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Theft is a potential problem, but I can tell you that most every pickup at the head of dirt bike trails has a ramp sitting in the bed. But it would suck finding yourself without a ramp in a spot where you need one.

I understand. When I had an MDX it seemed like every time I went in, there was something that cost between $500-1000. My theory was that amount was just low enough to not make it worth my while to get a second opinion. I don't get the same feeling with my Lexus dealer. Gyro Mazda - every...

Are there any little hills nearby - say, like the ones you might sometimes at the perimeter of a parking lot? With the right one you could load your bike on the truck without a ramp at all.

What he said. Even tall guys on the MS forums agree - it's a tall and top-heavy bike that rides (and pushes) heavier than its weight would indicate, worse with a full tank. My VF500F and my prior naked bike were indeed not too far off in weight, but they are much lower - both CoG and bar...

@sburns : I should have posted a follow-up. Apologies - that's bad form. I'm pretty sure I called the guy @Lightcycle recommended, and that they told me they did not do Lexus. @TK4's guy was in Aurora which was too far for me. I ended up taking it to a place called EuroMechanic - McDermott...

I’ve had it for a year and if I had to guess have probably put around 5K on it (odometer on dash had gone out of sync with the ECU, apparently common and just requires a reset). I LOVE riding it. It’s just starting to feel more and more unwieldy for where I keep it. No garage, a gravel...

i hear you. Besides the problem of selling this one in its current state is the problem that there is no other bike that I really pine for. Not that ticks off the box of not being another project for me, anyways. Excepting the ones I know aren’t really a good fit - like a Panigale V2.

I have, while trying to avoid stripping the threads on the other bolt. Didn’t make a difference yet. Someone else made a suggestion to use a clamp to accomplish the same thing. That’s something I can try next weekend.

That’s great of you ! The bike is in the Orillia area- Washago, to be precise.

Correct! 2014 MS GT. I love everything about the bike except its size. Unlike @PacoT I have only had one real problem with it that wasn’t created by its owner - the odometer on the display has gone out of sync - apparently common and just requires a reset. Other than that and the seized fork...

I told my wife that if I could get my bike up on the lift this weekend - I'd count it as a success. So I'm happy on that count. But in the large, you're not wrong. I love this bike to death - every time I look at it, I fall in love again. But for some reason I feel snake-bit by it, and I...

LOL. We’re laughing at it and someone else is monetizing it. I wonder if the guy saw it here? Edit: it looks like they got their money’s worth of fun.

Was able to get my bike up with the front wheel raised pretty high, giving pretty good access to the bottom of the fork leg. Used my Mastercraft Maximum cobalt drills, but they weren’t cutting very well, so switched to Milwaukee Cobalt drills which were much better. Tried to drill out bottom...

i had bought an Abba Skylift but was looking into machining the parts myself. After a while going down that road, I spent the money and just paid the vendor. Somebody on Facebook was nice enough to take measurements of his fittings but I decided to stop futzing around. After a back and forth...

Hmm. I lost all the plastics for my 87…. But it might be forever to collect a full set again.

LOL. Here's what my garage looked like after; I'm pretty sure I posted a picture of it going up. It actually looks better than it could, because the firefighters kept tossing stuff away as they were able to. Somewhere, I think behind the table saw, is the engine that @Ash so kindly gave me...

BTW- I just want to be clear. I am very, very grateful for the kindness the people on this forum has shared with a novice wrench like myself. I responded to your post @Mad Mike; you have been one of the most generous of many. I hope my last post didn’t take away from that. I truly appreciate...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1311552886419822 "1985 interceptor not running (needs battery)". Yeah, the battery is just one thing it needs. I can't even figure out where the bike in question is. I wonder whether the loafer comes with it. Where's the other shoe?

I'm guessing you have your bike and a garage at home. If so, consider yourself lucky in that regards. I have my bike 2-h away from my home and am only there on the weekends. Right now I have no good way of getting to the spot I need to get to. I have no garage, so setting up to work each time...

There's no corrosion visible from the bottom, but you can really only see the bottom of the fastener, which is slightly recessed. As to your earlier question - the extractor is still stuck in the top. I did consider the possibility that I could making things harder. Barring damaging my fork...