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homemade bike lift

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Very impressive, Paul! Just goes to show that great minds think alike! It's entertaining how much the homebuilt lift resembles the commercial unit in basic design!

Regards,
 
Holy crap!....that looks almost just like mine. I wonder when this lift was marketed? I built mine around 2002. At least now you know where to get one. I would like to get a closeup look at this one to see the similarities, & to see if I can improve mine. Was this designed & built in England? I built mine by copying the basic idea of the forklift we have at work.
 
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mtalneck78 said:
Holy crap!....that looks almost just like mine. I wonder when this lift was marketed? I built mine around 2002. At least now you know where to get one. I would like to get a closeup look at this one to see the similarities, & to see if I can improve mine. Was this designed & built in England? I built mine by copying the basic idea of the forklift we have at work.
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What can we say, Dan ... you're a genius!! \\:D/ This lift has apparently been on the market for a long time, but it never hurts to have your instincts backed up and confirmed by having your idea turn out amazingly close to the design of a successful commercial product!!

Attaboy, Dan!! :-D
 
Dan, when I saw your post I thought thats looks so similar idea to the one in my garage. I think they have been around for about 10 years or so. The really good thing about these ones is that you clamp the side-stand to the lift before you raise it, & then the bike cannot fall off.
I have a rigid bench, about 2 ft high and I can lift the bike then slide the bench underneath and lower the bike onto it, so I can get to remove exhausts etc.
I know it took the builders of this lift system a long, long time to get it to work, so you must give yourself a well deserved pat on the back to get yours to work first time.
 
Thanks Paul. That is an interesting idea about clamping the side stand to the lift. I have made impovements to my lift over the years such as using a tapered timken(automotive) front wheel bearing (found in the junk pile) under the leadscrew jam bolts. Also used roller bearings (just like the GS swingarm bearings) on the load bearing side rollers. I built the main parts of the lift out of thick wall 2X4 structural tubing that was left in the scap bin at my work. The other parts were made out of scrap 1/4" steel plate & leftover angle iron from previous projects. I'm still working on a better mounting arrangement. My digital camera isn't the best, so when I get a scanner, I will take some 35mm pics with dimensions & people wanting to make a lift like mine will have some info.
 
The easyrider lift is nice, but it costs more than my bike.

Allen
 
Any word on coming up with plans for the DIY? I, for one would be willing to part with some money for such an ingenious lift.

Paul
 
I do have some mechanical drafting experience(many years ago), & might try to put something together. There is no way I can try to do a CAD drawing & send it by Email. I am in the middle of starting up a gear rebuilding service for newspaper inserting machines,& am kind of busy right now. Would this cause a problem with the company in England that produces the Easyrizer lift?
 
I highly doubt that a set of DIY plans is going to bother them, especially since this thread is proof that you knew nothing of their product when you designed and built your own, let alone considering to share it's design with others who might want to build one of their own.

Just my .02, but talk to a lawyer if you want to be certain.

Regards,
 
mtalneck78 said:
I tried making the lift as universal as possible because I have a variety of bikes. The base has a T slot like on a milling machine table so I could use different mounts for different situations. The bike shown in the pictures has the exhaust removed because of FOUR!! snapped off head pipe bolts. I could probably mount any bike to the lift after a little planning & mount plate fabrication.

The lead screw is an Acme pitch, 3ft long threaded rod that was bought from a metal supply company in New York.

Thanks, Dan C.
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Could you use a simple and cheaper threaded rod?
 
No, that is a big mistake. I used a cheap hardware grade leadscrew the first time & it locked up & stripped on me. There is just too much load on the screw. Find yourself a heavy duty piece off of some large machinery, out of a junkyard, like other members have suggested.
 
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For that type of use an acme thread is advised versus a standard 2B straight thread. They are the type of thread that has a flat edge versus a knife edge. Ray
 
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