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10775 viewsRelay zip-tied to hose clamp on left [driver] side. Ballast/ignitor is under the light housing, on the longitudinal bumper frame(?), sitting on a pad.
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769 viewsLocation of left side headliner aluminum holders. Pointing to rivet.
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5731 viewsUse a sharp blade to score the plastic. This will allow the plastic to break away easily.
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4729 viewsCut out the plastic lip from the covers. This allows the cover to be placed back on and turned, helping to keep water and dust out of the light housing.
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9715 viewsRight [passenger] side ballast/ignitor affixed to airbox top.
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7693 viewsUse sharp blade to cut away the plastic and bevel the lip (remove sharp edges).
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6691 viewsUse pliers to gently pull the section back. Start from one end and work your way to the other end.
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8689 viewsThe end result. Removed material should almost be flush with the rubber sealing ring. It's okay and recommended to have it a bit higher than the sealing ring, say, .5mm to 1mm.
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684 viewsDue to some minor slop in vise, gently press an object in the vise (I used a 2x4) and then tighten the bolts in a star pattern.

While the clamp could be mounted the other direction it would likely interfere with a bike that has deep fenders. Also, the clamp would need to be opened more to allow the axle, calipers, and axle sliders past.
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679 viewsHere is my Sport Classic (sport bike) in the original Harbor Freight clamp that comes with the lift.
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670 viewsI placed a thin ruler under the clamp that moves and then bolted the screwing mechanism to it. This gave the bottom of the clamp a tiny bit clearance to better move over the surface of the lift. Yeah, I'm being anal and it's probably not necessary.
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656 viewsMy Diavel Strada (cruiser-ish) clamped in without straps.
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