What you guys do to lift front tire off ground to remove it?

[Awaz]

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[VirginiaJim]

I use a mc front wheel stand....like one of these:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=motorcycle+stand+front&_sacat=0&_odkw=motorcycle+stand&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[Pokey]

I have a craftsman atv stand that I put just slightly under the header, which allows me to lift the front wheel off the ground and hold it there.

[MAN OF BLUES]

1990 Mazda B2600i scissor jack....under the pan lug

[Gearhead82]

A handful of throttle and sometimes a little clutch. . .

Oh wait, you want remove the front wheel too. . .

[George in N Az]

dedicated bike stand. I have seen the use of a wood block and small car jack to help a little. It will put the weight onto the rear wheel and center stand.

[S.Ga.Rider]

Center stand and front stand.

[lt1]

I use a hydraulic floor jack. 

[B.D.F.]

I can't tell if this is a joke or not so you are going to get two answers:

1) Smarta$$ed answer: Yes because if you don't, the bike will fall down onto the forks when the wheel is removed.

2) Serious answer: Yes, I am with Clyde and just lift the bike by the headers with a floor jack. It only takes about 10 lbs. of force to make the rear tire touch the ground. If I leave the bike without a front wheel overnight, I put a milk crate under the forks and let the jack down until the fork ends touch the crate and then leave the jack under the bike as well as the milk crate.

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[Awaz]

Thanks for the responses. Of course bike will be on center stand and (as suggested by you all) another stand underneath headers

[gonzosc1]

I think someone said before that you could get the front off without removing the fender. I don't see how though. 
I just changed my tires, while I had the back tire off I used a small floor jack under the pipes.  jacked it up just enough to roll the front tire out with the fender still on. put axle back in forks and set axle down on jack stands while I took tires in for changing.

[CrashGordon]

I could not get my front wheel off without removing the front fender (at least removing the bolts that hold it on so I could raise it).

I have a Pit Bull front stand left over from my sportbike days and that's what I use.  Tried to use it without putting bike on center stand the first time, but couldn't even get the wheel to leave the ground.  This bike's a LOT heavier than a Ducati.

[spotcw]

floor jack under the headers with a block of wood between the metal parts.

[stevewfl]

I use a hydraulic floor jack.

+1

and I do that after taking the rear wheel off so they are both off at the same time.

so much simpler on our fast bikes with race stands though!

[nevadazx12]

I use a small cheapo floor jack under the drain plug and a milk crate if it's going to stay on it for a time.  Something else that's handy if you need to raise the bike while on the center stand. I cut a length of 2x4 in half on a diagnal so I created two large wedges.  Now I lean the bike on the center stand and walk it up in the wedges by going back and forth from either side until I get enough clearance so that the rear wheel clears the fender.  Sure beats trying to get the beast on a slab of wood at one time on to the center stand, lots easier on the back.

[Tactical_Mik]

2X10 under the center stand and a floor jack under the header.

[bdhszy1]

 I put big eye screws in the roof rafters and use m/c tie downs hooked to the handlebars. If I use the ratching kind, I can lift the front up high enough to take the wheel off without taking off the fender.

[COGnosticat0r]

2X10 under the center stand and a floor jack under the header.

That is my method also, and I don't think I have to remove the fender, but really can't remember

[jjsC6]

I think someone said before that you could get the front off without removing the fender. I don't see how though. 
I just changed my tires, while I had the back tire off I used a small floor jack under the pipes.  jacked it up just enough to roll the front tire out with the fender still on. put axle back in forks and set axle down on jack stands while I took tires in for changing.

I've taken the front tire off without removing the fender several times.  No problem at all.  BTW, I use a hydraulic floor jack and a piece of 2x10 under the pipes - and I don't put anything under the center stand.  In fairness, I've always taken the rear tire off first which allows me to jack the front up a little higher (I always take both wheels off so I can take them to the dealer together to have new tires mounted).

[manowarwi]

I put a 2x10 under the center stand like many have mentioned and then use a fork motorcycle stand (mine is a T-rex, but any should work).  I just had my front wheel off on Tuesday.  I didn't have to fully remove my front fender, but I did remove just the front screws and it tips back far enough to roll the wheel out.

FYI, here is a thread I started about front wheel removal with torque settings and what bolts to remove: http://zggtr.org/index.php?topic=24.0