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Bike Lift suggestions

Bike Lift suggestions

USH
4 years ago

Hey all,

I did a search and couldn't find what I was looking for.

I'm looking at purchasing a bike lift for cleaning and regular maintenance of my Fatbob.

Trying to figure out what type is best and thought I would try the brains trust here.

My two choices are:

- The scissor style
Or

- The hydraulic style

Which is best?

Thanks for your time.

Baloffski
4 years ago

My personal is the hydraulic jack type, which I bought for 50 bucks from Chinese joint at Campbellfield Victoria in 2005. After some minor alterations and repair, a new jack as came fucked with fucked jack, (not the fucken jack?) is still lifting my bikes in the air, 2019.

steelo
4 years ago

Go the hydraulic. The spanner version will get tiring real quick.
Do a quick search. Many threads on exactly what you are after.

Grease Monkey
4 years ago

SCA have the hydraulic lift on special for $108.95 starting tomorrow.

Ratbob
4 years ago

I guess it’s just a matter of money. I’m wrapped in my Warana Imports Air Lift.

USH
4 years ago

Thanks for the input all.

Looks like I'll be heading off to get a hydraulic lift in the next few days.

As much as I'd love a table lift, I don't have the space or the funds for one.

Grease Monkey - I cant find the lift at my local SCA on special for that price, it is $157.99 down from $218. REPCO have them for $120 currently... Might go have a look and compare the difference in them, see if it's worth the extra money for the SCA one?

Loopie - The cruiser lift - is that a rectangular style box lift that you leaver into a standing position to lift the bike?

tussuck
4 years ago

Quoting Ratbob on 18 Jun 2019 11:22 AM
I guess it’s just a matter of money. I’m wrapped in my Warana Imports Air Lift.

I'm looking at this style as well. The added height and bike stability is what I need.

steelo
4 years ago

Ush. What ever you do make sure the rails on top of the stand are wide enough to support the bike. Many are too short and require jury rigging of additional wider wood / rails

perthhog
4 years ago

Scissor one is for bench use sca are junk go the repco one but there is a light duty and heavy duty
I have both and the heavy is better alround But buy the genuine harley frame lift kit
For use with what ever lift jack you buy makes them more stable and no frame scratches

As for repco All orange is heavy duty

Orange / black light duty

Pro lift make them I showed some pics of them side by side a few months ago have a search.
I’m sure they will turn up lol this is bit like oil threads Edit found the pic

Baloffski
4 years ago

Just a mention on safety for bike storing and you when working on ya bike.
Suggest that is idea to use a couple ratchet straps, to keep bike secured to lift.
I thread straps through my Hydraulic jack lifting arm through to the locking arm hooking onto other end of strap hook, then ratchet tight.
My bike is near always up in the air when in garage, the ratchets just ensures that she does not come down, if leaking jack, or knocked by dog or persons.

T4
4 years ago

There is the DIY approach. I welded a couple up for both my Sportster and Triumph using a length of 50mm pipe and some scrap steel. It is strong enough to run the engine whilst up on the stand, sit on the bike, and remove the rear wheel, all without straps. Can remove both wheels with a bottle jack under the engine to lift the front. The secret is the tube bolted to the frame cross member.

binnsy
4 years ago

I use hydraulic, Super Cheap Auto hundred bucks or so on special.
Raise the bike up and then wheel around on my little wheeled stool, also for SCA
Works a treat.

tussuck
4 years ago

Quoting T4 on 19 Jun 2019 11:47 AM
There is the DIY approach. I welded a couple up for both my Sportster and Triumph using a length of 50mm pipe and some scrap steel. It is strong enough to run the engine whilst up on the stand, sit on the bike, and remove the rear wheel, all without straps. Can remove both wheels with a bottle jack under the engine to lift the front. The secret is the tube bolted to the frame cross member.

I have also seen this with a 6" x 2" wooden slab on a rod. Its an old school trick that works really well as I have used in the past.

Krash Kinkade
4 years ago

Well, I have the cheap hydraulic Jack I. Your pic, use it to lift my old sporty, just for normal tyre change, cleaning or other simple maintenance job's it does the job I use straps to hold bike to it. Sporty small & light. That lift works ok. I had a mate here on long weekend riding a new m8. I lifted that off the ground with my jack too. But I have limited space. If I had a lot of room, an air work bench would be the go. But being an old Harley rider I have used some novel idea's to get a wheel off on side of the road. Compared to that the hydraulic Jack is high tech.

Grease Monkey
4 years ago

Might be different to up here but there it is....

perthhog
4 years ago

Before any one hands over there cash have good look at the sca welds and quality
As some of there work shop equipment is cheap knockoff of quality gear
Thats out there price wise and you are putting a expensive toy on it my 2c

Grease Monkey
4 years ago

Quoting perthhog on 21 Jun 2019 05:02 AM
Before any one hands over there cash have good look at the sca welds and quality
As some of there work shop equipment is cheap knockoff of quality gear
Thats out there price wise and you are putting a expensive toy on it my 2c

Not disagreeing with you mate, always buyer beware aye, with a name like super cheap you got to be on your toes.

Sprinter64
4 years ago

Bought the SCA lift today, does the job alright, rails could be a bit longer but fits ok, bit of a bargain really.

USH
4 years ago

I brought the pro-lift from Repco, was on special too, only $20 more than the SCA one, so that makes me happy.
Also have the dyna lift adapters on order from my local, should be here shortly.

Thanks for all the help all!

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