Table Lifts
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Road Captain
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From: Saskatchewan
Table Lifts
Just wondering what everyone else thinks about having your own table lift for the bike. I'd like to start doing all my own maintenance and think that it would pay for itself over a couple of years. What does everyone think-a waste of money or buy one if you can afford it?
Also recommendations for which one to buy if I did get one.
Cheers
Also recommendations for which one to buy if I did get one.
Cheers
Banned
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Hurricane,WV
A table lift is the only way to go . I bought mine form Harbor Freight for $279 3 years ago. There are better ones, but why spend $1500 on a lift that you aren't making a living off of. I have never liked the small bike jacks, other than to just stabilize the bike.Hope that helps.
Road Captain
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From: griffin ga
I got the direct lift,, the long version for my big dog.. rear wheel drop out... it was 700.00 bucks,, best money ever spent on my bikes, wouldnt know how to work on them with out it,,
Last edited by Eric Moore; Dec 31, 2009 at 05:30 PM.
Road Captain
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From: The Great Southwest Desert
Handy lift with drop out, clamp and jack. Best 800 I ever spent for my bikes. It is in the way sometimes, but I roll it out of the shop then. I park the bike on it and use the roll off stand to hold it vertical just to save floor space.
Road Warrior
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Cruiser
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i've seen sites where you can buy the plans to build your own similar to yours....any idea the costs of materials or was it just stuff you had around the shop
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Road Warrior
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From: south
It would cost more to build today than you can buy a nice lift table. Back when I built it steel was a lot cheaper than it is today.
Unless you are just wanting a project to work on I would just buy a pre-made lift table and you will save $$$.