build a motorcycle workbench

[midnightcafe]

I thought it was time I used the space in my garage better and scoured the internet for ideas. I came up with these sites:

http://www.bbcracing.com/old/box/
-this is an informative do it yourself, seems very popular on other forums. It can be disassembled quick, but I don't like the plywood construction.

http://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=98878
http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7710
-some heavy duty construction examples, cheap too.

anyone made their own as well?

 

[robinm]

I

I

made one out of an old hospital bed, simple, adjustable and solid. Works well.

 

[Zooks]

made one out of an old hospital bed, simple, adjustable and solid. Works well.

PICS, PICS, PICS!!!!!


Pleeeeeeeaaaassseee!

 

[drhermanstein]

I built my own lift and bench

 

[drhermanstein]

And in full up position

 

[midnightcafe]

Here's my table:
materials
-one 4' x 8' osb board, rip to 3' wide as the tabletop
-four 2x4x8' as frame rails
-2 2x4x8', cut to 3 pieces of 32" each for braces
-one 4x4x12' cut to six lengths of 2' as legs
I put the center braces a foot off from the center for the centerstand

the wood cost me $40! I haven't put a bike on it yet since I built it yesterday. There are rails and braces on the bottom of the legs for added support hidden behind the osb board

 

[jmanz6]

How did you cut an eight foot 4X4 into 6-2ft lengths? I want your board stretcher! Looks good though. Is the long OSB on teh side your ramp? How heavy is it?

 

[FunRide]

Nice set up

Nice set up

Thanks for the links and the pics.

 

[donimo]

made one out of an old hospital bed, simple, adjustable and solid. Works well.

yeah, I work at a hospital so I could prolly get one, PIIIICS

 

[midnightcafe]

**4x4x12', oops. The home depot i visited didn't have that length so I had to get two 4x4x8', leaving me with a 4ft leftover piece. the osb piece shown in the picture is what was left from cutting the 4x8 to a 3x8. My ramp's a 2x12x8ft long plank with ramp attachments from whoknowswhere-maybe used for landscaping at one point.

 

[crag antler]

yeah, I work at a hospital so I could prolly get one, PIIIICS

I don't know about ours at work. The older Hill-Roms only hold about 400lbs.

If I could find a bariatric bed, it may work.
You have to look how the couplings on the drive motors are. I don't think any plastic would hope up for too long, let alone the motors.

 

[stiksave]

Some pics for ideas.

I thought

I thought I posted in here before but got dumped for some reason.

 

[crag antler]

stik, is that your garage?????
Heck with your motorcycle lift, I want your garage.
Show us some more:dancing:

 

[stiksave]

stik, is that your garage?????
Heck with your motorcycle lift, I want your garage.
Show us some more:dancing:

In my dreams.

 

[jwhelan65]

Garage

Garage

Not to hijack..garage shot...got a make me one of those stands though...

 

[tkent02]

OK, I want to make a table or platform about six inches high, you roll the bike on, tie it down and then jack one end up with a floor jack, drop the two legs on that end and then jack up the other end, drop two more legs. So the whole thing ends up about two feet high, but easy to load even a large bike with only one person.
Got it pictured in my head, hard to describe.
Anyone seen anything like this?

 

[skidMarkNZ]

I built my own lift and bench

OMG i want your workshop.

jealous much

 

[briyenkieth]

I built mine out of an old cabinet my landlord needed to get rid of when I moved in. He lagged getting it out of my garage so it became my bike stand and my work bench. Felt pretty slick when I did it, laid my circular saw on the floor sideways and walked around the base while my brother in law held up the end. Made a wonderful sound when I tipped it over in the garage. This thing was huge, 8' tall 4' wide. Kaboom! I'll take a few pics of the garage and edit them in later. Nothing as sweet as some of the spots seen so far but it's my sanctuary. ( must say it like the hunch back )

 

[jpaul]

OK, I want to make a table or platform about six inches high, you roll the bike on, tie it down and then jack one end up with a floor jack, drop the two legs on that end and then jack up the other end, drop two more legs. So the whole thing ends up about two feet high, but easy to load even a large bike with only one person.
Got it pictured in my head, hard to describe.
Anyone seen anything like this?

Haven't seen anything just like this, but I've got essentially the same idea. I have one the the Harbor Freight lifts, and I want to build a table that the lift can roll under and pick up to a good working level befor putting the leg extensions on. I had a sketch and parts list (lost when my wife cleaned one day). It'll end up being between a third and half the cost of just buying one of the lift tables from HF, and heavy as hell to move out of the way. I may just save for the HF lift table, since I'd really like the removable panel for pulling the rear wheel off. In the end, it might be better from a time/cost viewpoint to just buy and beef up an existing lift.

 

[Nessism]

OK, I want to make a table or platform about six inches high, you roll the bike on, tie it down and then jack one end up with a floor jack, drop the two legs on that end and then jack up the other end, drop two more legs. So the whole thing ends up about two feet high, but easy to load even a large bike with only one person.
Got it pictured in my head, hard to describe.
Anyone seen anything like this?

Someone like you that has plenty of money should just go PURCHASE a proper lift. This thread is for the pofolk...like me, that likes do do things on the cheap!