Bike hoist?

[derf]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

true, but that's no reason not to use them to lift a bike....

not at all, just take a look at them before use to make sure they are serviceable

[Rangerscott]

Weld bike to cherry picker.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Weld bike to cherry picker.

After reading this, I've realized that my post was not helpful.

So, here it is.

First things first. Attach some screw eyes to your rafters. Don't get the cheap "bent" into a circle eyes, get the one's that are solid. There are two ways to do this. The best way, (if you have exposed rafters) is to drill through the rafter about 1/3 of the way down, and install a nut and washer on the end of the screw eye. That shit ain't going anywhere. If you have sheet rock over the rafters, use the lag type screw eyes. Drill a starter hole 1/2 the diameter of the screw, dip the screw in wood glue, and run it in. The screw should be a minimum of 3 inches long for this method. It's okay to install both screw eyes into the same rafter, but it's much better if you split the load between two.

Right, now you have anchor points.

Buy two "come along's". Get good ones, not the cheap shit. Come along's are far superior to ratchet straps, in that they have nice big handles to pull on while you lift, instead of the stupid little tab thingy.

Now you have to attach the bike to the come along's hook. One inch webbing is good for this, but not just any webbing. You want Tublar Webbing. You can find it online at Amazon, or REI, or anyplace that sells climbing gear. It's not that expensive, and it's strong as fuck. Like, 4000 pounds strong.

Depending on the bike,and what you're trying to do, you can make a cradle loop, or run one webbing sling from either side of the bike to the hook.

Ok, so here's the scary part. You have to tie a knot(s) in the webbing to make this all work. Google "Water Knot". That's the one you want. It's actually one of the easiest knots to tie, and the one that works best with Tublar Webbing.

If you want to get fancy, (and I do...) you can install more screw-eyes, 4 feet to either side of your main anchors. From those, you can run ratchet straps to your bike at 45 degree angles. This will keep the bike from wanting to twist while you break axle nuts.

If you want to get REALLY fancy, buy chain motors instead of come alongs.

Fancier even still, is to wrap the part of the frame you're rigging to, with Teflon tape before installing the strap, (keeps the scuff marks off).

And that, motherfuckers, is how you hang a bike from the ceiling.

JC

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

After reading this, I've realized that my post was not helpful.

So, here it is.

First things first. Attach some screw eyes to your rafters. Don't get the cheap "bent" into a circle eyes, get the one's that are solid. There are two ways to do this. The best way, (if you have exposed rafters) is to drill through the rafter about 1/3 of the way down, and install a nut and washer on the end of the screw eye. That shit ain't going anywhere. If you have sheet rock over the rafters, use the lag type screw eyes. Drill a starter hole 1/2 the diameter of the screw, dip the screw in wood glue, and run it in. The screw should be a minimum of 3 inches long for this method. It's okay to install both screw eyes into the same rafter, but it's much better if you split the load between two.

Right, now you have anchor points.

Buy two "come along's". Get good ones, not the cheap shit. Come along's are far superior to ratchet straps, in that they have nice big handles to pull on while you lift, instead of the stupid little tab thingy.

Now you have to attach the bike to the come along's hook. One inch webbing is good for this, but not just any webbing. You want Tublar Webbing. You can find it online at Amazon, or REI, or anyplace that sells climbing gear. It's not that expensive, and it's strong as fuck. Like, 4000 pounds strong.

Depending on the bike,and what you're trying to do, you can make a cradle loop, or run one webbing sling from either side of the bike to the hook.

Ok, so here's the scary part. You have to tie a knot(s) in the webbing to make this all work. Google "Water Knot". That's the one you want. It's actually one of the easiest knots to tie, and the one that works best with Tublar Webbing.

If you want to get fancy, (and I do...) you can install more screw-eyes, 4 feet to either side of your main anchors. From those, you can run ratchet straps to your bike at 45 degree angles. This will keep the bike from wanting to twist while you break axle nuts.

If you want to get REALLY fancy, buy chain motors instead of come alongs.

Fancier even still, is to wrap the part of the frame you're rigging to, with Teflon tape before installing the strap, (keeps the scuff marks off).

And that, motherfuckers, is how you hang a bike from the ceiling.

JC

If I wanted to get real fancy, I'd buy an electric cable hoist winch and put that shit up there... several eyelets and some pulleys and you could lift just about anything.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

If I wanted to get real fancy, I'd buy an electric cable hoist winch and put that shit up there... several eyelets and some pulleys and you could lift just about anything.

Electric winches and chain motors are basically the same idea.

Not sure why you'd need a pulley though.

JC

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Electric winches and chain motors are basically the same idea.

Not sure why you'd need a pulley though.

JC

Reading fail. I read it as 'chain hoists' instead of 'chain motors'...

Pulleys to distribute the load across multiple points of lift... Sure, you could just feed the cable through the eyelets, but I'm gettin' fancy damnit!

[Kerry_129]

That's great if you have a pair of nice flat frame tubes on the bottom to make a stable platform, but antique steel perimeter frames went the way of the do-do on most bikes circa 1985.

[Gas Man]

But there have been plenty of guys that have jacked up bikes in the rear, hell with jack stands no less.

[Kerry_129]

Oh, I know - I only keed. A pair of jackstands w/ a bar thru the hollow swingarm pivot + a block under the header-tubes works OK too. But in my experience still more hassle & less secure than suspending, as long as the mounts/lifting-devices are up to par.

[Rangerscott]

You can't just jack up a sports bike. My VFR has it's pipes at the bottom and my ER-6N has it's muffler underneath.


You could use a swingarm stand but that's just more of a risk of the bike tumping over. I'd rather it just tump at ground height than 4ft or more in the air.