How do you like to work on your bike?

[Tioli]

I don’t know if any of you are doing this but I find hanging my bikes a excellent and relaxing way to work on them. You get to walk around them at eye height and see the whole picture up close. I first started doing this with my GP bike as they took a lot of maintenance and one small deviation from being anal about it always bit you in the bum.

[David Lahey]

I like to hang mine up when I change the fork seals, but not all bikes allow the bars to stay in position while doing that. It can also be helpful on some bikes to hang the bike when you are removing or installing the motor, because the bike is held nice and still but without anything underneath to get in the way.
I'm in the process of making a new bashplate for my M49 Bultaco and that job suits hanging the bike very well. I usually hang mine over the bike ramp/bench so I have somewhere to place tools close by and I don't have to lift it very far.
Another thing is if you have a high roof you can make a rig to hoist bikes way up out of the way for more floor space. Along the same lines, Greg Harding has a very clever arrangement for canoe storage that hoists them right up out of the way with little effort.
Are those handlebars up there for doing chin-ups?

[Jon V8]

I run a land Rover garage so I use my 4 post ramp to work on my bikes,which means I can easily lift them to any height I need.
My problem is finding enough time in the first place,Land Rovers can be very time consuming so the week is just not long enough.......
My Ariel is crying out for attention,(And money) so the 4 wheel stuff is going to take a back seat shortly.

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mate is that timber strong enough, it looks like35x75 softwood, I can see that TY crashing down and killing the poodle, and what gp bike did you have?..V8 we have the same thing going down here in OZ=mechanics taking a week to change a sparkpug.

[Jon V8]

mate is that timber strong enough, it looks like35x75 softwood, I can see that TY crashing down and killing the poodle, and what gp bike did you have?..V8 we have the same thing going down here in OZ=mechanics taking a week to change a sparkpug.

Not me,I only tend to do the nasty diagnostic stuff,finding glitches that only happen once a week etc,can be a real pita.....

[Tioli]

You’re an observant bunch!

Ok, Yes don’t hang a bike by the handle bars which the TY reminded me of by slipping. Normally I hang them by the triple clamps or dance the hanging points around the bile as I need to work on areas. I use 4 tie downs so loosening one and repositioning is not a problem.

Yes, it is soft wood 90 x 40 that was designed for extra strength in the middle. And no it is not hanging in the middle. If you notice there is a piece of wood against the wall. Its two pieces together to make a L shape. For heavy bikes the front hangs from the middle and the back has the piece of L shape against the rear wheel to support the weight. No problem so far but I don’t tend to go over 150KG The heaviest bike I have had up there was a RGV 250 I played with. My GP bike was a RS Honda.

The handles bars hanging from the ceiling are for pull-ups but 3 is my limit so I tend to ignore it.

[David Lahey]

This string seemed like a good place to post a photo of some workshop stuff today. I made a new bashplate for my 1968 Bultaco today and got some arm and shoulder exercise at the same time cutting the aluminium plate to size.

[Bully fanatic]

Hello all. David did you know you can buy Chinese plasma cutters for a couple off hundred dollars and give your arms a holiday. They cut aluminuim very well. Graham.

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I forgot to include these

[David Lahey]

Hello all. David did you know you can buy Chinese plasma cutters for a couple off hundred dollars and give your arms a holiday. They cut aluminuim very well. Graham.

My arms need all the exercise they can get in case I need to ride a Bultaco