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22 May 2006
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Front tyre change without center stand??
Hi Guys,
this might be a silly question but how does one get the front wheel off the ground in order to change the tyre on a bike which only has a side stand. Assuming there no one about to help you lift it onto a block. The only way I can think of it is to put the bike on its side on the ground, this seems a rather clumsy way of doing it. Any suggestions would helpful. Cheers Stephen. 
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22 May 2006
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Hi you could either buy or borrow a rear & front paddock stand or get bike onto a block or milk crate. I can get my TTr600 onto a wooden block on my own qite safley.
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22 May 2006
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If I were stuck out in the field, I'd be looking for some rope (block & pulleys would be good) and tree to hoist it from or a stout branch or timber and some rocks to lever it up and block it.
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22 May 2006
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Hi
Off roading we normally lay the bikes on their side - it's always useful to have someone else about when you are trying to get the axle bolt back in though... In the workshop I use a trolley jack under the lower suspension pivot - you can quite safely jack the XT quite high enough to put a decent size crate underneath the sump and have both wheels of the ground. Hope the advice helps. Cheers Bish
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23 May 2006
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changing front tire
It really depends what you want to change the tire into! Every day during the summer I change front tires on bikes without centerstands. I first make sure it has a unbent normal sidestand then I unload the rock collection off the back rack. then just go to the side opposite the sidestand and jack up the frame till the front wheel is off the ground. out in the field I would use a branch or stick. Another way is to tie the bike off to a building, tree, or rock outcropping. just pull it over against the sidestand and tie the rope to hold it there.
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23 May 2006
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Bill
My experience with the XT is that the (standard) sidestand won't take the loading when doing this (It's a pretty weighty machine) - I used to do exactly that, yank it onto the sidestand and spin the rear wheel to lube the chain... I cracked the welds at the top end of the stand and then had to weld it up with extra reinforcement 
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24 May 2006
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Thanx for the responses.
I guess the typical worst case scenario would be a full tank of petrol, side of a road with no one about and a punctured flat front tyre. From what I can gather one will have to put the bike on its side, ensure petrol tap is off, and repair the front tube...or get a centre stand....does any one know of a stand that would fit a 34L, or has anyone had any experience of making one? Cheers Stephen
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22 Jun 2006
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i'm a bit late on this one but anyway - i've tried all sorts and some systems work better than others. i've broken my sidestand when tipping the bike over so i've stopped doing the tip over and slide crate in trick. easiest and quickest is just drop it. push a rock under the clutch coverplate and that will pick up the front end nicely to do the repair.
happy puncture fixing.
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22 Jun 2006
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Aerostich sell a mini jack thing which I've used to take off both front and rear wheels. It weighs about a kilo and is about the size of a big spanner.
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