Removing Rear Wheel - 2022 GT

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2022 Rocket 3 GT
I need to lift the rear wheel using a floor jack only.......

I have bike "standing" in a T stand with straps holding handlebars. I learned that the fat front tire can allow the bike to fall over if not perfectly upright (without the
straps). Fell to left side onto carpet. Only causality was the bar end mirror. Lucky..... BTW, Checked dealer for replacement and was quoted $176. Bought different mirrors

So, now I'm paranoid about it falling again. I need to replace the rear brake pads requiring removal of the rear wheel. While strapped to the T stand, I tried lifting
on the Lift Points(rear most) on the bottom of the motor. It seemed to lift straight up against the straps. Evidently, the cg is back heavy because of the loong wheelbase.
Appears this is going to require some gymnastics.

What is it going to take to get this done using only a floor jack......

Thanks is advance, Larry
 
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I'm not sure what your floor jack is like.
Just a hydraulic ram/piston ( car jack ) ?

I lift my bike using a lift like this:



It go's under the sump and I make sure that it is chocked so that it can't rock from side to side.
Begin lifting the bike while checking that it's stable (side to side).
You can place something like a workbench/table on either side of the front forks or use straps to the handle bars up to a roof beam or lift frame as insurance to make sure it can't fall over.
It works for me.
When the rear wheel is removed, the weight bias go's more to the front.

Good luck.
 
 
lotus said:
It's just a standard single pedestal type....
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In that case, I can only imagine that the way to use something as unstable as that, you will need to lift no more than an inch and then chock each and every inch till the rear wheel is an eighth off the ground. While using as many straps/slings as you can from the ceiling, somehow.
 
I'd highly recommend getting an ATV Jack like @Jagster has shown (above). Then strap the bike to the stand and/or to the ceiling with a support like I've done (see below). Without a ceiling support I used to place lumber between the scissors for a fail safe.

Finally, and this isn't mentioned much- if removing the rear wheel chock beneath the front wheel (and visa-versa). Once you remove the weight of a wheel it will, of course, be lighter on that side and the bike will want to tilt to the other side. This keeps things balanced.

As you've learned, this is a big frigg'n machine. Some insist on a $900 lift, but if you use an ATV jack wisely it can be perfectly safe and stable.
I would not use a standard one point jack.


 
Yeah, understand............ I've used that T stand on my BMW for 20 years without incident. I've been able to simply drive up into the stand and place
a jack under the rear portion of sump and lift the rear wheel to remove. BTW, it's also a single sided swing arm. Never worried about it.

Of course, this is not a BMW and doesn't have the long wheelbase as the rocket. I was thinking about the type of stand that slips from behind that
levers the rear of the bike up. However, don't think you could use that type for a single sided swingarm. I'll have to do some research

Didn't anticipate I'd have to buy a lift for this bike. I'll have to check to see if I can borrow an ATV lift from somebody
 

The big flat sump on the Rocket, makes using a parallel lift like Journey's and mine pretty easy.
An ATV lift could well be the same.
 
This is easy way I borrow it from friend! When I was taking off my only rear way I used sideways 2x4 on regular jack all the way on engine next to exhaust and after take it off the ground I put wood blocks right after 2x4 under engine also sideways and lowered on them did not live on car jack because it was unstable!
 

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Yikes.....now that's what I call gymnastics!

I've quickly learned there's NO easy way to work on the beautiful beast. Not even changing brake pads ;-(
 
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