This is not the proper way to pull your bike off the hydraulic lift.  I stepped on the lift pedal which shot up the lift while backing off the bike

The newst road block besides the snow, ice, and Mike's flu -- Mike's want-to-be 6 volt electrical system.  The headlight is about as good as a candle in the rain.

The Barillarros to the rescue again.  Mike B welded some nice pieces onto my rack to keep the saddlebags off the exhaust.  I just did the grinding of the sharp edges.