Anybody need a bike lift?

Of the 'push under bike, then lift bike' variety, not a ramp. This one
here, or at least an older model of it:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cml2-hydraulic-motorcycle-lift/path/vehicle-lifts

Should be available around mid-April. Given what they are new, I'd like
to see 60 quid for it[1].

As usual, it's in Ashford, Kent.

[1] For the usual pedantic cunts, that is "I'd like to see 60 quid for
it in my wallet". Just waving it in front of my face is unlikely to
have me release it to you.

 

If it really lifts whole bikes safely[1] then I could be a customer.

[1] I mean, is there any way of ensuring the bike doesn't topple off the
thing? What have you lifted with it? I was just wondering about
fully-faired things: fairings that run under the sump would have to be
removed, I suppose.

 

That's a good price for a hydraulic lift (if that is what it is, I
couldn't be bothered clicking the link

They're pretty stable once the bike is on it and lined up, especailly
since the CofG is pretty low. It does have little straps for security,
but clearly they're just for PFF's with no sense of danger.

Dunno, probably. You can use the arms for the frame rails, as using
the plate usually fouls the exhaust. I've had the FJ up on mine fore a
while now,

Paul.

 

It has so far.

Wait, what's that noise coming from the garage?

If you get them on right, the smaller stuff will happily sit on it. For
heavier bikes I tended to use a ratchet strap but that was more for
piece of mind than anything else. Heck, I've had Motosports wobble on
it without straps when I stripped them down for ebay. Mind you, the
second one got strapped down...

Most of the bikes in my garage. I *think* I've had the Hardley on it at
some point as I distinctly remember buying the frame adapters for it.

Yes. And I've always been wary of lifting bikes by the sump with it.
Although I will have to do exactly that to get the front wheel out of
the Laverda.

 

It is, yes.

Hm. Well, the Beemer wouldn't fit, I don't think. The Ducati would need
the fairing removed. The 400 Four's exhaust would probably foul. Street
Trip might be OK. Ditto the GN250.

<Sucks teeth>

Dunno, dunno.

 

The Older Gentleman brought next idea :

They are only really of use for an unfaired bike where the frame is the
lowest point of contact and which has good clearance in the centre -
better than 5".

I bought one to lift my VFR. Even with the bottom fairing removed, I
could only just squeeze it under, then I made a sub-frame upon which to
actually lift it which needed even more clearance. So I had to start
with the wheels of the bike on planks to get that extra clearance.

It lifted it, but with a lot of faffing about. So I gave up on it, sold
it and built one to my own design. I ended up with a single post lift
with arms (two per wheel), on a frame and a small hand cranked 1 ton
cable winch on top of the post. I just slide it under wheels and crank
it up in seconds. A strap over the top keeps it firmly upright. It can
lift with post on either side of the bike, and bracket adaptor fits
under the main stand and allows me to lift it with either wheel
removed.

 

Not much use for any of my three - then again, the ramp is overloaded
by 10-15kg with the wing on, and it does sway alarmingly.

It now gets ratchet strapped to two hooks in the garage walls.

The trouble is, the ramp takes up an awful lot of space, even if it is
used to store a CBX.

 

Yeah, that rules out the 400 Four - the sump juts down well below the
frame rails. Oh well.

 

You're not thinking ahead here, anything which could be used to, say,
prop a wall or a roof even, may be damn useful. In the future.

 

I'll have it. Just need to figure out how to get it.

 

OK. Not in a massive hurry, as mentioned if you could collect by
mid-April that'll be splendid.

Easiest way to pick it up would be to also buy my Mercedes E280 estate
and chuck it in the back .

 

Well ok.

 

Sorry, Elise is going to Germany by the looks of it. And there's not
enough space in the passenger seat for the lift either.

But I'll take 1500 for the Mercedes, thanks .

 

Ah well.

Erm, no ta.

Can the lift be collected/UR'd -before- mid April, or do you need to
hang onto it? I'm in no rush.

 

I can't understand why .

I'll need it one more time to drop the front wheels out of the Morini and
Laverda to get new tyres fitted. I'm hoping that I get this done soon
but it'll probably be the last w/e in March. Once that's done, the lift
can be collected.