Disco_Mark
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I have been discussing making a bike lift with a friend of mine who races 250cc MZ's (I think). Having looked through the threads on here, we were going to copy those designs, and use a trolley jack to raise and lower it...
However, in the scrapyard the other day, a manual Fork lift turned up, so we got thinking that this might be adapted into a bike lift - It has a foot operated hydraulic ram lifting the forks. We duely paid the scrap man for it, and found some box section in the pile at home that was exactly the right size, and started cutting.
No pictures of before we started cutting, but the uprights at the back were rather taller than now, and the fixed wheels at the front have been removed, and the main rails extended. There will be swivelling castors on the end as the lift needs to be moved in a fairly confined space.
The castors will be made from the old fixed wheels, and some bearings...
So this is where we are now... I'll add some updates as it progresses...
However, in the scrapyard the other day, a manual Fork lift turned up, so we got thinking that this might be adapted into a bike lift - It has a foot operated hydraulic ram lifting the forks. We duely paid the scrap man for it, and found some box section in the pile at home that was exactly the right size, and started cutting.
No pictures of before we started cutting, but the uprights at the back were rather taller than now, and the fixed wheels at the front have been removed, and the main rails extended. There will be swivelling castors on the end as the lift needs to be moved in a fairly confined space.
The castors will be made from the old fixed wheels, and some bearings...
So this is where we are now... I'll add some updates as it progresses...