I've been looking at bike lifts recently.
I had planned (other financial commitments stopped me for now) to fit a sissy-bar on detachable side-rails and wanted to do the work myself. That's when I got to thinking about doing other maintenance and the fact that my bike only has a side-stand. This would surely be an obstacle to working on the bike? The angle aside, I don't think I'd be at all comfortable working on my bike in such a precarious position.
That's when I went through some bike forums and started reading what other bikers do to get round this.
I had no idea that hydraulic bike lifts were so common-place or so affordable.
I'm going to do a bit more research for a couple of weeks and then decide which one I'll go for. The front runners are the Clarke CML2 or the Americana 2. Maybe someone reading this would like to post a recommendation!
I'm off work in September, so that will give me time to decide and get it ordered so that delivery will suit my time off.
I had planned (other financial commitments stopped me for now) to fit a sissy-bar on detachable side-rails and wanted to do the work myself. That's when I got to thinking about doing other maintenance and the fact that my bike only has a side-stand. This would surely be an obstacle to working on the bike? The angle aside, I don't think I'd be at all comfortable working on my bike in such a precarious position.
That's when I went through some bike forums and started reading what other bikers do to get round this.
I had no idea that hydraulic bike lifts were so common-place or so affordable.
I'm going to do a bit more research for a couple of weeks and then decide which one I'll go for. The front runners are the Clarke CML2 or the Americana 2. Maybe someone reading this would like to post a recommendation!
I'm off work in September, so that will give me time to decide and get it ordered so that delivery will suit my time off.
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