Help me design/make a bike mount

[pyrocam]

I need to build something that will raise the rear wheel up. just enough to spin it off the ground for chain tightening and chain lubing.

Ive got heaps of metal, all this in fact: (edit: see attachments. its big)

and a welding set of course.

I dont want to spend any money on it, should be simple.
the idea at the moment is to have a beam going under each of the rear wheel strut thingies. and I just lift the bike onto it.

here is my super cool blueprint looking design, sorry its not 'correct' I fudged up some of the area's as it was done in a hurry. but you get the idea.


The bike will sit on the to beams at the top. I might need to strengthen them a bit more but thats the general idea. they cant go straight up from the ground because the chain is in the way. so really it wouldnt need to stick that far out from the vertical pipe. maybe 5cm or so.

[bugjuice]

why not just copy a tried and tested design? the usual pitstands work great. Just make a U shape on the ground, then over exaggerated 'L' shapes pointing up, then whel you place it under the back wheel and pull back, it lifts the wheel up.

Get ideas like this:
http://www.redtail-intl.com/images/10275.jpg

or this:
http://www.af1racing.com/store/ProdImages/rearstand.jpg

or this (but a squared version, not round)
http://www.scooterparts4less.com/web...stand_logo.jpg

and again with this (similar to my one)
http://www.iscales.freeserve.co.uk/4.jpg

Just keep it simple

[vifferman]

why not just copy a tried and tested design? Just keep it simple

Yeah, wot he said.
Stronger too, than your design, because the weight goes down through the uprights.

[pyrocam]

yeah that does look much simplier. easy enough to make. but they look bloody flimsy, tdont those little bolts have to hold like, 100-200kg or something.

[bugjuice]

yeah that does look much simplier. easy enough to make. but they look bloody flimsy, tdont those little bolts have to hold like, 100-200kg or something.

never had a problem so far..

[Waylander]

Go with Buggy on this one mate. If one of those has no trouble holding my bike up then yours will be piece of pie Pyro.

[Slim]

Check out Bike Lift and click on "Stands" and then check out the RS17.

I can sell you one for $135 + postage

Or there's the Centre Stand (CS24) although I think that's designed so that you can remove the rear shock, and not really for lifting the rear wheel off the ground.

Or do a search for Frostys thread about the stands he's got to sell, which I believe may be collapsable.

[pyrocam]

hrm. getting the metal off the cart is harder than originally thought.

can I borrow someones for a day. or even just an hour or less. I need to get my chain tightened and cant suspend it from the roof again (eh bugjuice *grin*)

[John]

hrm. getting the metal off the cart is harder than originally thought.

can I borrow someones for a day. or even just an hour or less. I need to get my chain tightened and cant suspend it from the roof again (eh bugjuice *grin*)

Well You could just shove a block of wood under the engine, since its a rather little light bike just lift it on that and volia...

[pyrocam]

new design. cbf drawing it up. two triangles, one for each side. just the right height and with a base at the bottom holding them together. then just a bigarse bolt at the top of the triangle which you can adjust the length and, i dunno, maybe a peice of plastic or wood on the end for the bike to rest on.

edit added pic

[sAsLEX]

i put my bike on the side stand and stand on the right, pull it towards myself so it is balancing on the front wheel and the stand then chuck a piece of wood under the right foot peg to complete the cheap mans bike stand.

[dhunt]

hrm. getting the metal off the cart is harder than originally thought.

can I borrow someones for a day. or even just an hour or less. I need to get my chain tightened and cant suspend it from the roof again (eh bugjuice *grin*)

Put a jack under swingarm on the side that doesn't have the chain. Works great

[bugjuice]

hrm. getting the metal off the cart is harder than originally thought.

can I borrow someones for a day. or even just an hour or less. I need to get my chain tightened and cant suspend it from the roof again (eh bugjuice *grin*)

yeah, may be not..
your second idea could work. Depends on how much time and effort you want to put into it, and if it'd be something you'd use over and over.

I've seen sAsLEX use his ways well and few times. If the foot peg is too far forward, the a bit down the swing arm should be ok, just watch the ballance.

I'd say you could come over and use mine, but a) I'm over the bridge, and b) your swingarm is freekishly small, I don't think mine would fit..

Like I said, the second 'triangle' idea could have some merit..

[pyrocam]

yeah, may be not..
your second idea could work. Depends on how much time and effort you want to put into it, and if it'd be something you'd use over and over.

I've seen sAsLEX use his ways well and few times. If the foot peg is too far forward, the a bit down the swing arm should be ok, just watch the ballance.

I'd say you could come over and use mine, but a) I'm over the bridge, and b) your swingarm is freekishly small, I don't think mine would fit..

Like I said, the second 'triangle' idea could have some merit..

Thanks, Ill try the block of wood thing tomorow but do the triangle one anyway. take some photo's

Ive got the week off before my new job so heaps of time.

fake edit: I dont care about going over the bridge anymore. any ride is a good ride.

[Hitcher]

And, when all else fails, there is the skyhook...