Hydraulic lift

[tommytool]

Looks like the Clarke 450kg to me. I've got one but I'll think twice before putting the big man on it. Me tiger wobbled at medium height and ALWAYS put the safety bar across the scissors. I'm thinking of putting bolts in the garage floor where the 4 support bolts on the frame marry up. Precision drilling but it may be a bit more stable. The front wheel clamp I found pretty useless as well. It did put the Bike in the middle and stopped the risk of falling off the end!

[Martin#30]

I have one I use a lot (engineering firm made it up for the guy I bought it from), but I have never had the GTR up on it. Had my previous behemoth tourer (Triumph Trophy) up a few times.

They are magnificently useful things, but four things to bear in mind.

1) You have to get the bike up and down the ramp, so ramp angle and minimum height are big factors.
2) Bikes are tall, so you need a fair bit of vertical clearance in your garage.
3) There will be times when you need to stand on the raised ramp yourself, alongside the bike - to reach a high fastener rather than lower the bike down etc. Factor in your weight plus bike's weight.
4) The bed length is almost always *just* long enough in my experience. I'd want the GTR on the centre stand, so that means it will reverse 6-8 inches as it is put on the centre stand. Is there enough extra bed length to cover the bit of reversing before the rear wheel starts to raise.

Personally, I like the look of those SALUK lifts that Olde Coney posted, and I'd be tempted to get the extra width of the ATV one myself if I were buying again. The proper ones are lots of money, but I would want quality engineering involved in something that is lifting something so heavy, and fragile, that far off the ground.

Martin.