BIKE LIFT

[Adamc]

Came across this ingenious bike lift today:

https://goldenspoon.shop/products/l...OQzvr95z3GtlQyExYw_aem_JaX4LCpbqbsZ_z3FLSQYfw

Anyone have any experience of it?

 

[Downeaster]

That thing would scare me to death for fear of the bike falling off or the whole thing tipping over.

 

[Max Midnight]

Not that one but I do have the Eazy Rizer (Red) version which lift my V Max without any problems

 

[Raymond]

Wow - thank you for putting this up, Ads. Looks on the face of it a good solution. They refer to bulky & unreliable hydraulic lifts? Uhm, yes, sounds like the one in my garage. Gonna have a look for anybody listing this or similar in the UK. Okay to ask where you found your lift @Max Midnight?

 

[Raymond]

PS two minutes on that internet yielded this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25419641...MI493clI-5igMVlIRoCR2soA7HEAQYAiABEgJT7vD_BwE

 

[Max Midnight]

Gonna have a look for anybody listing this or similar in the UK. Okay to ask where you found your lift @Max Midnight?

Purchased many moons ago and details of the vendor has been lost in the mists of time. Sorry.

 

[Adamc]

PS two minutes on that internet yielded this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25419641...MI493clI-5igMVlIRoCR2soA7HEAQYAiABEgJT7vD_BwE

Very similar thing. The one I found was a screw type lift; you use a rattle / cordless gun to raise and lower.
Seems fairly compact, unlike the lift tables I have seen.
More wonga than I was expecting however.

 

[Its been a long time]

Are those bike lifts bolted down to the floor? I have to say, there's no way I would trust a bike lift where the length of the bike is significantly wider than the feet of the lift. The overhang looks very precarious to my eyes. I can just imagine tightening the rear wheel spindle and..... over she goes. Not for me those I'm afraid.

 

[Raymond]

Don't think they bolt down to the floor. Not sure of the various types but at least one that I saw puts the mobility of the lift as a strong plus point - you can easily wheel the lift to where you need to lift.

They claim its's stable. And it won't go down on you (!) because it's screw thread not hydraulic. So you could lift a bike and leave it up there for years. They say.

But I'm not yet convinced it looks stable. Can it meet this test - drunk man stumbles into your darkened garage at night and bumps into . . .

 

[Mailman]

I was watching a video of a guy doing some maintenance on a Suzuki Boulevard similar to my bike, and he was using one of those one sided jack and he had the bottom of his bike 3-4’ up in the air. Any time he put any pressure on the bike the whole thing would sway and I was just waiting for the whole thing to topple over on the old guy and squash him!

 

[Mailman]

I found the video and took a few screenshots shots. You can kinda see what he did to combat the jacks tendency to sway was , he fashioned a support pole with a screw jack on top, that he would wedge under the unsupported side to assist in propping up the bike. It was still pretty shakey.

 

[Max Midnight]

Are those bike lifts bolted down to the floor? I have to say, there's no way I would trust a bike lift where the length of the bike is significantly wider than the feet of the lift. The overhang looks very precarious to my eyes. I can just imagine tightening the rear wheel spindle and..... over she goes. Not for me those I'm afraid.

Don't think they bolt down to the floor. Not sure of the various types but at least one that I saw puts the mobility of the lift as a strong plus point - you can easily wheel the lift to where you need to lift.

They claim its's stable. And it won't go down on you (!) because it's screw thread not hydraulic. So you could lift a bike and leave it up there for years. They say.

But I'm not yet convinced it looks stable. Can it meet this test - drunk man stumbles into your darkened garage at night and bumps into . . .

I was watching a video of a guy doing some maintenance on a Suzuki Boulevard similar to my bike, and he was using one of those one sided jack and he had the bottom of his bike 3-4’ up in the air. Any time he put any pressure on the bike the whole thing would sway and I was just waiting for the whole thing to topple over on the old guy and squash him!

Not bolted down but there is nothing to prevent you doing so if you wish. but that then negates the benefit of being able to move it out of the way when not in use.
I can't speak for the blue jobbie but as stated previously the red one lifted my V Max without issue and is very stable provided you get the centre of gravity between the lifting arms. The the main mass is the engine assembly which is supported between the arms. Mine came with brackets to secure the bike to the lift.
Given that the XS is some 56Kg (132 lbs) lighter than the Max it shouldn't present any issues for the lift.

For those who doubt the stability perhaps they should do an internet search to see how many reports there are of bike coming off?

 

[Grimly]

Came across this ingenious bike lift today:

https://goldenspoon.shop/products/l...OQzvr95z3GtlQyExYw_aem_JaX4LCpbqbsZ_z3FLSQYfw

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Anyone have any experience of it?

It's ingenious the way it makes your money disappear into somebody else's wallet.
At $59 It's a scam.
Apart from that, I've never liked that design for anything heavier than a 250 dirt bike.
Too much to go wrong.

 

[Mailman]

It's ingenious the way it makes your money disappear into somebody else's wallet.
At $59 It's a scam.

Kinda like that smokin deal I got on an air compressor on EBay?! At least I got a refund.

 

[Jim]

Anytime a $500-$1000 item is listed for $59, it's a scam, no questions. Even so, I resolved their IP down to 23.227.38.65. Here's the comments for that address...

 

[Max Midnight]

It's ingenious the way it makes your money disappear into somebody else's wallet.
At $59 It's a scam.
Apart from that, I've never liked that design for anything heavier than a 250 dirt bike.
Too much to go wrong.

I agree that if it is too good to be true then it probably is and at that price I would be wary.

But too much to go wrong? Cant get much simpler than a screw.

 

[Downeaster]

So, my Spidey Sense was right.

 

[Raymond]

Might be two things getting confused - a lift for $59 ain't right, it's a scam or a misprint or sommat. The other thing is stability. Max is the only one of us so far with direct experience and he says no problem as long as you get the CG correct. I'm tempted, even at £495, s'only money . . .

 

[Adamc]

I didn’t look at the cost; I was intrigued by the lift concept.
True price on genuine site is around £500

 

[electricpoet]

I didn’t look at the cost; I was intrigued by the lift concept.
True price on genuine site is around £500

Abba skylift is a cracking bit of British kit, saw it at Motorcycle Live, approximately £450 unfortunately they didn’t make fittings for my 1975 Z1b, similar to above and very easy to move around the garage.