bike lifts

[Couch]

Looks great mate, I gather you lift the bike up!  Love the engine lifter!!

Ok not a bike lift as such but my work bench that i made myself to work on my GPZ the benifit is it has a built in engine lifter

[Couch]

Thank you for your concern STeveo! 

First up mate I have no intention of using it until I make up a couple of safety platforms so I can put either foot down to hold the bike upright. My thoughts are to ride up very slowly, slipping the clutch and walking the bike up the ramp with my feet on the car ramps and then on the platforms I intend to make. I'll also make very sure that the lift cannot slide on the floor before I make my first attempt. As an added precaution I intend to have a couple of friends with me in case I get into trouble. Thank's for your advice re the painted surface, I'll watch that carefully. One of my sons has a Honda CF 80cc and I'll give that a go first. While it's only a small bike, it will give me some idea of where I'm going with it. 
Once again, thank you to everyone who replied to my post and all going well sometime in the not too distant future you'll be able to view a pic of my bike on the lift!

Couch, I cannot recommend riding onto the ramp as the painted steel surface doesn't have that much grip. See my previous posts re putting on centre stand and having the screw adjusters down to stop it running away. Please be very careful if you must ride your bike on. 

 

[Couch]

I've finished my "safety platforms" such as they are, and given the lift a simple trial with my sons bike. I finished up using whiteboard that I had lying around for the platforms, and my intention is to cover them in a non slip material, such as lightweight rubber, thin carpet, or something similar. They measure 1225 from one edge to the other, and the lift is 600mm wide. You'll notice on one of the photos that I've also put a lip on the outer edges to give me extra purchase to help hold the bike upright if needed. The platforms are also fixed firmly to the lift so they can't slide away yet can be quickly and easily removed. I'm intending to cut a section out of the platform to make allowance for the side stand because it's too high for the stand to go down, I knew this would be necessary when making them up but I wanted the extra height so as I could get a good foot hold. That's the problem when one is vertically challenged. Not a problem though, I'll get into it with my trusty Dremel!

Just thought you might like to see further progress

[Gavo]

Absolutley fantastic set up 

[Bluey]

Very nice. I'm jealous.

[tj189]

what a great setup  yep must look at getting one now 

[STill dreaming]

Looks great mate, I gather you lift the bike up!  Love the engine lifter!!

Ok not a bike lift as such but my work bench that i made myself to work on my GPZ the benifit is it has a built in engine lifter

Mate this was not built for quick little jobs but for total overhauls,getting the bike on top is a bit of a job,i load my bike onto the trailer then ramp the bike from there onto the table

[Couch]

The main reason I've posted as many photos is that I thought it might give food for thought incidentally, the ramp is easily disconnected by simply sliding it away if needed to give access to the rear of the bike

what a great setup  yep must look at getting one now 

[Gavo]

Couch  Just incidently did you look at their Tyre changer while at Radium ?

[Couch]

No I didn't Rob but that's not to say I won't at a later date! 

Couch  Just incidently did you look at their Tyre changer while at Radium ?