Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: Motorcycle Lift

Author: Zerhackermann .

Date: Aug 12, 2001, 10:02 AM

Post ID: 1707839582


Whose? Mine or his?

Mine presumes a sturdy roof beam to hang the chain hoist. Not everyone has
got that. In fact I think most dont. Though I suppose you could get creative
and come up with some sort of jacking mechanism.

Basically what it came down to was I needed to lift the bike. I also needed
to spin the bike and lift in place. SO I just sat down, stared at the
problem, drank a beer, stared some more and repeated until I had something
figured out. Oh and some field trips to harbor freight, lumber yards,
hardware stores, etc helped.

Now when I lift the bike with that chain hoist I feel like Herr Doktor
Frankenstein raising his frankenguzzi to the power of the thunderstorm.

"No Igor! Not the Marelli regulator! You fool!"



 From: Derek Hamlet <derekh-@home.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com, Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Motorcycle Lift
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 13:12:26 -0700

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And these plans could be shared?????????????????
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Bet if you throw in the cost of the welder it's more than 200$




 They need neither electric or air. The plans I have gotten look like
they might work. I spent $170.00 on the steel. I'm welding it together
next weekend. Hopefully it shouldn't cost over $200.00. It uses a jack
to get up. 30"x92" work table, 24" hight.

On Thu, 09 Aug 2001 17:51:56 +0000 "Zerhackermann ."
<chopp-@hotmail.com> writes:
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Hey whatever pleases you. You can do 90% of the work you need to
with the
bike on it's center stand and with a jack of some sort to lift the
front. no
big deal. BUT remember that the bike has the potential to fall over
if it is
on such a small base. That's all Derek was saying.

'sides for many of those nice platform lifts all it takes is a wad
of cash
and an electric outlet (or compressor)

My old room mate picked one up and we had it in a garage not much
bigger
than a storage unit.

In my shop I built my own based on a chain hoist. and some saw
horses. total
cost was about $200. As I couldnt find one of those fancy lifts like
derek
has for that price, I'm pretty pleased with the cost and result. And
working
on a bench that sits 2.5 feet off the ground sure makes life easier.



 From: Paul Linn <paul_-@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Motorcycle Lift
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 13:17:32 -0400

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Well Derek,

For us poor bastards who have to work on our bikes in a storage
unit that
 has no power, this lift might be of some help compared to the nice
one you
 have that I assume uses air to lift it up. If I had a garage to
work in I
 would definitely get one like yours as I have worked on these lifts
before
 and they are great. But alas the only garage I have available it my
storage
 unit. Luckily it's only across the road from me so I don't have far
to go.
 I
think if I use 2 of these contraptions and mount them to a plate
spaced out
 the length of the frame it should be stable enough to use safely.
Don't
 know
about you, but I have never had to put a 3 foot extension on a
breaker bar
 and get something loose or apply any forces at any kind of tangent
to the
 bike. Guess I have just been lucky so far. You can see my bike on
Daves
 website, it was totally rebuilt in my storage unit.

Paul
69 Ambo
.5 74 Eldo (Future custom project) Elvira
Greensboro, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Hamlet [mailto:derekh-@home.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:28 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com; Loopframe_guzzi
Subject: Re: Motorcycle Lift


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My two cents worth.
All these lifts that support the bike like this one are very
unstable when
 you really want to yard on something. I used lots of them over the
years.
 Fine for simple things, but, the pits when you want to put a 3 foot
extension on a breaker bar and get something loose or apply any
forces at
 any kind of tangent to the bike.
I still have two sitting in a corner which I use on occasion.
I finally found a virtually new, but, used price on a proper lift
has a
 bike length platform supporting the wheels; removable plate for
wheel etc.
 etc.
My life changed after that.
Wrenching became fun again as I could position the work area to
exactly
 right height for sitting on a stool or whatever and work
comfortable.
 Important stuff when you are a decrepit old bastard like me.
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For all those who were looking for a lift, here is one I found in
Walneck's.
 
Derek Hamlet

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