Old Steve
20th February 2017, 12:56
I needed a bike stand to hold the bike upright for minor work, oil and filter changes etc. Had a length of 8" x 2" under the house (that's 200 x 50 mm to all you younger types) so cut two lengths about 1200 mm long (that's 4 foot long for all us older types), screwed then together, cut them down to the size that would lift the bike when placed under the frame rails (I think it was about 170 mm/7 inches), routed a recess to take a 1" BSP plate socket, drilled a hole through the wood to take a 1" pipe, screwed the plate socket in place and voila!
Slide the wood under the bike, screw in the pipe through the wood, lever the wood upright and the bike lifts it's front or rear wheel off the ground depending where you placed the wood under the frame.
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Double width 8" x 2"
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Routed for fitting the plate socket
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Lay the wood under the bike
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and lift the bike
Unscrew the pipe and I can slide the lot away in a gap beside some shelves.
Slide the wood under the bike, screw in the pipe through the wood, lever the wood upright and the bike lifts it's front or rear wheel off the ground depending where you placed the wood under the frame.
328745
Double width 8" x 2"
328746
Routed for fitting the plate socket
328747
Lay the wood under the bike
328748
and lift the bike
Unscrew the pipe and I can slide the lot away in a gap beside some shelves.