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Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 30, 2012, 13:33:03 PM 
ok back to it and I was almost done with this and ready to put it on the backburner, and just go and spent the funds on a jack like Troll's. Till I thought of something I had read about driving up on a 2x4 or something. My issue is most of the time I want to tweek, tinker, do work on the bike I am alone and safety is paramount in my mind for both me and the bike. I can not move that heavy floor jack about and hold the bike upright to get it under there. Again depending on how bad my arthritis is affecting me at that time I cannot bend over or kneel down to move the jack about either. Then in the smae problem I can not move fast enough if the bike is falling, so I have to think this out and I am sure I might have it now, so off to try it.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 25, 2012, 18:31:06 PMpants on the jack? why?
Posted by Troll
- December 25, 2012, 16:47:07 PMPut yer pants on first.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 25, 2012, 15:33:31 PMok well after a couple of attemps I came very close to admiting defeat on this project. The driving to my buddies garage to use his plasma cutter and welding tools, about an hour drive one way was getting to be a bit much to make little adjustments and then finding they were off. So today I was sitting there thinking about it and I tried something and it seems to be working, I can lift the rear of the bike and take some weight off the front wheel but not enough to do a tire change. But then after more thinking I might have that solved just have to wait till stores are open so I can get a bit of metal to try something. Never admit defeat......I can thnak Chilli for that last thought.....
PC the 800 has 2 tabs that hang down and those gave me a start on the idea....thanks
49 the tabs will be the focal point of my lift. Thansk for that idea to...lol......community idea it was......
off to go and clean the driveway and such till I can find some scrap metal.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 13, 2012, 21:03:28 PM ok stuff happened and I never got the pic's up, but anyway the 2x2's did not work as I wanted them to the mono shock is in the way. So today I went to a buddy's shop and he lent me a hand, we cut some flat stock and some 2x2x2" lifts. Now this weekend I'll be working on it, I have a Santa gig Friday night for a Sqn Family party.....36 kids to deal with for about an hour.
So the plan is the flat stock will take the palce of the 2x2x14's. I'll take pic's Sat as I tweek it, it is at present cut and tacked into palce and this allows me to move parts and get them lined up correctly. Ok later.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 09, 2012, 20:09:42 PMmine do not holes in them and they are not that big really...size to come tomorrow...
Posted by 49Reo
- December 09, 2012, 19:54:45 PMQuote from: pcarrell on December 09, 2012, 18:33:33 PMThe 1500 has a tab towards the back of the right frame rail, but none on the left. I can get you some measurements if you like.
Mine has a tab on both sides; I made my adapter to hang from these tabs.
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 09, 2012, 19:13:09 PMafter wrok tomorrow I will ge them and compare to yours and then check that drawing out once more and ask one of my machinest buddies to look it over too. Thanks
Posted by pcarrell
- December 09, 2012, 18:33:33 PMThe 1500 has a tab towards the back of the right frame rail, but none on the left. I can get you some measurements if you like.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 09, 2012, 18:15:45 PMthere is a tab hanging down on both sides, again a problem is i have never seen a 1500 in person, but when I contated the people who made the other adapters they told me it would not fit an 800. I sent emails to a lot of lift companies and got the same response. If I had a 1500 colse by I could check the measurements....
Posted by pcarrell
- December 09, 2012, 17:32:59 PMDoes the 800 have a tab hanging down off of the frame like the 1500, or is the bottom of the frame smooth from front to back on both sides? Hard to tell from the pics.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 09, 2012, 17:26:28 PMYes I asked around, sorry now that I never kept the emails or the info collected but I have as of yet have to find a kit/adapter for the 800 once I get mine done and working I'll check it against the one there and see if the mesurments fit. Also I personal do not like the frame sitting on that small bit of metal...if you wrench hard or move the wrong way the bike can slide off the lift...not a good thing if you live alone....
Posted by pcarrell
- December 09, 2012, 16:14:09 PMI wasn't aware that the first one in that link wouldn't work for an 800.
Posted by Drift1
- December 09, 2012, 16:04:06 PM 
.......aaahhhh,man!Had no idea.sorry RATMAN.Havn't had a chance to even start tinkering with that project yet.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 09, 2012, 14:04:08 PMYes seen them and asked around and seems that is for the 1500, not the 800 Drifter. also the frame is sitting on the small part and does not seem stable if you are going to working on it......jmo.