Post by bultaco on Sept 1, 2008 1:32:48 GMT -8
I bought this MX steel lift stand made by CRC or Excel Pro for $ 90.00. looks
like a decent quality stand but won't be much good for my 99 Yamaha XT600E. the bike's skid plate limits ground clearance to only 9"
A 2" difference may not look like much, but requires a 6" block under the rear
tire just to get the stand under the bike, then with the stand at it's lowest
position (under the bikes full weight) the leverage ratio required to lift the
bike is too great, even with my 185lbs standing on the lifts lever I was barely
able to lift the bike to the locked position, at which point the rear tire is
probably 16" off the ground ! they say this stand works for MXers, Dualsports
and mini's. but really it's more suitable for a 220lb Motocrosser with 14" of ground clearance.
Since I couldn't find the kind of stand I wanted and low enough to fit under my XT, I decided to build my
own. starting with an old scissor jack from the bone yard.
And some steel.
Fits under the XT with loads of room to spare.
The no effort and low effort way of lifting your scooter : )
I'm using a very heavy duty corded 1/2" drive tripple
reduction drill that only turns 500rpm. it has loads of torque. anything
less would burn up !
Added a 1/2" x 11" x 7" Rubber Gription/Protector Pad.
A hinged 1/4" x 10" x 10" steel plate to add more stability.
Update: Had to make some changes to the liftjack to make it more stable.
Removed the rubber protector pad, the main problem with the instability is the excessive movement
of the XTs rubber mounted skid plate along with the small contact point it has on the liftjack, only 4"
A wider contact point sitting directly on the bikes frame is a much more stable safer set up
Rear tab of the left side lift plate is positioned (hidden) behind the kickstand mount while the front tab
rises up to catch the frames swingarm gusset plate, this locks the frame in place with no side movement
but allows the frame to pivot when lifting/lowering the front wheel
With the main jack now dedicated to lifting the rear of the bike another way of lifting the front end
became necessary, similar to lifting a heavy streetbike on it's center stand, a small jack works well.
The swivel on a scissor jack is a perfect fit for the hole at the base of the frames downtube.
This hole in the frames front downtube becomes the front lifting point, being careful to avoid damaging
the oil line.
like a decent quality stand but won't be much good for my 99 Yamaha XT600E. the bike's skid plate limits ground clearance to only 9"
A 2" difference may not look like much, but requires a 6" block under the rear
tire just to get the stand under the bike, then with the stand at it's lowest
position (under the bikes full weight) the leverage ratio required to lift the
bike is too great, even with my 185lbs standing on the lifts lever I was barely
able to lift the bike to the locked position, at which point the rear tire is
probably 16" off the ground ! they say this stand works for MXers, Dualsports
and mini's. but really it's more suitable for a 220lb Motocrosser with 14" of ground clearance.
Since I couldn't find the kind of stand I wanted and low enough to fit under my XT, I decided to build my
own. starting with an old scissor jack from the bone yard.
And some steel.
Fits under the XT with loads of room to spare.
The no effort and low effort way of lifting your scooter : )
I'm using a very heavy duty corded 1/2" drive tripple
reduction drill that only turns 500rpm. it has loads of torque. anything
less would burn up !
Added a 1/2" x 11" x 7" Rubber Gription/Protector Pad.
A hinged 1/4" x 10" x 10" steel plate to add more stability.
Update: Had to make some changes to the liftjack to make it more stable.
Removed the rubber protector pad, the main problem with the instability is the excessive movement
of the XTs rubber mounted skid plate along with the small contact point it has on the liftjack, only 4"
A wider contact point sitting directly on the bikes frame is a much more stable safer set up
Rear tab of the left side lift plate is positioned (hidden) behind the kickstand mount while the front tab
rises up to catch the frames swingarm gusset plate, this locks the frame in place with no side movement
but allows the frame to pivot when lifting/lowering the front wheel
With the main jack now dedicated to lifting the rear of the bike another way of lifting the front end
became necessary, similar to lifting a heavy streetbike on it's center stand, a small jack works well.
The swivel on a scissor jack is a perfect fit for the hole at the base of the frames downtube.
This hole in the frames front downtube becomes the front lifting point, being careful to avoid damaging
the oil line.