Is the big hammer the invisible one holding the scooter up? Or does it balance perfectly on the centre stand? Nasher
Mine looks the same as yours but mine is barely wide enough for my rear paddock stand, how wide is your table?
Best go for the wide in that case imh, I prefer the narrow one for getting in around things, I'm in the process of making up a plate a couple foot long that fits onto the lift to allow use of paddock stands, I also like the narrow storable ramp so it can be shifted between my house and dads at other side of town
This is the narrow one I have, Prices are all over the place, Sure I paid £390 with the free delivery (was to highlands) so not to bad http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycl...214098&hash=item3d1ddc4f8d:g:BPgAAOSw-4BXaqJ2
A strap from the steering head up to an eye bolt in the ceiling will make sure the bike cannot fall over. This is good for peace of mind.
The top is 7' x 2', and it's a total of 22" high including the castors. As mentioned the casters have brakes on them. There are actually 3 uprights either end, and a third crossmember lengthwise under the top to support the weight of the bike. A lengthwise bulkhead is fixed in position for a third of the length at either end to stop it folding flat. Like most things I build it's probably well over engineered, but I prefer it to be stronger than needed. If I was to do anything different I'd probably make it just 2" or 3" taller and would put something on the top like a piece of Lino or old conveyer belt. I consider myself really lucky to have a double garage with the room to put it, but it's still really handy to be able to move it about when I need more room to work on one of our cars, or like the last few weeks when I've been building Scenery for the play at the school where my wife teaches. If you have any more questions let me know. Nasher.
I've got a Clarke lift/platform, the one with air powered lift as well as the footpedal because it's bloody tedious lifting a bike from ground to full height by the pedal. Much quicker to connect to your compressor. Had it some years now and I really don't know how I managed before (lying on the floor to check front cylinder exhaust valve shims). Also useful for servicing lawnmowers, generators, quads etc. takes up a lot of room but I use it as bike parking space when not required as a lift and, besides with 3 Italian bikes - there's usually one that needs some attention...
Make sure its long enough to have both front and rear stands fitted. You can get fold down ones, or make one, which is just a table (I have an ali one, never use it these days!) which is good because you can hide them away. I used to have a lift before and make sure it will wheel ok around the floor: I found it was good for storing the bike on too, as garage was fairly full, I could put on ramp then push to the side of the garage out of the way.
I think mine is about 30", and means if you sit on a stool you dip your head a bit to see the drain plug and when you stand up you can reach across the top ok (5'8 )
that's why you need 3, so you have 2 to ride while fixing/maintaining the other and you need 2 to ride in case 1 won't play ball...........
