Cheap DIY Motorcycle Lift
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I've wanted a motorcycle lift forever. But they're too expensive and too heavy. So let's build our own for way less. DIY Motorcycle life jack stand!
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can we all take a moment and appreciate how good the $10 harbor freight angle grinder is ?
Haha word
They do well other than that terrible power switch
I bought my first one in '98, and I still use it. It has a crack in the gear housing, but that's my own fault- I cranked down on it with a vise to hold it and use it as a stationary grinder and cracked it, but even like that it's worked fine for probably 10 years.
maogao97 what about that BD drill? Haha that fucker did some work!
was about to say
I saw that lift in last week's video and didn't think much of it, now that I see how much work you put into it I appreciate it more 👌
Solid idea! If I had room for it, I'd make my own in a heartbeat. Only criticism is that instead of a plywood top and 2x4 slats I probably would have used more steel square tube as slats, then topped it off with aluminum tread plate. Would definitely cost more but the weight would absolutely be comparable. I think tread plate would look nicer and would hold up better to fluids being spilled onto it.
I think this is absolutely genius, and my hats off to you, sir! I've tried solving the no bench dilemma for years. My solution was a heavy homemade bench and an engine hoist. That was fine for building rigid frames but now I ride a Heritage Softail and find myself in the same old boat, lol. I'm not sure if your solution would work for me or not, but I loved watching this video and it's definitely got my gears turning...
Well done, indeed.
I did something similar to lift my 900lb bikes. Difference being i built a whole new frame around the existing frame and then welded the HF jack to it to not only add rigidity by widen the frames footprint by 6-8" which greatly increased the overall stability. Of course now the jack weighs in excess of 90+ lbs. Nice job BTW
Hope your family is doing great Jake. I like the ingenuity of this build. Simple yet reliable. Hope to see more content in the future but I know that you have more taxing things on your agenda.
I’ve got a project about to start that will be pretty cool. More content coming at steady rates.
Can’t wait to see what you’ll do with this setup
Wow, an honest internet build complete with rough edges and mismatched sizes that just plain gets the job done. Massive regards from a fellow home bodger and fabricobler from Scotland. I hope 2020 brings you a safe and prosperous new year.
Well that comment aged rather poorly
Great job, great ingenuity !
Thank's for taking the time to film,edit, and share this with us.
(I'll bet the filming and editing took longer than building the lift)
Jake, add some metal cross bracing on the underneath uprights.
Diagonal members will eliminate any lateral sway.
Also get your ties downs out further, as that will stabilize the bike laterally as well.
Diagonals keep parts from moving side to side, and make your whole set-up more stable than it already seems to be.
Nice job. :)
Thanks - that gave me the confidence to cut my perfectly good lift in half and stretch it out .... we used a welder and heavier iron - no plywood - metal top - works great :) take care - cheers from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada :)
Pretty good. I just built mine with a used lift, same type. I have a flux welder, "donated" solid door, used steel bed frame (angle iron) and found T bar. Paid $30 for lift used and $20 for hardware (carrage bolts, eye bolts, nuts and washers. Currently working on wheel chock with bed frame angle iron.
Add rail slots towards the back of the board panel by the rear wheel so you can add another wheel chuck fornmore security...just a neat idea. Very awesome build!!!
Such an awesome idea. I was just saying today I wouldn’t mind a lift and I think I want to give this a crack now. Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to put this up here. I now wish I'd snagged TWO of those 1,500 lb. ATV Lifts at that Sidewalk Sale a few years ago, when they were basically giving a whole stack of them away for 90% off. I think I paid like $10 for mine just as an "impulse buy". But it's proved itself too useful as-is to cut up.
Ya, Jake! You need that TIG welder!
By the way, it was nice visiting with ya! Thanks for coming by!!
Hey, something I have on my lift are boat straps for trailer that completely retract when not in use.
Got my Harbor Freight lift table for $299 (it goes on sale frequently) and love it! No stability issues at any height. Holds by 250lb enduro bike at any height and comes 95% assembled in the crate. And I have no problem moving it with the bike on it around the garage!
5 years on harbor frieghts lift. Use it to lift my heritage classic for repair ,cleaning,etc,and my other 6 bikes too. Moving around is no problem, I lift it all the way up and can push it anywhere I want with minimal effort.
I made one out of a piece of thick sheet aluminum a friend gave me. I used my circular saw and an old blade I didn't care about to cut it to the perfect size. This worked like a champ. Then I took it to a local metal shop to have a 1", 90 degree lip bent on all sides. I carefully planned it to fit perfectly over three old, heavy duty milk crates I had laying around. I mounted a cheap wheel chock up front and made tie down points for the bar straps to attach to. I already had a ramp. It works great, weighs next to nothing, and when I'm not using it, it just stacks in a corner.
Great build. I would add thin gauge steel to the top. That way when oil or any liquids spill it's an easy clean and wouldn't be absorbed into the bare wood.
I like the concept and end result. All in for $200 is not bad either. I got lucky and picked up a PITTSBURGH
1000 Lb. Steel Motorcycle Lift from Harbor freight for only $279 on a wicked sale. The regular price is $450 and the lift is amazing. The downside is it's not the type of sale they have all the time.
Cool project man. I really enjoyed watching this come together and I think it turned out great. Full functionality.
That is cool!
If you are worried about stability, you could build an outrigger that goes out a couple feet on each side that bolts to the extended frame rails you made...unbolt it for storage.
Hinged outriggers would be ideal.
Very practical. The only thing is that the bike wobbles a little more than id probably be comfortable with but still very useful. My dad bought a used pneumatic lift and its pretty useful but its definitely a permanent structure in our shop now
This would he a good excuse to use my welder. Thanks Jakethebuildersnake!
No one needs an excuse to use a welder
A little late but a 5 star job. Picked up an idea from you using the eye bolts and straps. Thanks for sharing.
I have that exact same jack and I love it. I've been able to lift full dresser harleys and it's never failed. The only problem is the rubber pads came off so I'll probably be getting some spray on bed liner to remedy that
Nice job Jake! I hope some people follow your example and make their own. That looks like it would save some space in my garage.
Most informative moto man on tubes. Thanks Jake!
Good idea, I saw it in my mind before you built it. Very practical and can be moved around.
Turned out better than I would have imagined, but I wouldn't trade my harbor freight lift for that thing! BTW, the harbor freight lift rolls around just fine. I have limited space too, and my lift rests up against the wall out of the way until needed. Very stable too, with my 800+ pound bike on it.
My harbor freight lift rolls great its on wheels. I love my lift and i use it alot never had issues. btw i bought my lift for 300 bucks with a coupon.
noah would have been easier to modify the harbor freight lift with a shorter height lock than build this sketchy AF lift. For close to the same price too.
This is one of my favorite builds yet😂
I like how around the 10 minute mark he drilled the through holes before the countersinks, then he figures the countersinks should go first because the paddle bit drills better into virgin material.
This is a very, very innovative modification of a HF lift. The height is perfect too.
Excellent workmanship! and thank You for posting, I have the same lift and now I know what to do with it for better use!!!!!!
Great job,little figure as you go.I had a similar idea in my head,never jumped in and made it.Glad to see someone make it happen.Also nice looking motard,mine was a 650 XR, lot of fun on the back roads.
Nice job. I think I will do this with my HF jack now. Thanks!
Great video and design, thanks for filming this.
A couple of door hinges on the end and a reinforced plywood ramp so you don't have to screw with the load ramp. If you do it right, the ramp would fold up on the deck when you store it. I'm impressed it worked out as well as it did. I know you don't care but some liquid bed liner for the deck so it doesn't soak up fluids when maintaining your bikes. Plus it would add a little grip.
I am almost speechless.
You took a perfectly good lift that would do more than you need and made something worse with it!
Tell me, what can a table do that a lift can't?
I'll tell you what a lift CAN that a table can't, it allows you to work on the front wheel, forks, steering etc!
Thanks for sharing this , I’m going to use your idea , I’ve got a 2010 Electra glide and some fairly heavy duty aluminum posts and a welder ...I’ll throw it up when it’s done 👍
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for inspiring my next project. You are a legend.
Awesome build man! I just made a little shed for my Harley and was looking for a diy bike lift when I came across your video. I have that same motorcycle/atv jack I just need to get the rest of the materials. Thanks for the great idea
Notice he is not putting any Harleys on his . If you're gonna build one, BEEF it up a little more. It IS a great way for us poor people to have a inexpensive lift though.
I love it! I have one of those lifts and been looking for a table lift to swap the engine on my ducati 1199S panigale but I'm on a tight budget so this idea is perfect for me
You should just roll some bedliner on it. Keep it from absorbing moisture in the air or oil, and give it some texture. And itd look alot better 😛 I might make one of these down the road.
Thanks! I was looking at the harbor freight one too. Glad I watched this first
Great job! Thinking of doing this for summer!
pro tip: you should also use some wood glue in addition to the wood you join with screws. wood screws work loose; wood glue does not.
if you made two of these, one with and one without glue, you wouldn't notice a difference today... but you would ten years from now. wood glue is literally stronger than wood, with proper clamping; which you get with the screws. so years from now, when those screws start to ream their channels out, the glue will still be rock solid.
also, you always dampen the wood with a sponge before applying the wood glue. it helps the glue to seep into the pores.
i agree, and it would be easy to add the glue!
Droppin knawledge!
also spring washers, nylocs or locktite on those bolts as they will loosen themselves off
woodology 101. Nice tip. Lock Washers work well. Nylocs are better, they resist vibration loosening. All good tips.
I use the Harbor Freight model with my 2008 gold wing and have never felt it unsafe. I think if you were concerned it would have been easier to have added two extensions with casters to the front.
I use my harbor freight engine hoist (cherry picker) and a short tow strap. With my tank removed, I lift my XR600R from the top frame to +5' AFF.
The hoist is very wide and the load is skookem secure. You can rotate the bike to some degree also.
was thinking about this today whilst breaking my back on the floor. i have the little lift already, so i guess i'm off to buy to metal and weld it up! i will change how high it can go, because i really need to for my back.. thanks for the inspiration!
I got my HF lift for 299 on sale. I put Harley street glide on it and moves very easy and lifts it no problem.
Well done sir. That's some honest work right there. 👍
I agree with the wife, you should paint/treat the wood so it doesnt take up moisture and get crappy. This is awesome btw
It’s not living outside but maybe I’ll slap something over it
@@TheGardenSnake use the oil from the first oilchange to cover your work. No rust and no root in the timber LOL
Princess auto here in Canada similar to harbor freight my ramp like red one in your picture is black from China came with a China accessory, it was a big 2 1/2 inch bug and 1 inch wide. My mod , I put a2 inch pipe one at each end and put a 2 by 10 front to back on each side the wood has a plastic pipe attached and slides over the pipe allowing the wood to be removed for the Yamaha v-star. But mainly used for servicing the ride on lawn mower and as a workbench dimensions are steel deck 24 maybe 26 wide and 6 ft long. The 2 x10 on each side is 19 wide total about 8 feet 46 inches wide allowing a tool and part shelf at one end joining the 2 2 x10's . Cost 300. For the hoist ( ramp ) and2 pieces of wood rest was junk around the garage. Height about 34 inches slides between the 2 garage doors .
I love this merch R&D. Can't wait for the new JtGS official launch
For the tools and materials at hand, job well done
I use the harbor freight lift all the time and have never had an issue with it wanting to tip forward or with any instability issues at all really. It's also super easy to move around the garage as long as your garage floor is smooth concrete. It's also on sale for 25-33 percent off multiple times a year. So I only paid around $275. With all that being said, this looks like a fun project, but not necessary for my applications.
Great build! I've been thinking about a motorcycle lift for my FZ-07, might have to copy it.
Awsome Jake! Maybe some of that no-slip stick-on stuff used on staircases etc where the tires roll and park. Also, maybe a 2x4x36" piece under the handlebars (across) removable with wingnuts to get those ratchet strap eyebolts out further. Thanks for the video!
Great build. Really well explained. A couple people have mentioned extending the tie-downs out for more stability which I think is also a good idea. I do have one suggestion. At 3:40ish when you are going to make a custom L bracket for the back pins I had a thought, as I also do not have a welder. Simpson Strong Tie makes a bracket they call a "DJT Deck Joist Tie," that I think might work. It has that "z" sort of shape where you could bolt one facing to the frame and the other would allow for your connection.
Thanks again for the video.
Nice job, and you are thinking outside of the box. Thank you, Sir.
Really awesome idea there!!! Seems a lot more practical than the HF lift, even though I'd still love to have one of those too!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
It worked with bolts and 2X4s and plywood but I would have done it with steel and a welder.
Awesome idea. Well done brother. Kind regards from South Wales, UK. 👍🏻👊🏻
Other than being a bit narrow it came out real well.. great job..Nice supermoto too!
Nice. The only thought I had was putting another set of eye bolts on the sides roughly below the handle bars. That way it's more stable when strapped down.
Great Idea Jake. Maybe to help the rocking of the bike side to side you could make some bars that extend the tie downs out to the side that could swivel or be removable. You could also make some for the feet to as a safety measure so the whole thing doesn't topple over on ya. Great job tho for sure. cheers!
Innovative! I really got a kick out of all drilling clips. Very interesting. 👍🏼
Well done dude! Wish I had that amount of patience
Yo Jake! I followed your vid and built one !
Works like a treat buddy love it keep up the good work
Chris
UK
Great Job, would like to do this for my Harley.
NEW TO YOUR CHANNEL. Bought the same lift from Harbor Freight cause I couldnt afford a full lift on perm. disability, know what my next project is !! sweet an thanks !!
Love the Frankenstein build. Cheers from OZ
This was a seriously crude way to build a lift table, but absolutely effective, and I love it! As for critique, because I am stealing the idea, is that I would (and will) leave the original jack completely in tact, and simply extend from the base and pads with appropriate steel. Measure the hinge points center to center and build two new arms at the far end. Now you effectively have 6 arms instead of 4, a lot less cutting, and a more rigid and strong system. I also agree with the others who don't like plywood, unless you clad the top surface with something smooth like a laminate. Plywood soaks up everything you spill on it, and doesn't wipe well. Otherwise, awesome project... thanks Jake!
Not bad idea
Awesome build man! Easily one of your best vids.
The power tool noise was my favorite part.
Great video. Keep the DIY content coming!
Looks great! Nice built and looks super practical
Thanks for this video dude. Been looking at a lift for a while but they're so damn expensive. This is probably the BEST how-to guide on making this so I'll be using this next month to make mine.
Nice work Jake. I reckon that's all I need.
Going to put my Harley dyna on this! Jake said it would work!
Great job on the build I'm gonna make one now for my bike
What you could do as well is when the platform is down you could have it either sit on bolts that spin down and act as feet and when the feet come up it sits on casters so you can wheel the bike around, and save some more space in the garage by storing a bike ontop of it.
Brilliant just what im looking to do
First off - nice XRR. And your lift is a clever little solution. A real lift is wider, which has the advantage of being able to put the bike on the side stand (for oil changes on the Piggy for example), but for your needs its perfect. Narrow, sturdy, functional.
Awesome video! Maybe throw a coat of paint or something on the deck so that when you change oil it won't soak into the wood as much and it will give the deck a little longer life. Maybe spray on (rattle can)truck bed liner or something?
im boutta get my first motorcycle and i think this diy lift is fuggen perfecto for me
For a person without a welder you did a really great job
I laugh so much during your vids😂 “fine tuning” *beats the shit out of it*
"Dent Tuning"
Brilliant idea! Well done, very inspiring 👍🏻
Awesome project man. In the future, im going to see if I can do this for cheaper using the same tools. Stay safe out there.
Do it. It’s so nice.
clever clever man ..I know what I'll be doing very soon 👏👏👏
outstanding job fella
Imma build one of these! Add the ramp to the end like the factory ones, that also prevent rolling off maybe? So you don't need the trailer ramp
Build yourself a good cheap lift. You'll need only some tools worth a couple few hundred bucks and some people might kill themselves in the process. Great 👌👌👌
Oh good point. Hey everyone, don’t kill yourselves making this. Be safe! Ok I warned them 😁
@@TheGardenSnake Well done 😜
That is a great idea. Great job
My biggest concern on this thing is that the tie downs don't reach out far enough. I'm not sure they have enough leverage/spacing to keep the bikes upright, especially when you're tired and get a bit careless.
Pretty slick, nice sanitary job