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Homemade stand??
eprovenzano:
I made my 1st stand out of a "borrowed" milk crate. I added a 1x6 to the sides, and 2 - 2x6s across the top to get the desired height. Of course my son soon "acquired" this stand as his... so I built another one out of some scrap wood I had lying around. It works great, and the price was right..... FREE :wink:
Saner:
Here's one for $41.95 shipped. http://www.pitposse.com/aluminum.html
Johnniespeed:
WWW.teamhawgracing.com Has a real nice work stand,with hydralic lift and wheels. At $320 perhaps my homemade floor jack adapter will still be acceptable.
KXcam22:
Nice to have a stand that you can comfortably leave in the back of your truck with no worries. The aluminum ones are super cool but I still like the cheap and ugly variety. I asked a friend at the milk company about crates and he just laughed. He says they used to worry but now they make tons of crates (.11 each) so that once the public has what they want then the rest stays put Cam. You can buy them too for a few bucks. Cam.
kaos:
I've built a few, all riffs on the idea of:
- 4 2x2's, one at each vertical corner
- 4 1/2" thick plywood sides, screwed to the 2x2s
- 1x10 top, recessed, many screws (adds a lot of strength)
- over that, a replaceable top, usually use a 1x10 piece of hardwood, but melamine works as well
- 1x2 with rounded edges across the narrow direction, near the bottom, as a handle
Works ok, doubles as a step for loading, triples as a block in front of the front wheel when hauling multiple bikes.
But if I could recommend one, I'd say get the roll around hydraulic jack from Sears. Hoisting the KX up onto a stand is easy enough, but I about busted a gut trying that with the dual sport bike. The bike jack was on sale for $80, which seemed like a lot at the time - but has seen 5+ years of use and is really handy. Pep Boys sometimes has a verion on sale for $60, but take a look at it and see if it has metal parts sticking up above the rubber feet.
FYI.kaos
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