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« Reply #2295 on: January 18, 2018, 01:23:34 PM » |
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The foam pipe lagging around the edge is for my benefit, rather than Tom's -I know for certain I'll walk into it every time I go in the garage.
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« Reply #2296 on: January 18, 2018, 01:24:10 PM » |
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Enjoy Tom!
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« Reply #2297 on: January 18, 2018, 01:52:21 PM » |
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« Reply #2298 on: January 18, 2018, 02:30:27 PM » |
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Yeah, I looked at those. If the lift gets used a lot I'll invest in one. The bench has a removable panel at the back to help with removing the rear wheel. Could've done with it being 2" longer cos the rear wheel's sat on the tail ramp, stopping me from removing it -a scissor jack would let me lift the back end enough to take the ramp off -before I walk into it Made in China but looks sturdy enough. 300 quid on Ebay with free delivery.
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« Reply #2299 on: January 18, 2018, 02:34:18 PM » |
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Unfortunately the £300 would be better off somewhere else currently
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« Reply #2300 on: January 18, 2018, 02:44:06 PM » |
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A couple of week's pension money for me -the joys of getting old! The lift's there if you ever need to come & use it mate.
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« Reply #2301 on: January 18, 2018, 02:46:22 PM » |
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worth every penny..wouldn't do without it
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« Reply #2302 on: January 18, 2018, 03:03:14 PM » |
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That ramp should slid off when the lift is up. I only fit mine to load and unload the bike. saves you walking into it
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« Reply #2303 on: January 18, 2018, 03:06:30 PM » |
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The back wheel's sat on the end of it Terry, (it's held by 2 pins welded to the underside). I'd need a jack to lift the back wheel high enough to remove it.
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« Reply #2304 on: January 18, 2018, 03:13:25 PM » |
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The back wheel's sat on the end of it Terry, (it's held by 2 pins welded to the underside). I'd need a jack to lift the back wheel high enough to remove it.
I see you don't have a centre stand on the bike. that would have lifted the wheel up
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« Reply #2305 on: January 18, 2018, 04:33:47 PM » |
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This is my current bike workbench, consisting of; 4 Dutch lager beer crates, empty! well they were full many years ago when one of my sons returned with them from Amsterdam!, 2x 7.0' lengths of 2"x2", plus plywood to cover, two adjustable footrest clamps.....job done,& very stable in use as the crates link together like "Leggo", cost..er, nowt! When not in use, crates around back of shed and plywood top against the wall. Currently been in service 25 yrs. and will last another 25, though possibly not in my hands!! ..Morrag
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« Reply #2306 on: January 18, 2018, 05:40:11 PM » |
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Show off, with yer posh bench!
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« Reply #2307 on: January 18, 2018, 07:03:16 PM » |
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« Reply #2308 on: January 19, 2018, 10:07:33 AM » |
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The back wheel's sat on the end of it Terry, (it's held by 2 pins welded to the underside). I'd need a jack to lift the back wheel high enough to remove it.
Idea - You could always cut away a small section of the leading edge of the ramp, that way the tyre wouldn’t sit it, which should allow the ramp to be removed fairly easily I would have thought...........?? Alternatively have a piece of plywood or similar that the rear wheel roles onto, that way its high enough to let the ramp pivot off. 2nd alternative – how about modding the front wheel end-stop to allow the bike to move the extra ½” or so so the rear wheel clears the ramp? As for tie down points, drill some holes and fit nice big eyebolts – they work a treat.
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« Reply #2309 on: January 19, 2018, 10:47:58 AM » |
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I miss having a centre stand on bikes. Not for starting a bike on as that was a near sure way of having a bike fall on you, but for maintenance and the like. You can't even check the oil level on some bikes without someone else holding it vertical.
After trying one of these at my mate's place, decided to invest in one - great for maintenance jobs, incl lifting the rear wheel, but you do need a minimum amount of ground clearance to get the thing in place. Saying that, if a mate helps lift the bike to start with, or one end of the bike is raised, say by wheeling onto some wood, it can be slid into position. It can also take some of the weight off the tyres if a bike is left to stand for a long time. After reading Archies post on the 18th - looks like its Deja Vu all over again (page 102 of this thread) Manky Sir, you said "If the lift gets used a lot I'll invest in one." - once you played with the bike on your new lift a few times, reckon you'll have wished you'd have got the lift years ago!!!!!!
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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