Great Garage Tool!

I thought you'd like to see how I change the oil. I got this new TOOL that stops you from having to bend over or sit on the floor. Excuse the messy garage... we're reorganizing and I'm putting up Gladiator track along with building lockable cabinets to put all the tools into.

Oh wow! That is really cool!

That's cool. But I'm worried about the stress that those four little bolts in the handlebar clamp are taking in supporting that bike...

It's tough enough to take it. But you have a point. Next lift, perhaps I will run the tow rope through the top triple instead.

It's very securely mounted to the rafters though. I sandwiched two rafters with angle iron and ran two each 3/4" bolts all the way through, then drilled for the four U bolts and put up the 1-1/2" galvanized pipe to hang the hoist. There are only the four bolts holding the hoist to the pipe on two brackets too. :thumbup:

Here's a pic to show just how high it really is.

Too old to bend over, eh?

That's pretty freakin cool, Eric! :cheer:

I want to see a video of it.

jsteinb95 said:

Too old to bend over, eh?

That's pretty freakin cool, Eric! :cheer:

I want to see a video of it.

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:rof: My 43 yr old body won't let me do what my 25 yr old mind wants.... thus as we age, we get a little more creative.

A video of the lifting? Sure! When I get back home.... We're a couple hundred miles North this weekend about to boil some fresh Maine Lobsters! Yum!!!

Ahahahhahaaaaahhhaahhaaaa

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The bolts are fine.

I have picked up lots of engines with bolts no bigger and its just not a issue.

It might become a issue if you start swinging it, or jumping up and down creating a cycling load, but still more than likely not.

FYI... I did HER bike first cause the V Star is a LOT heavier! I figured if that held, mine wouldn't be an issue. Plus, I don't have a shallow enough oil pan to put under her bike... On the FZ6, the kickstand gets in the way and forget the center stand. this makes it EASY!!!

I put the hoist right over a spot I can back the truck in under, thus lift heavy stuff on and off the truck with ease. Came in handy with the trenching machine for the sprinkler system!

this thread has my wanting to go to home depot and buy some lumber to reinforce my garage trusses!!!!

sportrider said:

this thread has my wanting to go to home depot and buy some lumber to reinforce my garage trusses!!!!

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:rof: She's plenty strong! It's built with a 12/10 pitch and a loft that holds a LOT! Please don't attempt this with a 12/5 pitch fellas!!!

FZ6inNH, you're crazy. I like you, but you're crazy. :Flash:

I get nervous just LOOKING at your 430lb bike swinging from the rafters of your garage. I'm not saying it's not cool, just that I would be too nervous to work on the thing like that!

How do you keep it from rotating as you're trying to torque bolts and such?

marke14 said:

FZ6inNH, you're crazy. I like you, but you're crazy. :Flash:

I get nervous just LOOKING at your 430lb bike swinging from the rafters of your garage. I'm not saying it's not cool, just that I would be too nervous to work on the thing like that!

How do you keep it from rotating as you're trying to torque bolts and such?

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I have a tether that I tie to the wall (not pictured) that prevents it from rotating. :thumbup: With the double cable option, it really doesn't rotate much and not much on the bike needs more than one hand to be torqued.

Me Likey! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Eric that looks sweet! :thumbup: That would make tire changes a piece of cake too.

Anything that makes our lives easier, we as men have enough stress and pain in our lives (especially if not single):spank:, I want to see you when you change the oil on your truck.:thumbup:

Well I am organizing a group ride to your house... you're supplying the oil and filters right? Hahaha Nice tool when I get a house I'm going to get 2 of em.

There is absolutely no way I'm showing this pic to my husband! He is constantly threatening to hoist my bike or my car in our garage to give us more floor space. Not sure why it's always my vehicle being hoisted, and not his.... But this is a picture he does NOT need to see! :rof:

SueMc said:

There is absolutely no way I'm showing this pic to my husband! He is constantly threatening to hoist my bike or my car in our garage to give us more floor space. Not sure why it's always my vehicle being hoisted, and not his.... But this is a picture he does NOT need to see! :rof:

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What's his e-mail address?

What man-cave should be without one? Next big tool is a two-stage compressor, floor mounted.

That looks like a handy tool. With the bike lifted it kinda looks like a bike sex swing though.:eyebrow: