Lift

[freedomrunner]

I have a 2017 Goldwing with a 2017 Motor Trike Razor kit that was built with the low profile tires/suspension normally found on the Motor Trike Condor Kit. My question is how I lift the trike up. With the supports underneath the bike added by Motor Trike, lifting from the side of the trike doesn’t seem feasible. Lifting the rear of the trike, I face a 3 1/2 “ ground to suspension clearance. Any ideas?

 

[CrystalPistol]

Low profile jack, or ride/push it up onto ramps first.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Low profile jack, or ride/push it up onto ramps first.

+1 ... low profile jacks are reasonable ... so are ramps

 

[jjvw]

When I installed my trike kit, i built a table lift and bought the steel and a flux wire welder for the price of the Harbor Freight lift

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[wehrme]

I have a '12 Goldwing w/Razor kit.

I back the GW on to car ramps then lift the front end with a HF low profile jack.

Since I already had a 'slide under jack' from when the GW was a 2-wheeler, I put that cross ways under the front tire, then remove the low profile jack.

Gives you all kinds of room for oil changes, greasing the u-joints or whatever you need to do under the trike.

 

[CrystalPistol]

I have a '12 Goldwing w/Razor kit.

I back the GW on to car ramps then lift the front end with a HF low profile jack.

Since I already had a 'slide under jack' from when the GW was a 2-wheeler, I put that cross ways under the front tire, then remove the low profile jack.

Gives you all kinds of room for oil changes, greasing the u-joints or whatever you need to do under the trike.

I have one I bought about 2003, used it to jack the 1200 bike, was like $90, maybe cheaper with coupon then. Larin, it's red, I think it's rated 1500 lbs? I changed out the bolts to SAE grade 8 1/2" with nylock nuts. I do use the bottle jack part alone as a jack sometimes, & I have used it to jack the mower … but never thought of this, I like it, gonna blow the dust off & try it for next oil change, maybe today even … Thank You Sir!

I kept it when a buddy offered to buy it as it would work to move a rear axle, transmission, or NP205 transfer case too with wooden cradling or blocking I think. I never even considered using it with the trike, just seemed unbalanced enough under a bike.

Forgot … a few years back we bought a Mustang & it sits low. It was lowered some. I couldn't get my 3 ton roller jack under it, but I find it helpful to just pull it up on pieces 2x4 or 2x6 scrap, that 1-1/2" helps. Then I bought another jack, a 3 ton low clearance one … on sale. With the trike, sometimes I'll push it backwards up onto same scraps, just two, the added 1-1/2" really helps when putting a jack under from the rear. Really easy if the scrap is tapered on one end.