 20 dollar bike lift
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Thought I would post this in the general section for people to see b4 I put it in tech vault. http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/bikelift.htmOnly thing I did different was add 2x4 to the lifting edge with room for the oil filter. --I f I-- --
Mal: "Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun?{ref, Jayne} Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really, it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting."
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Re: 20 dollar bike lift
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Stickman Yogi
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Hey wait a minute Sailer (I'm sure you're tired of that one)! In that other post about lifts you said it costs only $15. And that was 3 minutes before you posted this thread. So the cost of making one of those went up $5 in 3 minutes? I'd hate to think of what it's gonna cost an hour/day/week/month from now.  The one I made cost nothing... so let's just say a bike lift for $20 or less!! 
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Great there I was feelin all happy and now you tell me I spent too much.  
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Re: 20 dollar bike lift
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Check Pants
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I had the 2x6's, so the pipe/fitting was less than $10...<g>
I use it all the time, even though I now have a Sears lift as well.
Al
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Re: 20 dollar bike lift
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HIT BY CRS!!!LOLOLOL
its still a good web site, lololol
Mal: "Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun?{ref, Jayne} Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really, it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting."
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Re: 20 dollar bike lift
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Adjunct
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just a side note for anyone interested i use this lift for maintaing the chain while the back wheel is off the ground i lock the front brake on with a cable tie abound the throttle Benny 
04 yellow&black Speedmaster+the Money Pit{xj jeep}
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Oil Expert
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First thing I did after getting my Speedy six years ago, and I have used it soooo much over the years. If I could not make something similar to use on a Rocket III or a T-Bird, that might be a deterrent to buying one.....but neither of them require chain maintenance..... I use this lift anytime I work on the bike, from washing/cleaning, to pulling the air filter, just about anything other than checking tire pressures. Indispensable. 
Keith
Houston
Ridin'Texas
'04 Speedmaster
AI removed, Pingle, UNI Filter, 1 shim, straight-through slash-cut TORs, Stage 1 DynaJet, 140 mains, 3 turns, 16/42 final drive, 115K
2020 T120 Black
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Iffin you want to get fancy.
When completed as diagramed you will find that in the lifted position your galv rod will run parallel with the floor at a height of 3 or so inches. Just right for a good trippin!!
If you push the galv to the floor and calculate the angle at the 2x6 you can remove that much angle from the 2x6 so the rod will touch the floor and the 2x6 edges will be parallel to the floor.
I think it makes the whole set up more stable.
Ed
Your not the boss of me!!
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Yep, we made one and used it every time we cleaned and lubed the chain, and for cleaning the bike too. Very handy.
Kevin - Luceo Non Uro
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