John J Fisher

Bike Lift


I finally got my first garage ever this August and when I saw Chris Edwards Bike Stand I liked the idea immediately. Well, I have done a variation on a theme. Of course my garage isn't big enough to hold 2 cars, 3 bikes, snow blower, lawn tractor, misc junk and now a bike stand. So, I kept thinking about how I could do this stand and where I could put it when not in use which would be most of the time. It hit me if I built it in the ceiling it would be out of the way and available anytime without having to pull it out of storage.
I have mounted one to lift up either end of my bike. I started with that to try it out and have found I like it very much. So, some day in the future I will replicate it, spacing it enough to hoist both ends of a bike.
Thought I would share it with you guys because for some strange reason my wife cannot appreciate it.

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Here is my Speed Triple hoisted and you can see the ladder I went up to mount the new contraption. Ok, its a Triumph and not a Ducati, but its a least European.