Building a DIY Rolling Dirt Bike Stand
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- The dirt bike stand is a must have for most bike repair work. Now that I'm arranging a new garage, I wanted to build my own mobile dirt bike stands for better organization. This is that diy build. ⚡👕 Seat Time Shirts 👕⚡bit.ly/SeatTimeShop
I first saw these wooden bike stands on the Enduro Builds instagram page. I thought they were awesome then, but it didn't dawn on me to utilize them until we were in a new house. Now that I am needing to fit a few different sports, and tools, in one two car garage, I needed to rethink how I organized said garage.
The build itself is pretty straight forward. The hard part for me was figuring out the length and angles of the legs for the bike stand. I tried REALLY hard to rethink through some geometry from years past, and I ALMOST got there! I did make a few small mistakes, which I think I see the error now. I'd still love to get your thoughts on how to improve the idea of these mobile wooden dirt bike stand.
Now that I have a dirt bike stand with casters, I can start on the other aspects of the garage build out. I've got a workbench in mind, with some pegboard and cabinets. Then we can really put our tools away and start working on the bikes again. Which mean I'll be able to start riding again!
As always, pass along your thoughts! It was fun to have a small woodworking project again. What else could I build to help organize the garage?
0:00 Intro
0:39 Find Hypotenuse & Angles to Cut
3:30 Making DIY Bike Stand
7:45 Add Bracing
8:06 Spray Paint!
8:37 Add Rubber Mat
9:04 Mount Casters
9:27 Test the Stand
10:35 What I Learned
11:13 Garage Organization
11:32 Outro
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Thanks for posting...very entertaining. You go through the whole fraction thing......well. A Danish friend of mine said "Simplify and go metric." Using glue would make it stronger. A T-bevel tool would eliminate math. Plywood sides (with holes for access) will stop it from "Raking" and make it safer....glue and staple/screw, the plywood sides (with at least a 1x frame) would also give you something to trace for your angle cuts. Also, attaching the castors with bolts, using lock tight, is more long-term than using screws, especially with wood.
That thing looks sweet.
Thanks. It's work out pretty darn good. After a few months of use, I would say make the bottom a bit wider so it has more stability.
Not sure where the error was in the math, but I'd bet it has to do with the turning the legs at 45 degrees and the thickness of that leg. In regards to the legs. Angle (slop in the miter saw) and length likely were slightly off. The length could also be blade flex on the saw. Use stop blocks when cutting for same lengths (learned that with picture framing). For assembly I would have just put the legs on the top. Set the bottom on the base board. Marked it up and made the cut. That is it is fit to the square of the legs. That way no errors. I'm kind of lazy that way. If I don't have to measure I won't. I had marked base board in my last house to length then use an angle finder. Was nice and tight. Very minimal measurement. Only inside corner to cornes. I used a laser measure for that. Will see when I make one of these. I've seen them on the dirt bike channel and have wanted one for a bit.
Great video as always Brian! Ride on🚲🛣
Thanks Dude!!!!!
Carpentry is an individual art no man should do it the same she said😂nice job 💙💪👍😇✅🤙🍺🙏🏆🔥
😂 I'm fully behind that!!!
Thanks for this tutorial! In regards to the workbench i did one of those ones that you see all over pinterest and the like that uses a similar concept as these stands. it's on rubber casters and has a measured custom spot for the table saw so i can rip lumber and use the rest of the workbench as the catch. My chopsaw is also integrated in a similar way, the compressor sits on the bottom as well as my other random tools. It took some chin scratching and redoing some stuff to get it right but it's 110% worth it.
I love those but I don't do enough big woodworking projects anymore to justify building it in that regard. Also, my Bosch Tablesaw you see folds up and moves around nicely, so I can 'sorta' easily move it around as needed. I would love to get into more woodworking again, but I have to say no to some stuff or #SeatTime videos, or #GettingSeattime, won't happen!!! Shoot me some pics of your work bench over DM or whatever! I'd still love to see it in action.
You say you don't have a lot of space to work with? In my one car garage I've got two dirt bikes, a four-wheeler, a street bike and four tool carts on wheels. Wheels make it happen!
Looks like a fun project and ill have to make one myself. Being only capable of rough carpentry, my motto is: "doesn't have to be pretty to work"! 😅😅
DAMN SKIPPY! Mine works, and is “semi-pretty”.
Nice work man. I think the key to rolling well will be bigger wheels. I’m thinking about finding some rubber or pneumatic ones for a stand for my garage
I work in Telcom. I got a "furniture dolly" from a central office (Time Warner) at some point. I have no clue where they got it or if someone there made it. It is made out of white oak, with nice rubber pads on it. Was used for heavy equipment. The castors on it are amazing. Full on ball bearings. Pretty sure they are at least, 4 inches if not larger. Rolls heavy stuff easily and makes it over door thresholds with heavy things easy (I've actually moved pianos with it. . Blows anything you can get at home depot or HF away. I would likely try and source some locking castors of that caliber for a bike. Defiantly agree on the larger castors and over doing the weight you need.
Thanks Morgan! I found some more robust wheels at Fix & Feed here in Bonham. They're going on this weekend!
Working with dead tree carcass is a pain in the bum. Like you said, the wood warps any which way which makes finish carpentry tough.
Quick and dirty bench in the garage. Screw a 2x4 to the wall. This is the back support for the top. Frame out 24" from the wall along the same length of 2x4. This is the front of the bench. Add legs in the corners and some where along the middle. Use your best judgment. Top the bench with 3/4 plywood. You can set the height to whatever you find comfortable too depending on how tall you are.
Have you seen the bench I built in the garage in other videos now?!?! Thoughts?!?!
I'm not sure, but your floor looks like as some kind of soft mats, and this prevent wheels from rolling. Do you have a problem that stand with one brake caster wants to run away when you lift bike on it?
The floor does have some paint the sellers put down, but not soft mats. Maybe one day for better standing, but not where bikes would go. I have two brake casters, and when I lift the bike I don't have an issue dropping it on the stand. You do have to place it, where a non-rolling one you can kind of maneuver a bit more recklessly.