Lift table

[Atoolnut]

Bought this at Toronto Motorcycle Manufacturer show last weekend...Only way to save your back if you have the space..Thinking about recessing it into garage floor later...will have Carbon One Lift Adapter for sale later..maybe..side extensions are 9" catwalk pieces from kijiji (craigslist) for $40...distributor wanted $275 for their ones......little work in shop and more $$ for gas

[RedRider]

Very nice.

 

Hang onto the Carbon One adapter. You will need to put a lift under the middle to get the rear wheel off the ground. The adapter helps. You may want to hang onto the lift you put in the classifieds. Wait until after you change a rear wheel to see if you need them.

 

Does this lift have a section under the rear wheel that pulls out?

 

RR

[Bert2006]

What brand and how much?

 

[Yammer Dan]

My table has a cutout to drop the rear wheel out.

[Atoolnut]

This has a removable section at rear for wheel changing..just have to buy small center jack...bought this from ... http://www.adgforward.com/ they are at bike shows.....$725 +tax CDN...its a direct pro lift ............. http://www.directlift.com/Motorcycle-Lift-ProCycle-DT-P47C15.aspx....... Similar to handy lift but cheaper ..sorry not made in USA. But what is...

[Danaman]

I have a lift but would like to install the sides on like you have so that it is Safire to ride the bike up on the lift. How did you install the sides on your lift?

[MiCarl]

Not really sure why you put the table extensions on for a cycle. Necessary for ATV or lawn tractor.

 

I use that lift in the shop. Pretty happy with it, but there were 3 issues:

 

1) Welding slag made it difficult to insert/remove the drop tail. A minute with a die grinder fixed it up. BTW, that drop tail is WAY better than a removable section because you don't have to fit the wheel down through a hole or slot. You can swing it to the side whenever the bike lets you.

 

2) The axle on the end of the ram has circlips that hold the rollers on. On mine the slot for the circlips wasn't square and the clips would climb off and fly away. I ended up drilling it and replacing with cotter pins. It's mild steel and drilled easily.

 

3) There is a plate washer on the vise screw, just inside from the handle. The screw presses against the washer when you clamp the vise. Mine was not lubricated from the factory and wore the screw and washer to where it would bind and not operate smoothly. Fortunately I have a machinist neighbor who was able to fix me up. I suggest you disassemble the vise and goop that washer liberally with high pressure grease.

[Atoolnut]

#2.. Mine had roll pins on the ram scissor rollers

#3.. Will check and lube ..

 

Danaman..sides were cat walk platforms ..9"x96"....there were holes in sides of lift for factory sides..l just marked holes in catwalk sides and drilled with a bimetal hole saw 13/8" and cut 11/4" O.D. pipe 4 ft long .drilled lynch pin holes and then cut 11/2" drain pipe to make up width difference...

 

The reason for sides is though you can wheel bike up the safety aspect of having wider platform was important..I ran it up and also rode it up ..the lift sits 7" above floor...sides were better both ways the side stand now lands on side..

I won't need them if I recess lift in floor