Paddock stand for slopes

[Batfink]

Okay, so my bike hit 500k's and I need to lube chain.... I am so sick of
SPRAY.. move
SPRAY..move
SPRAY..move



as I have little room in my shed and everything is on a slope I have dropped the idea of buying one of those el cheapo paddock stands and I am going to make my own.

design specs are..
Must be able to lift 250kg
Must be adjustable to counter any unlevel floor issues
Must not have wheels so stand and bike don't roll away causing MAJOR stress and tears

yes I know the wheel assists with bike remaining stationary while stand rolls under and lifts but JEZUZ the bike has a wheel too!!

So I am making a paddock stand that will have set rubber feet on adjustable legs. I am not going to go so fancy that you can push bike back onto stand and it holds it's self but I might add a foot peddle (fancy word for long fukken steel rod) that pushes down rear of stand to pick up bike while you are holding handle bars...

It is said that necessity is the Mother of invention... so I need this for where I am

pictures to follow

[Dennis]

Okay, so my bike hit 500k's and I need to lube chain.... I am so sick of
SPRAY.. move
SPRAY..move
SPRAY..move



as I have little room in my shed and everything is on a slope I have dropped the idea of buying one of those el cheapo paddock stands and I am going to make my own.

design specs are..
Must be able to lift 250kg
Must be adjustable to counter any unlevel floor issues
Must not have wheels so stand and bike don't roll away causing MAJOR stress and tears

yes I know the wheel assists with bike remaining stationary while stand rolls under and lifts but JEZUZ the bike has a wheel too!!

So I am making a paddock stand that will have set rubber feet on adjustable legs. I am not going to go so fancy that you can push bike back onto stand and it holds it's self but I might add a foot peddle (fancy word for long fukken steel rod) that pushes down rear of stand to pick up bike while you are holding handle bars...

It is said that necessity is the Mother of invention... so I need this for where I am

pictures to follow

I love my oem centre/stand

[Batfink]

Dennis, I would love one too if I had a flat floor to use it on.... But right now I have the choice of lifting my bike on a lateral slope where I think I might need a 4mm differentiation of heights or to deal with stopping a linear roll....
For me a non roller/wheel based stand will stop the linear movement and, what no other stand offers, a individual lateral adjustment to compensate for side ways slope is ideal....

[Corpsedealer]

I Know you love building stuff, but for my two cents why not just put some rubber packing ( or steel/timber) under the low side? That way you can still adjust which side it needs to be on. Is the slope in your garage that bad that it would be unstable that The bike may fall?

[busarat]

How bad does your shed slope batty?? Or is it the area around it?? I'd be inclined to either level up the shed (don't know whether you've got a cement floor or a container )or build a level area for doing bike maintaince/ wash down area

[Batfink]

Corpse.. I would never put packers under any lift, jack, stand or ladder. To many years of seeing and having near misses with bodgy put together crap.
The slope of my back yard isn't to great but definitely there and while a standard stand would hold bike there I would alway be worried when I had to use it to work on bike... All that pushing and tugging on bolts etc. could topple an uneven bike.

Busarat... The shed has a right to left slope and is very small. Any levelling out would creat a lip at the front and as it isn't really big enough to work on properly I think a waste of time. There is a more level area out front of shed but it would be easier to me to make a stand to suit my needs, and future issues, than a shit load more work changing the lay of the concrete.

[Zoro]

This is a bit racist isn't it.................surely they can use the same stands we do?? ;)

[PostmanPete]

This is a bit racist isn't it.................surely they can use the same stands we do?? ;)

There's that Darwin humour again!!

[Corpsedealer]

Fair call.
I'd say its going to be an interesting project, Good luck

[Batfink]

It was a piss poor day today, cold and rain so I decided to start on stand...

fist off was to check what I had and then a trip to Bunnings to grab extra supplies. This is what I will make the stand from

>7/16 cup head bolts with washer and nut to create the adjustable feet
>3/16 bolt, nut and wing nut to create adjusting screw for sideways sliding bobbin holder
>rubber boots to become non slip feet for cup heads
>15mm square bar
>20mm SHS
> and same plate I used to bake number plate holder

weld SQ bar to end of 7/16 bolt remembering to have both nut and washer on in right order


weld feet setup to leg


cut plate, bar and SHS to make sliding bobbin holder


looking good and ready for final bits and assembly tomorrow

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BTW....
square bar was from front gate I removed... old square iron thing LOL

SHS was form making some angled brackets for my new office drafting table at work. All paid for by work and had just a little left over LOL

was so stoked to find that the bar fit in the SHS like a hand in a glove with minimal slack

so far the cost is $21.25 and I know the materials ARE a lot thicker/stronger than any el cheapo stand. Only got to worry about some idiots welding LOL

[Batfink]

Noticed a mistake in an earlier post...
Difference in heights for each leg is not 4mm as said but maybe 24mm.... So yes a bit of a slope lol

[Batfink]

Ran outta weld wire so not finished today

[ballsybusa]

Hey batty, have you thought about lifting your bike up from your shed roof?did it years ago when I didn't have stands, block and tackle some rope,to easy,just a thought, good luck.

[Batfink]

Lol.. That's how I swapped over front ends on my 99 and 01. Had both of them swinging in the wind.

It's an option but always concerned that straps, ratchets, hooks and bearers they are attached to will fail. Not so much from bike hanging there but from bike movement as I work on them.

[ROD]

Easy fix take Busa in the lounge room for service