I am looking at buying a motorcycle lift to raise my bike off the ground when cleaning (old man, bad back lol). Any recommendations from folks on here? the bike is a 2013 with no centre stand.
I was going to get an Abba stand as they are highly recommended, however whilst this would help in the garage it wouldn't help for a puncture repair or chain lubing whilst on a tour so I went with a SW Motech centre stand, its brilliant! Hauptständer SW-Motech Ducati Multistrada 1200 10-13
Mine's home made, but a friend's bought one of these and it is excellent http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009P0TEUS/?tag=ducatiforum-21 It looks exactly like others variously badged Draper, Sealey and Clarke Tools - all probably from the same factory in China. As for the stand issue, wheel your bike on and use a paddock stand. Or one of these, rather than the front wheel clamp supplied, depending on which you feel more confident with... RYDE STEEL FRONT MOTORCYCLE PADDOCK STAND STAY WHEEL CHOCK BIKE/MOTORBIKE TRANSPORT: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
I bought a second hand one of these for £50 a real bargain . Ideal because you can set the bike at various levels which is more handy than you'd think.Plus its got a tap door so you can drop the rear wheel out although I dont use that I put my bike on a paddock stand on the lift. The only downside with this particular model (sealey) I found is that the chock which locks the front wheel can damage it , so I removed it and simply cable tie the brake lever. HMMM Borgo beat me to it ,1st loser again !
I also have something similar to the (mines a Sealey) just make sure you get the right model as there is a smaller and bigger one, mine is the bigger 450kg model and the table is also a little longer at 2.2metres I think which is enough to get paddock stands on both ends.
