Best way to lift the front end up?

[fung]

very nice work !!
Beats the axle stand caper eh.
May i ask what are the dimensions you used ?
Cheers
Fung

[WR450FGreg]

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Now THAT is a bloody good idea!

Next time I'm near my local wrecker I'll pop in and buy me a jack!

Thanks.
Greg

[Red Rex]

Fung ...
Distance between uprights (ie width of crankcase castings + a tad) = 285mm
Distance centreline of holes to horizontal bar (to clear standard pipes) = 125mm

I used 25x25x3 mild steel angle ('cos that's all I had) and an off-cut of 12mm x 1.5mm hollow bar. ('cos that's all I had)
The jack came courtesy of an old Morris Minor Traveller I had back in the '60's ('cos I thought it "might come in handy some day")

Mince ...
Maybe Kayla could make a better job of these than I could if anyone else wants one ?

[Mincehead]

Cheers Rex Rex, those dimesions are very helpful, might get one made up closer to home. You could go into a cottage industry making them for TRX owners though, sell them through the forum etc. Got to be worth say 20 quid if someone supplies the scissor jack
Hey Kayla, that local engineering company might be able to do a batch for you too?
I can see the UK`s breakers yards scoured for scissor jacks now!

Edit:

Hey Fung, interestingly when you go to Abba`s site and look at the fitting kit specification for the TRX a small pop-up box appears saying:

Note, the gear linkage arm must be lowered before the stand can be fitted(1 small bolt)

http://www.abbastands.co.uk/default.asp

Seems you need to do that each and every time you use the stand, obviously with standard footrests and gear linkage fitted, a bit of a pain in the ass!