[HartmanFoscari]

Where on the africa twin 2020 should I place it to not damage the bike?

 

[Cosmo56]

Where on the africa twin 2020 should I place it to not damage the bike? View attachment 80389

I'm looking at getting this same lift, but I suspect the best place is underneath the engine on the frame.

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

Come on you Boffins what's the answer?? 😬 👨‍🎓

 

[Hood]

The only place is under the engine but likely you will have to remove the skid plate so as not to damage it.
Personally never been a fan of that kind of lift, not secure enough for my liking and the AT is a heavy beast and top heavy at that.

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

Where on the africa twin 2020 should I place it to not damage the bike? View attachment 80389

On the rear pannier rack?

 

[Art]

My weapons of choice for lifting mo'cycles is an old school hydraulic table lift and a scissor jack.

Also useful:
a 900 x 300 x 18 mm piece of ply for refitting the rear wheel, place under the rear wheel to lever it in position;
assorted timber off cuts, place under engine bars/crash bobbins to raise front wheel (motorcycle on centre stand)

 

[Hood]

I bought an Abba Sky Lift, very handy piece of kit.
Lift back only, front only or whole bike, leaves everything free to be worked on except swingarm removal and I believe you can get a kit to allow that if required but a centre stand is good enough for that anyway so....

 

[ViperTech18]

The only place is under the engine but likely you will have to remove the skid plate so as not to damage it.

I lift mine on the bike jack, below the skid plate.
Perfectly level, I have pushed, pulled and no signs of instability.
I wash the bike this way.

On this pic, I was installing accessories, but normally the skid plate is on.

 

[Lupolee]

My wife lifts mine, she loves a good work out! 😉

 

[HartmanFoscari]

I bought an Abba Sky Lift, very handy piece of kit.
Lift back only, front only or whole bike, leaves everything free to be worked on except swingarm removal and I believe you can get a kit to allow that if required but a centre stand is good enough for that anyway so....

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Maybe in the future when I have money and a nice flat garage or driveway

 

[HartmanFoscari]

I lift mine on the bike jack, below the skid plate.
Perfectly level, I have pushed, pulled and no signs of instability.
I wash the bike this way.

On this pic, I was installing accessories, but normally the skid plate is on.

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Thanks for the image and the reassuring of not breaking my bike by lifting with skidplate on

 

[HartmanFoscari]

My wife lifts mine, she loves a good work out! 😉

Your wife?

 

[Lupolee]

Your wife?
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Thats her sister, considered to be the better looking of the two. 😝

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

There was no damage in the recent storms until her knickers blew off the washing line...

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

I lift mine on the bike jack, below the skid plate.
Perfectly level, I have pushed, pulled and no signs of instability.
I wash the bike this way.

On this pic, I was installing accessories, but normally the skid plate is on.

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Wondering if it will work when a centre stand is fitted?
What make is it please?

 

[Fuzzcat]

Perfectly level, I have pushed, pulled and no signs of instability.
I wash the bike this way.

I've considered washing my AT ... hmm ...

 

[Fuzzcat]

I bought an Abba Sky Lift, very handy piece of kit.

Still waiting to see the pic where it goes upside-down flying trapeze style

 

[Hood]

Still waiting to see the pic where it goes upside-down flying trapeze style

Only the Australian versions go upside down

 

[HartmanFoscari]

So tried it out today, seemed stable enough and probably could of got it fully off the ground but I think imma use a recommendation and get a plywood board (3/4" or thicker) to disperse and level it a bit more since im having to do it on gravel.

 

[ViperTech18]

What make is it please?

I do not know what brand is. There is several similar on Harbor Freight and Ali Express.
I was looking to buy one. A colleague remembered something similar was on storage.
We went all the way behind the yard, and explored an old 40 Ft. container.
Lo and behold there was a rusted jack along many other old equipment.
I sand blasted, primed, made drain holes to avoid water pools in the rails, purchased a cheap $30 Chinese jack, and made a wood platform, fastened from below. Still I have to paint it black.

Even I branded it with fire!!!!!
I did not got Covid, but somehow my nose is not as before. I washed the bike, and blow dry, and started to leave get warm, I was cleaning the left side, and the security guard came telling me, something is burning!!!!
It was the catalyst was burning on the wood!!!!. I did not saw or smelled anything.