Thanks Brendon for your kind words😀. I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Hope to bring you more useful "How-To" videos in the coming weeks. All the best with your projects. Take care out there😀
Wonderful video showing the insane difficulty that BMW built into the bike for what should be a rather easy job. When I replaced the battery on my R9T, I counted 16 bolts that needed to be removed. When I got down to the battery, I noticed that BMW had installed a smaller than required battery and had used a plastic spacer to make up the room that would be required for the correct battery. By doing it myself, I probably saved $300 and installed a better battery than the OEM.
@Yoda8946, you're right, its a bit of a faff to get to it. Unlike my old 650 Suzuki Freewind, unlock the seat remove and there is the battery, unscrew the securing bar, release the positive and negative terminals and out she comes. 🤩
I believe that if a simple job like a batterie has to take more than 15 minutes, and that every 15 min extra needed would mean you can slap the engineer that designed it like that, they would find solutions to make easier. Motivation is great for innovation.
It's the biggest problem with the r9t. But I've had one for the last 8 years. It's possible to remove without removing the tank. But it takes two people . I've been doing for years.
Hey there @davidhost7133, thanks for the feedback 😀. And you are completely right, its not always necessary. For me, I personally find removing the extra rear tank bolt to completely remove the tank, provides a more relaxed experience for most under tank work, hence my recommendation (but you're right its not a must). Great to hear you have had your R9T for 8 years!!! 🤩🤩That proves how great these bikes are. 😃 Ride Safe 👊✊️👍
Hi @AlbertBraae, good question, I should have given a little explaination during the tank removal video😄. The good news is I cover it in detail in the following video, which I hope answers your question. And thanks for asking! 😃👊✊️👍: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fCtZtSvmAgo.html
Hey there @Drazen Canjuga, absolutely😀. It's branding is "IronSide". It is rated for 450kg. It's a "cheapie" ($NZ800.00) made in china, not a high quality product like you get with commercial bike hoists (NZ$3999.00) , but for the home DIYer, it's a small price to pay to be able to be comfortable working on your bike. No more being on your knees or being bent over for hours on end. It has the hydraulic option to connect it to an air-compressor, but if you don't have one, you can pump it up by foot (which is what I do). To be honest unless you are switching bikes every day at home, pumping up by foot is absolutely fine (less than 60 seconds to reach max height). Is it the perfect bike hoist, no. The chock handle is rubbish, but works and the foot hoist release could be better placed. Maybe I do a video on this soon. In short, yes it's worth the price and I am glad I have it. But it's definitely at the $800 quality level. As they say, you get what you pay for. Would I buy it gain? Yes..unless of cause I win the Lottery in the meantime 🤗 I hope I have answered your question and helped you with your plans around this specific bike hoist. Thanks for the question 😀 Similiar Model (not exact, this is more for Harley style bike to enable ease of dropping rear wheel out, mine don't need that as my bikes are single sided swing bikes ..mostly) www.topmaq.co.nz/450kg-motorcycle-hoist-hydraulic-aumc2110?gclid=CjwKCAjwxr2iBhBJEiwAdXECw27rrjBvKzr86a6TpdcfnDDMk63NIVk8aReCbeBux_qxPjWBUujAixoCV4YQAvD_BwE Alternative (I have no experience with this one, but similar price point): www.moto1.nz/products/tmh14476?currency=NZD&variant=40265834299440&Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwxr2iBhBJEiwAdXECw-eIxiQXYjllfMTWBTMQiW_GFCYcW0izyUiWbfhuMJpuvQjKs31h1xoCjGoQAvD_BwE Or if you have money to burn, go commercial quality: www.automaster.co.nz/automotive-equipment/automaster-am-7607d-motorcycle-lifter-1ph
Hey @Drazen Canjuga. I think "Ironside" is just one brands label for this Chinese Bike Hoist. Meaning it is likely named something else when being sold under a different company. You are best to simply do a Google image search using an image from the link I posted. I just did this and can see a range of companies offering the same or similiar bike hoists. Hope this helps😀
Engineers deciding the 'best' place to put something but NOT willing to also design a tank that can hinge open like a hood on a car at the same time...
