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Originally Posted by graeme
I take it from your reply you don't have a centre stand ?
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My reply? Er, my question, I think ;-)! And, yes, I have a centre stand.
Well, as I needed to get on with it, I made it up as I went along. Having experimented with places to jack the bike under the engine, I came to the conclusion that: a) I could end up damaging the exhaust (as it seems to be in the way of the engine everywhere) and b) it was unstable, as being so close to the centre stand, I could see that one leg of the stand was lifting as I jacked, as well as the front end. So, what I've done is take a handy length of 2 by 2 and cut a shallow notch at the upper end. This fits between the lower fork yoke and my trolley jack. Before jacking, got the spindle nut undone. Oh, and lever the calipers off the disks, as the bloody things are so badly worn below minimum (I bought the bike only two months ago from A South London Triumph Dealer), that they wouldn't slide off at all. I have a set of floating EBCs and pads on order... Pull spindle out and remove wheel. Place thick wooden plank under fork bottoms supported on axle stands. Let trolley jack down a bit so plank takes weight and stablises the plot. Pray nothing breaks overnight as picking a Tiger with no wheels back or front off the ground doesn't appeal. A pair of Michelin Pilot Sports are on order for fitment Sat morning first thing. Oh, and having ordered the Michelins, I found that Metzeler now do their Z6 Roadtecs in big trailee/Tiger size. Grrrr.
