Workshop Stands

[PEZBerq]

Sick of getting a sore back from crouching down working on bikes in the garage    Seems to take longer and longer to get over a strained muscle or hammy these days so am looking for some advice on decent workshop stands that get the bike up to standing height so I don't have to bend over when working on it. What are the more "mature" forum members using in the shed to avoid injury ..... Maintenance is an extreme sport for me

[luigi37]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/stands/auction-648439482.htm

the one I has castors on the base ,which is great to move it around.

[Ktm181]

Hi Guys,

thanks for all your input, just picked up a stand from Ballards Off road, alloy, well made, 235mm collapsed height and can be adjusted higher for use on modern bike, they no longer carry in stock but can get them, speak to Brad at Ballards (no one else.) there is a picture of it in their catalogue.

Ballards are also helping out with some motion Pro tools i wanted that no one carries either, prices no more expensive than buying/shipping from U.S. of A either.

And lastly, that MRs Ballard is still a good sort!

Kt

[g465b]

hi ,400 mm high stool on casters with a padded seat -luxury. for the longer term projects Ive built 4 benches 500mm high,2m long and
550mm wide , obviously lots of schools of thought on stabilising bike when its on the bench. eg. yz465 sits on 380mm high sturdy timber
box,wheels free to turn,secured to bench from footpegs .      cheers g.

[smed]

http://www.4enduro.com/accessories/scissorlift-detail.html    I have one of these,It's bloody brilliant,I always thought I would like one of the table type jobs which I have used before in the past in another life as a bike mechanic, but this shits on em I reckon,doesn't take up heaps of room when not in use, some I have seen have no castors but these jobs have locking ones,freight prices are reasonable too,I built my last nut & bolt resto on mine,you should always lower them down as far as you can when moving or at the end of your spanner session,like most flat top stands no good for four strokes with no lower frame cradle

[PEZBerq]

Thanks for the replies. Not interested in fabricating my own bench stand so will look into buying one of the lift stands recommended. Wouldn't have thought they would be stable enough but obviously they are from your reports so I will give them a shot. Thanks 

[Ted]

Ballard sells them scissor types. 10 years of using it , still works as good as day 1

[smed]

Wouldn't have thought they would be stable enough but obviously they are from your reports

You still need to be careful some times,for instance if you removed a lot of weight from one end of the bike it may become a bit unstable on the other end & try to tip that way but only if you are tightening up something  & putting a bit of force into it thereby rocking the boat so to speak,nothing that a bit of common sense can't overcome,perhaps the non castor jobs might be a bit better in that regard

[PEZBerq]

Yes smed I wondered what would happen if you removed the rear wheel if the front wheel was off the ground. Guess you just need to lower it first to check the balance point. Having the bike secured using the foot peg tie points would be a big help I guess. Still it beats bending down for hours....

[smed]

Yep correct,the footpeg tie points need to be used when doing major work & checking the balance point is a good idea,I had the rear wheel & swingararm out of one of my bikes on the stand half way extended all this last week till I got back to reassembling & no probs tipping

[gazza125]

Hey guys, thanks for the lead on the workstands @ 4enduro.com. I have been tempted to buy something like this for awile, so I bit the bullet and ordered the stand on Monday morning and it turned up Tuesday arvo. I have only had a quick play with it, but first impressions is that it will be a good thing. Thanks to Murray at 4enduro for making this a super easy deal. Cheers