Triumphrat

zaqtronic · 11-16-2007

Hey everyone,

Have you every used (or even seen) a Louis Liftstick?

See (German site):
http://www.louis.de/?partner=hurra&t...nr_gr=10003338

I think something like this will be quite handy to have in a puncture situation, when touring out in the boondocks. Right now, it's basically impossible to get the front wheel off without jacking the front of my bike up a bit, and then putting some wooden blocks below - stuff that can't really be carried around.

It does say for the back wheel only, but I don't see why it can't be used to get the front wheel off the ground by about 4 - 5cm. It could be put on the right side frame down tube, and then turned up a bit with the weight going onto the side-stand.

The rear isn't much of a problem, as I've got a centre stand.

Got any other suggestions?

Ride safe,
ZAQ in NZ

cafecruzin · 11-16-2007

never used one or seen one but looks like a blooddy good idea

agro · 11-16-2007

Try this one, http://cust.idl.com.au/strop/emerglift.htm , closer too our side of the pond..............

Cheers....................agro

Old Scratcher · 11-16-2007

They look like a good idea. I couldn't understand the German blurb, but it looks like it uses the sidestand to counterbalance the jack & achieve wheel lift, which could be why they only recomend it for the back. However if used with a centrestand, I don't see why you couldn't use it on the front wheel, to rock the bike backwards. Definitely a good addition to the tool kit. Though you're still going to have to chock up the bike once the wheel's removed (same as a car), as it's never good to trust a jack for that long.

panthercity · 11-16-2007

Why would you be removing a wheel on the side of the road in the first palce?

Geimer · 11-17-2007

I got a centerstand for my T100. With the front end being so heavy one of these might be handy when used WITH the centerstand. When taking off the front wheel for maintenance I've used a small hydraulic jack under the bracket near the bottom of the front downtubes. It works great (at home). But I wouldn't want its weight or bulk on a tour. That "lift stick" might just be the ticket for the road.

greyplague · 11-17-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by panthercity

Why would you be removing a wheel on the side of the road in the first palce?

Try touring ,get a flat,ask again.
I leave the 'hood now and then. Even in Europe you'll find places where your cellphone is dead, or help hard to get. Try a call for help in a language like Czech or Hungarian...Then find a suitable rock,treestump or the like and fix that flat. Or stay there. Took me two hours (Portugal,rear tire), got under way and replaced the patched tube after that holiday,2500km's later.

Grtz, Thieu.
as for 'german blurb': -height swingarm appr.27.5 cm.
-max. 100 kg.
- useless on choppers with low and long sidestands
look at the pics; the Aussie version looks very homemade,easy to copy.
the German version has a threaded lifting rod , halfway righthand-halfway lefthand threaded with a handle in the middle to get things moving.This means the weight is divided over TWO internal threaded pieces (top,bottom). The Australian tool depends on one nut that'll strip after a short time, due to the welding of the handle on it.Extreme heat does strange things with nuts.(no, I'm not paid by louis.de )