Ideal height & width for a bike platform

[Kenneth S (222)]

I am re-purposing some of a few old aluminium screen printing frames I have (6 x pallet loads of them) and building a work platform to role my bikes up onto when I service each of them. The frames are 610mm x 820mm of 40mm section and I have the choice of making a bench
H610 x W690,
H690 x W610,
H610 x W900,
H690 x W820,
I am leaning towards the H690 x W610, (820W might be too wide having me bend over towards the bike) but as I haven't had this luxury before, I don't know the optimum height to elevate the bike to where you can stand comfortably and work on it. Any feedback from anyone who has this luxury as to the optimum height & width would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ken

[oldfart]

Mine is also home made with a centre pivot. I have set mine up at 570 high as it allows me to work on the motor and  controls with ease.
Bench width is 630 wide.

[mick25]

I made one a few years back but sold it to greg scrivo ,

I think it was 2100 or 2400 long and about 600 to 700mm high and 600 wide.
 I fitted castor wheels to it to make it easy to move around the shed
I used alloy checker plate as the top and ramp top, I used the ramp to loads the bike on the ute as well.
But it took to much room up in my little old shed ,
So I brought one of those ballards lift stands and I made a frame that it sits in with castor wheels on it to roll the bike around.
Scrivo will know the measurements and may post a pic for ya

[Matador107]

I made a two piece one. 2100 long x 600 wide and up to 900 high out of 32 mm rhs. Just push bike on to the work area( 25 mm ply) and have a post on one end with a boat winch. The top frame is pivoted on 4 support posts(32 mm) when you wind the winch the work area is pulled up to a max of 900. 360 deg caster wheels on base to move it around. Height is adjustable to suit your work stool etc and your back. This similar to the $750 jobs but much cheaper.

[Montynut]

I made one a few years back but sold it to greg scrivo ,

I think it was 2100 or 2400 long and about 600 to 700mm high and 600 wide.
 I fitted castor wheels to it to make it easy to move around the shed
I used alloy checker plate as the top and ramp top, I used the ramp to loads the bike on the ute as well.
But it took to much room up in my little old shed ,
So I brought one of those ballards lift stands and I made a frame that it sits in with castor wheels on it to roll the bike around.
Scrivo will know the measurements and may post a pic for ya

Bloody beauty to  I'll measure it up it  has another Monty on it at the moment

[Montynut]

L 2350 W 700 H 600

Sorry photo bit low quality and shed is a mess

[Kenneth S (222)]

Thanks Boys that helps a lot. I'm going with H 610 plus Castors x W 690.

[Curly3]

I made mine a couple of years ago at 350H X 500W.
It's a fixed platform and for me it seems perfect, it brings the handlebars to approx chin height and doesn't take up too much room.
At the end of the day you'll always find a need to go higher or lower but how long is a piece of string.

[Kenneth S (222)]

I made mine a couple of years ago at 350H X 500W.
It's a fixed platform and for me it seems perfect, it brings the handlebars to approx chin height and doesn't take up too much room.
At the end of the day you'll always find a need to go higher or lower but how long is a piece of string.

I guess you are right. Anything has to be an improvement over nothing. With 2 bikes now, (one I have had to rebuild every ride), by back is killing me by the time I get to the track.

[Curly3]

The bonus is that you'll be amazed what you can hide underneath it.

[Ted]

Hi Ken,
           You list one of your previous bikes was a 1977 RM 125 B

Did you have a alloy swingarm on it? Do you know of anybody that had an alloy arm on their B in 1977 ?

Do you remember Chris Neale or Bob Foley from Hawkesbury Club back in the day. Both were riding 125's

Regards Ted Brack

[Kenneth S (222)]

Hi Ted,
Can't help with that I'm afraid. I rode mine in Hong Kong and they all had the black swing arms. I moved back to Australia and began racing locally at the beginning of 78 on my RM125C.
Cheers,
Ken

[Kenneth S (222)]

The bonus is that you'll be amazed what you can hide underneath it.

[Tim754]

Take two milk crates ,place one top of other, measure, build . 

Seriously your proposed size is fine and if possible do build a "lazy Susan"  type of turntable  adjustable stand in the middle .to lift and swing the bike out and around.
Hydraulic bottle jack with stub axle /axle setup from a car mounted on it Cheers

[bishboy]

Here's mine.  It's 2400 x 600 x 550 high. 

The size was dictated by the piece of gal sheet I bought, as I had it cut in half.  I still have the other half if anybody is interested in buying, pick up from Toowoomba.

The height is good, I use one of those supa cheap stool on wheel things.  The idea of casters on the bench is good, might have to look into that.