagining using a center stand on a Rocket the same way.

As I have aged it has become harder, but now I use a small 1 x 4 block under the back tire and it is just as easy.

VABird said:

Not real sure I'm following you. Are you in Connecticut or Germany? Jack-Be-Quick is made in the USA.
For the T-Bird units, USA shipping has been included, however overseas shipping is rather expensive. Europe is $50 higher than USA; I just sent one to Norway today, Great Britain last week and Australia last month. The Jack-Be-Quick is not yet developed for the R3. I'm hoping that it will fit into the same size box.

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I'm in Connecticut, thanks