I am looking for the best way to support my Savage off the kickstand so I can install forward controls. I can build out of wood or weld up something.  I used to use wood blocks for my larger bikes. The bottom frame seems to narrow for just blocking. Any suggestions appreciated.

Tom Dooley wrote on 09/16/11 at 17:49:51:



Use a motorcycle jack.  They cost a bit, but for the rest of your life you'll make things a lot easier on yourself for all kinds of work ranging from motorcycle jacking to auto work to household stuff.

I like the aluminum versions:

I forget what I did exactly, but also cobbled some combination of wood together to get the right width and height.  A piece of railroad tie would probably be good too.

Then I thought the wood might scratch the frame paint, so I covered the wood with EPDM pond liner.

I use a stack of 2x12, 1 foot in length. 5 or 6 of them nailed together. It takes 2 people to get it up there, but it does the trick.

I was going to say that the sears units are made in china.
and are mostly unrepairable.

so you might as well buy it from HF

The Sears aluminum version seems to be pretty good quality.