Bike lift

I found this on the internet and thought that if others hadnt seen it before it is really easy to build, I made it and use it on my Electra Glide. I could not find the pipe and flange to buy, but Boons Agricultural Services, Benwick, made the pipe and the flange for £2.50. the rest was bought at Ridgeons Builders Supplies. Check out the link.

http://www.thecabin.co.uk/lift.htm

This is a rip off of the famous Ricko's bike lift as seen on www.sportster.org for a long time now. And yes, it does work, is bloody cheap and is thoroughly recommended!!

Youre right it really does work well. I found it at:

http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/bikelift.htm

Yeah, I can vouch for this too, it works and the total outlay was less than 15 quid and 30 minutes work!

finally a cheap way to hold the bike up. Thanks.

[kiwidave]

EXCELLENT post Cookie - yeah I've had the nightrider version saved down on my computer for a few years.

I use something very similar that a mate who worked in a foundry sorted for me at a similar price - no worries about stability.

A fraction of the cost of the Machine Mart lift without any of the nerves!!

[Spen]

This is an excellent piece of kit ;D I've been using one for 4 years.
As seen on my web site http://www.spen-crowson.co.uk/bike_stand.htm :
I use it for eveything from washing the Glide to major maintenance ie: belt change.

Spen 8)

[devil-uk]

guess a visit to my local diy store this sunday for some timber and a metal bar tho think have one or two left over from kitchen improvement ;D
was wondering how can get my sporty off ground to clean wheel and adjust belt drive etc ???

thanks for the tip

cheers

alex

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Used one for the last 4 years. I have to use one just to lift the Dyna enough to get the Machine Mart lift underneath.

Made mine a bit more simple two pieces of 6"x 2" screwed
togather cheaper and easier to obtain than the *4" stock,
any piece of pipe or bar you have kicking around drill hole
through timber same size, don't see the point of the flange.
Should get it down to a fiver.

Then buy a lift get the bike in the air save all the scrabbling about on the ground. ;D

pete

Of course the 6"x 2" is cut in half with the jigsaw Kim. ;D