Motorcycle lift question

**pzkpfw** · 9th February 2007, 18:31

In todays' (9 Feb) "the toolshed" junk mail they advertise a motorcycle lift for $170.

http://www.thetoolshed.co.nz/upload/...235139d898.jpg

(Their site is a bit of a dud.)

That doesn't seem like much more than a paddock stand and a pair of bobbins would cost.

So I was wondering if anyone could give me their opinion on stands like this.

The thing that makes me wonder, is it seems to rely on the bottom of the bike having wide flat areas to sit on top of the stand. Dunno if my Z would work well with that (pipes and stuff).

Any comments?

Thanks,

**Madness** · 9th February 2007, 18:34

I'd have to remove my lower fairings to use one of those. Buy a paddock stand, they don't have shitty hydraulic seals that will fail two weeks after the warranty runs out.

**crashe** · 9th February 2007, 18:34

That kinda looks like the thing that Kerry at Motohaus has.....
His maybe another brand..... but its very similar to the one in your picture.

His one gets used a lot...... when all the other huge hydraulic bike lifts are being used.

**mooks** · 9th February 2007, 20:13

I inherited one from a mate - they are okay - only thing is the bikes rock forward and backward a little. You need to secure them pretty well. Also be aware that the bars the bike rests on are not movable - if you have pipes and or fairings undereath it'll be resting on that ........
Truth be told I use my paddock stand more than the lift .....
its actually just a normal carjack set in the steel of the lifitng frame ....

**imdying** · 9th February 2007, 20:40

It's really for trailbikes and the like, I wouldn't want to put a decent roadbike on it. Bit pricey when you consider what a decent sized upside bucket is worth... unless you're a weakling and can't lift your trailbike up on to a bucket

**pzkpfw** · 9th February 2007, 20:48

Cool,

Thanks everyone for the replies.

On balance I guess I'll go for the bobbin/paddock stand thing.

(No centre stand on the Z750S, so oiling the chain right now means wheeling the bike up and down the garage...)

Cheers,

**Madness** · 9th February 2007, 20:52

I use a cycleworks stand I've had for years. An sliding shaft on one side, just sits under the swing-arm. No bobbins required & will fit any double-sided swingarm. I bend the thing in or out to adjust for different sized bikes. Cycleworks are in Taita.

**gman** · 9th February 2007, 20:55

bugger the bike stand ,use a chain block and straps and hang it from the rafters.
cant fall off that,cant crush fairings or pipes either.

**pzkpfw** · 9th February 2007, 21:02

Originally Posted by gman

bugger the bike stand ,use a chain block and straps and hang it from the rafters.
cant fall off that,cant crush fairings or pipes either.

Not a bad idea.

My garage is long and thin - the bike is usually parked at the end and I'm scared my wife will one day bang the car into it.

Can't happen if it's above the car swinging from the ceiling...

[ :-) ]

**The Pastor** · 10th February 2007, 14:10

im just going to make a bike table when i get a welder, just a table with a ramp up...... No moving bits to go wrong...

**Squiggles** · 10th February 2007, 15:22

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

Can't happen if it's above the car swinging from the ceiling...

however the ceiling could collapse, dropping the bike ontop of the car and ruining all 3!

get a shed.

**gman** · 10th February 2007, 17:49

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

Not a bad idea.

My garage is long and thin - the bike is usually parked at the end and I'm scared my wife will one day bang the car into it.

Can't happen if it's above the car swinging from the ceiling...

[ :-) ]

dude do what i do ,the house is her domain ALL the sheds are mine.therefor she parks OUTSIDE.

my shed
mine
not hers
mine
me
all mine
no you cant
no
not ever

**imdying** · 10th February 2007, 18:06

^^^^^ I'm with stupid!

**Ivan** · 10th February 2007, 20:53

I made one out of 2 trinagle shapes and some steel welded accross the bottom joining the 2 together and a piece of steel pipe on the top welded with a bench with a big sheet of steel and legs on the front and and a pivot back leg, its a bike bench thats tilts kick the back in and the stand folds down to the ground then wheel bike up and when it gets to the triangle in the center it goes past balance point which drops front down and then you kick the back out till its even and roll bike into a roller and tie down

My 5th form project

Has worked well in my opinion,

Also have one which came with my brothers RS125 from Moto Racer its a table which bike goes on works well as well made out of wood

**The Pastor** · 10th February 2007, 21:02

Originally Posted by Ivan

I made one out of 2 trinagle shapes and some steel welded accross the bottom joining the 2 together and a piece of steel pipe on the top welded with a bench with a big sheet of steel and legs on the front and and a pivot back leg, its a bike bench thats tilts kick the back in and the stand folds down to the ground then wheel bike up and when it gets to the triangle in the center it goes past balance point which drops front down and then you kick the back out till its even and roll bike into a roller and tie down

My 5th form project

Has worked well in my opinion,

Also have one which came with my brothers RS125 from Moto Racer its a table which bike goes on works well as well made out of wood

Any chance of a pic mate? Reading is not one of my strongpoints...