Weekend plan ruined

[Htown Busa]

I finally worked up the courage to lower my bike myself after watching several You TUbe videos. I go to the garage. Grab my rear stand. Position the stand to get ready to lift the bike. What do I discover? I'm missing a damn spool. I guess I should have used some locktite when I put them on. Was only able to put my new Puig on.

[BusaWizard]

I hate it when that happens.

[Pardini]

Well, just be glad your not the cage pilot who's tryin to figure out what the hell this round thing is stuck in his radiator.

[Billy Busa]

just be glad you did not have your bike on the one spool thinking you had in on both spools

[semi]

Well, just be glad your not the cage pilot who's tryin to figure out what the hell this round thing is stuck in his radiator.

i think i would be very thankful that it was already gone instead of deciding to come off when i had my bike about halfway up

[twotonevert]

Do it anyway, I raised mine up without a stand. You can do it if your careful, please dont drop your bike.

[thebbbusa]

I don't know if you were lowering the back or the front, but you can't really use the swing arm stands when lowering the back. The suspension really needs to be uncompressed to do the job.

Here's some ideas for you.

https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/maintenance-do-yourself/53400-lifting-busa.html

[Wideout]

I finally worked up the courage to lower my bike myself after watching several You TUbe videos. I go to the garage. Grab my rear stand. Position the stand to get ready to lift the bike. What do I discover? I'm missing a damn spool. I guess I should have used some locktite when I put them on. Was only able to put my new Puig on.

Htown, what part of Houston are you in? I'm in Mo City. Are you on MotoHouston?

[BlueHaya]

I used a 6' ladder, ratchet straps, front and rear stands(for some stability), and a floor jack to lift the bike just enough to relieve the pressure when I swapped springs. I had the tail plastics off to get the ratchet through tthe frame. It does not take much to get it free...dont drop it.

Loosen the nuts before you lift it so you do not have to crank on it while it is up.

Also you can use a metric bolt in place of the missing spool until you get more if local stealership is out.

[Scar]

Well, just be glad your not the cage pilot who's tryin to figure out what the hell this round thing is stuck in his radiator.

That's exactly what I was thinking...or the guy who wonders what that shiney thing planted in his wife's forehead is...

Loctite...what an amazing invention!!! And a whole weekend plan ruined for a $10 part...

[Htown Busa]

I don't know if you were lowering the back or the front, but you can't really use the swing arm stands when lowering the back. The suspension really needs to be uncompressed to do the job.

Here's some ideas for you.

https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/maintenance-do-yourself/53400-lifting-busa.html

Thanks, I am lowering front and back with soupys links and the handlebar risers.

[dadofthree]

Later, going to get loctite.............................................