Bike Lift 2
 

OK, so I finally found the time to get down to visit these guys, and to cut a long story short I bought one. Fitted it up on Saturday, and in short it's an amazing bit of kit.

Ultimately it can never be as stable as a dedicated bike bench, however if takes up a whole lot less room, and you can get the wheels, forks etc out without having to resort to paddock stands etc on a bench.

For the 916 series, you can either lift the bike by the wheels, or use the dedicated Ducati lifting kit. This clamps onto the rear footrests and has a second "swan neck" support that slides under the barrel of the front cylinder.

I have taken some pics to show just how well it fits. Took me about half and hour to set all the parts in the right place, but from now on it will be a two minute job to fit the bike to the lift.

The company recommend a B&Q electric drill to lift the bike, but my 18volt cordless whizzed it up there in no time, even the 9v would do it albeit slightly slower.

The best bit is I have persuaded Dave (the owner of the company) to give DSC members a 10% discount.

Enjoy the pics


Yeti (who no longer has sore knee's!) :sing:

Following 4 pics show my bike aparantly suspended in mid air!

pic 2

3

pic 4

10% off what starting price Yeti?

C:)

This one shows how the rear support clamps to the footrests

This one shows the swan neck support under the front cylinder

A more detailed pic showing how the front support fits. Note the thick rubber tube (supplied) to protect the cylinder

[Edited on 9-5-2005 by yeti]

I just bought a couple of their 'bike-grab's' cos i thought they looked good for transporting bikes in a trailer, and could use them at the track when i got there.
First thing I saw at the weekend is someone else with a bike on one in the paddock, and it promptly fell over onto another of his bikes !

The moral is ... this kind of 'clever' stuff only works on level ground !!!
Forewarned is for-armed (or something) ;)