show me some pics of home made aluminum bike stands.

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sixds

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the wood one i just made is crap, its uneven, its too skinny, and its heavy. im just wondering if anyone has made a steel or aluminum stand and if they have pics.


thanks!

 

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HubertGarfunkleIII

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I use a bucket for my 125. and it works fine. if its not tall enough you can just put another bucket inside and stackem like that till its high enough.

 

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Here is Rubbermaid step stool that works great as a bike stand. And you can use it as a step when loading your bike.

Might not look as cool as a custom aluminum stand, but it will only cost you about $15 and you don't have to fabricate a thing.

 

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thebleakness

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I'll take a picture of my steel lift stand tomorrow. It's alittle heavier than aluminum stands but works just as good if not better.

 

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how tall are the ones you guys are using? my wood one is almost 19 inches high.

thanks for the pics.

 

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The one I pictured is 16" high. I have one just like it and it works great as a bike stand.

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=161299

 

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quite being so cheap and go buy a good one f$ck head.

 

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dirt bike dave said:

Here is Rubbermaid step stool that works great as a bike stand. And you can use it as a step when loading your bike.

Might not look as cool as a custom aluminum stand, but it will only cost you about $15 and you don't have to fabricate a thing.

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That's hilarious. I use one of those, I believe it was around $7. My father just came down from Michigan and I was showing him the new bike, and had it sitting on that stand. He started laughing as soon as he saw it, since he got it for me a LONG time ago. We figured out it has been in faithful service since either 96 or 97. Best stand ever!

 

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I built one out of angle iron :) Its VERY strong... My bike weighs less then 300lbs. and I bet my stand could hold 500lbs EASY...

It took me a full day to build, but totally worth it!

Angle iron, nuts & bolts = $25 roughly

The specs on mine are 14'' square and 15'' high. I wish I would have had enough angle iron to make it a little higher. Oh well, I can always just weld some feet on it to make it a little taller, if need be :)

Clicky teh link

http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bikepics007en5.jpg

 

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It took me a full day to build, but totally worth it!

Angle iron, nuts & bolts = $25 roughly

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Humm... a full day, even at 5.00 per hour is $40, + the $25. = $65. You can buy an al. one for that and doesn't weigh 500lbs :). Then again, you don't get the pleasure of making it yourself.

 

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i might be able to get an aluminum one for free if the bike i buy has one and the guy has no use for it... other than that, i think im just gonna stick with my wood one, i added reinforcments to it today and its way more stable.


if i can round up the steel ill build an aluminum one as well.

thanks for the pics!

 

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Okiewan said:

Humm... a full day, even at 5.00 per hour is $40, + the $25. = $65. You can buy an al. one for that and doesn't weigh 500lbs :). Then again, you don't get the pleasure of making it yourself.

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I forgot to mention the $30 I made watching my dads shop most of the day :nener:

Yeah, and I do like building stuff myself.... And with something like this, I KNOW it done right and will hold anything and last forever :)

Oh ya, and one more thing!!! It doesn't weigh 500lbs!!!...maybe like 13lbs ;)

 

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I'm sorry but that isn't angle iron...it is called Uni-Stut and is primarily used for mounting electrical control boxes.

 

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sixds said:

if i can round up the steel ill build an aluminum one as well.

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How are you going to make an aluminum stand out of steel?

 

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aluminum whatever

 

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How are you going to make an aluminum stand out of steel?

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Lmao....



And schanxj, your right.....its not angle iron, but thats what I was planning on using Lol! I was told it was called slotted something.... I forget, oh well.

 

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Okiewan said:

Humm... a full day, even at 5.00 per hour

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5 an hour???, is JohnRaven.exe an illegal or something??? :|

 

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What? A milk crate & a couple of 2x4's are not good enough for you all? :yeehaw: :nener:

 

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I use one of those plastic crates used for 5 gallon water bottles.I got one for $5.00 from my local delivery guy.Just put some plywood on top with a rubber pad on top of that and you are all set.You can put stuff in it too when you travel.

 

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HubertGarfunkleIII

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my local shop sells a stand for about 30 bucks, and it has a little lever to raise and lower the bike with your foot. the bucket works fine for me.

 

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Why does it need to be aluminum?

 

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I made mine in Machine shop at school. it works really well, i got the dimensions off of a sight that sells aluminum stands and i just used one inch steel tubing and made a steel top. I reinforced the legs and it works great i think its about 13 or 14 inches off the ground i forgot, but it was pretty easy to make. The only problem someone at home would have i guess is the pipe bender. but you don't really need bent pipes really, just cut them at the right angle and ur all good right? ill get a pic of it up soon

 

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Stands? We don't need no stinkin stands.

I just lay my bike on it's side, that is the position it seems to be most comfortable in. :rotfl:

 

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http://justkdx.dirtrider.net/footlift.html

built one of these for myself. Works beautifully.

 

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It's not Uni-stut but Unistrut, come on everyone knows that ;)