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Old 09-May-2005, 11:40
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Basic price of the bike lift is £325 including the bike specific fitting kit. If you want the wheel lifts as well, they are around £40 extra.

Don't quote me, but I reckon if you said you were from DSC and had been sent along by myslef, he would probably chuck in the wheel lift set in lieu of your discount.
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Old 09-May-2005, 11:44
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Nice, Looks good but I was hoping it was going to be more like £250
£325 is not far of a work bench is it ?
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Old 09-May-2005, 11:56
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The lift is excellent (I have one).

Why anyone would use it on uneven ground is beyond me.

No sore knee's here either
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Old 09-May-2005, 12:06
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The point about uneven ground is related to the lift being much smaller than a bench, so easier to transport to a race meeting, where there is usually a fair bit uneven ground in the paddock

My bench cost about 250 by the way - you dont have to buy the expensive ones ! (But they all take up the same space in your workshop when you're not using them )
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Old 09-May-2005, 12:16
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The reason I went for this rather than a dedicated bench was simply one of space. To use a work bench, you need at least a metre all round plus the length of the bench plus the space to get the bike lined up to shove onto said bench. In my case, it was making things very tight in the workshop.

With the bike lift, all you need is the length of the bike plus your metre all round, and when it's not being used, the whole thing hangs on the wall.

From the stability point of view, they do a slightly bigger version called "Big Blue" which I seem to remember is a tripod arrangment, that would work much better on uneven ground I imagine.
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Old 09-May-2005, 22:13
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Just a thought, how much negative thrust can the footpegs take? Am I being stupid here....I just wouldn't like to suspend my bike from the footpegs!
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Old 09-May-2005, 22:37
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I picked up a lift and 2 grabs on the way up to Cadwell the other weekend. (Thanks for the detour Mutters!)

Having taken the SS apart on top of a Workmate I didn't like the idea of reassembling it the same way. Far too unstable. Now I've mounted the engine to the lift I can attach the frame and then the suspension. It's a really nice bit of kit.

At the moment I have one Grab set up for the Triumph so it takes up less space in the garage than on its side stand. The other is for the SS since it won't have a side stand at all! Having two means I can easily bung both Ducs in the back of a van for track days

It's good to see a small British company doing so well and exporting in numbers to the States. Nice fella too.
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Old 09-May-2005, 22:50
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