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    Motorcycle lift tables?

    Hi
    Looking for some feedback on motorcycle lifts.
    My old knee,s are starting to suffer so looking at buying a lift for maintenance and cleaning of my bikes.
    There are some on trade me that seem fairly priced would be keen to hear from anyone who has one

    Cheers


    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-473291638.htm

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    Hi Anromeda.
    I have had one for the last ten years and would not do without it. Got it from Trade me from a guy in Christchurch, simalar to what is on Trade Me, Very easy to operate, and load the bike onto. i drilled some holes into the platform so i can use tie downs just for a little more of the saftey aspect of holding the bike secure. Mine has two different work heights to work at. Depending what size bikes you have i see he has a slightly cheaper model which will do most motorcycles.
    I can assure you now once you have one, you will have wished you had it years ago.
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    I am toying with making something like this at the moment. I have most of the stuff I need,just need to make some room in the shed so I can get going on it.


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    I wish I had the money!

    I have seen old hospital beds converted into bike lifts, but I dont think they can exceed 200kgs

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    Hi Unstuck

    Like your idea of making your own. I found this on the net a table made of timber looks quiet usefull...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Motorcycle_Lift_assembly_Rev1K_030707.pdf  

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    PM me if you want to have a look at the lift, as i live in Waikanae also.

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    Hi Rustys

    I would relly like to see a lift for real before parting with my $$$ .

    A friend of mine in the UK has a handy lift made in the US that must be over 20 years old now very sturdy but also very expensive .
    For just weekend use a cheaper version will be fine Im sure.

    As Im a new member I am not allowed to send PMs yet but I think I can reply if you send the first one

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    I am looking at making one of these

    http://www.bbcracing.com/old/box/

    Im going to use 2 sheets of 18mm MDF - Its about $60 a sheet, so $120 total.

    Seems pretty straight forward.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andromeda View Post
    There are some on trade me that seem fairly priced would be keen to hear from anyone who has one
    I bought a new one for a similar price to the one you've linked to and have had no end of trouble with the hydraulic ram leaking.

    I should have known better than to buy cheap Chinese crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by renegade master View Post
    I am looking at making one of these

    http://www.bbcracing.com/old/box/

    Im going to use 2 sheets of 18mm MDF - Its about $60 a sheet, so $120 total.

    Seems pretty straight forward.
    You would be better off using Ply than MDF.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    I bought a new one for a similar price to the one you've linked to and have had no end of trouble with the hydraulic ram leaking.

    I should have known better than to buy cheap Chinese crap.

    yes. yes you should have!


    go pnuematic, not hydraulic, at least hen if it leaks it won't make a mess... ><


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    Quote Originally Posted by andromeda View Post
    Hi
    Looking for some feedback on motorcycle lifts.
    My old knee,s are starting to suffer so looking at buying a lift for maintenance and cleaning of my bikes.
    There are some on trade me that seem fairly priced would be keen to hear from anyone who has one

    Cheers


    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-473291638.htm

    Thats a hellva lot of money. Repco has some advertised a while ago for $200. My mate has one identical to the Repco one which I've used on my 246kg cruiser. Worked well, except the cradle was a fraction narrower than the frame on my bike. Just had to make an adapter to suit. Problem with cruisers is the ground clearance. I will measure the height of a small floor jack and see if it has the clearance to slide a steel support plate between the jack plate and the bike frame.

    The crowd in Paeroa make a basic leverage type lift to get the back wheel off the ground for cruisers. My problem with that, is I would need to get the bike up higher to allow the rear wheel out past the rear guard. Also my engine is lower than the frame at the front, so I couldn't use that type to get the front wheel off the ground.

    There must be plenty of ideas out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    You would be better off using Ply than MDF.
    Why? I think MDF is stronger than ply? Im going to fully paint it with a non slip paint, so should be pretty OK in terms of spilling fluids on it, and its not excatly going to get rained on in my garage

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake View Post
    I wish I had the money!

    I have seen old hospital beds converted into bike lifts, but I dont think they can exceed 200kgs
    That'll be fine unless you have something heavy like a hyo...

    Forget lift stands, my garage is so small I need stacking stands so I can fit more bikes in

    I looked into this a while ago, was thinking of using an air cylinder so I could just run the compressor into it, and not worry about oil leaks. Pity the cylinder was going to be over a grand
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    That'll be fine unless you have something heavy like a hyo...

    Forget lift stands, my garage is so small I need stacking stands so I can fit more bikes in

    I looked into this a while ago, was thinking of using an air cylinder so I could just run the compressor into it, and not worry about oil leaks. Pity the cylinder was going to be over a grand
    just buy a hydraulic car / floor jack and use that to lift the bike upwards.

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