JACKS FOR EBIKE?

[Barbles1229]

HEllen,
I have a question for all you garage junkies!
I just bout an Orion Motor Tech motorcycle jack. Is the suitable for my Romeo Pro II. I want to lift up the bike to check the mph on each tire. Will this work? I know that the chain can't be touching.
Are their certain Jack's for ebikes? Or do we just use the motorcycle jack? Oh, it's a scissor jack that lifts as you turn it up or down.
Thanks ahead if TIME for any insights or if I should be looking for a different kind of jack.

 

[6zfshdb]

It should work if you make a bracket that sits on the jack table and contacts lift points on the bike frame without touching the chain. The table may be too wide to allow the crank to spin freely though.

I'm not aware of a bike stand that will attach to the Eahora, which has neither a seatpost or frame tube to grab. At 150#, it's a heavy bike. The motorcycle jack may be your best option. If there's a dealer near you, see what they use.

You can also send them an email and ask what they recommend:

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[PCeBiker]

The problem with a jack of any sort is that the ebike is REALLY unstable on the jack and can easily topple off the jack, or the jack itself can topple over.

One wheel barely touching the ground and the jack barely contacting the frame isn't stable, and there's the small footprint of the jack as well.

I've done it and realized that the jack has to be firmly attached to the frame and the jack needs to be firmly attached to the floor or a much bigger base.

 

[PCeBiker]

This is the jack supporting a motorcycle,..

That motorcycle has a large contact area with the stand, and the stand has a large contact area with the floor, but working on your motorcycle like that would be ridiculously dangerous.