I have a 1999 Kawasaki NoMad 1500, I have a motorcycle lift, slides in from the side, when I raise the bike, the rear tire doesn't lift off the floor, i have the lift positioned under the motor housing, but if i move it back further, I will have the lower housing of the muffler assembly sitting on the lift. Will the muffler housing be strong enough to support the bikes weight too?
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I hope you have a jack... I had to remove the pipes and bags on my 04 vulcan nomad so I remove the cotter pin and pull the axle out of the rear hub. Then removed the spcer and rear brake. slide wheel assy. out of the drive hud on the left (removal of brake and spacer allow this) and drop the tire down. It's not hard...
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Surprising not to have a centre stand fitted to a tourer, however it can be supported on the frame rails beneath the motor if weight is distributed over a large area and balanced. A sturdy crate or stand is required and someone to help you. A moveable ramp or block and tackle for front wheel is easier to lift and keep steady.
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Ok, locate and check the fuse at the starter solenoide, this is the main power fuse, follow the red battery lead until you locate the solenoide, here you should find under a cover a 30 amp fuse, hope this helps , paul
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Lift points differ only in the rear end, using a flat jack you will have to jack up one side or the other, unless your doing both for some reason, which you will have to use 2 jacks and jack up at the same time.
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Synthetic oil is bad for motorcycles. It makes the clutch slip. After changing back to regular oil I would start it, drop it in gear, release the clutch and just wait and see if its able to "wear" off the bad part of the clutch disks. This might take a short bit and be ready for it to suddenly grab and go. If not you might have to have the clutch disks replaced.
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I would be worried about doing damage to the engine case or to the muffler housing. It sounds like the jack isn't wide enough to balance the bike. I would try to build something out of wood to put on the jack to better hold the bike. The wood would be less likely to do any real damage to those components.
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