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Motorcycle workshop table DIY

Discussion in 'XJ DIY How-To Videos' started by wifflebat, May 10, 2017.

  1. wifflebat

    wifflebat New Member

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    Hey all
    I was browsing YouTube during my lunch break today and came across some vids on DIY motorcycle lifts and work tables.

    I really liked this one:

    ...and I have one of those lifts (needs a bit of tlc) that I could modify!

    Something like this would be 2nd on my list:


    Then I remembered I had an old, but chunky, TV table from Ikea (google it those who are across the pond) and wondered if it might be customisable. Any thoughts? Heavy duty castors would be 1st on the list.
    Or has anyone ever built one?
     

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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Funny - I spent less than $200 when i bought my harbor freight table/lift two winters ago....

    Took less time, too. Bought it, drove home, assembled it, and put a bike on it
     
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    Has anyone made a nice little homemade stand/jack to lift from wheel off the ground when an XJ550 is on the center stand?

    I use a hydraulic jack, but am always leary of using the exhaust collector to jack it up.

    Any design ideas that can be fabricated from wood (have no way of working in metal)?
     
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    I have a "properly sized" 2x4 that I stick between the ground and the lower engine mount bolt (between cylinders 2 and 3).
     
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    cgutz Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. Any chance you could post a pic sometime? I admit I have a hard time visualizing this kind of thing.
     
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    that moment when you realize that 2x4 you grabbed last week was the one you should have marked as a "tool"
     
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    This isn't ideal, but I found a 2x6 that was close enough. Just cut a board that's an inch or so higher than the bottom of that upper engine mount bolt. I found that placing the board on the ground vertically and leaning against that bolt lets me lift the front of the bike and the board just tips under the bolt when I lift high enough. This summer, I'll have to make a better version that has a sturdier base to make it more stable.
     

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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    I use a piece of log from the wood pile when needed........
     
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    sand bag and tie down strap to the grab bar holds the front end up
     
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    Probably works better than my wife sitting on the backseat....less maintenance too.
     
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