Thought I'd share this with the org. Bike stand/shelving unit...

[GsxrBots]

So a few months ago, I needed to do an oil change on the mighty busa.. I've been having some hip issues for the past few months to a year and working on my knees isn't much of an option for me, so I thought I'd build a bike stand.. Pretty simple, made out of 2 sheets of 3/4 plywood roughly following these plans.. BBC Racing / Marietta Motorsports / Motorcycle Stand

Well, on the "inside" of the box, I added some "shelves". My thought was, and still is, that I'm only gonna use this table one or two times a year max, so I'd stand it up, and use it as a shelf to hold stuff.

Well then I saw Card69 posting about the helmet hooks he bought from Lowes, and viola! Here she is.

Made on the cheap (the wood free from work ) and it does a mighty fine job of everything!

Thought I'd share..

 

[GsxrBots]

Jeez, just realized how blurry those couple are.. Sorry.. :down:

And rotated 90 deg..

 

[fallenarch]

Nice, but won't the stuff fall off the shelves when you put the bike on it?

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

Soooooooo how the flip do you get bike up on top of that?
We need a video

 

[GsxrBots]

Nice, but won't the stuff fall off the shelves when you put the bike on it?

Goofy, I'll take the stuff off the once a year I have to lay it down.

 

[GsxrBots]

Soooooooo how the flip do you get bike up on top of that?
We need a video

Brute strength.. Or a ramp, whichever is easier.

 

[fallenarch]

I've lifted a few Busas in my time, I'm thinking the ramp would be easier.........

 

[RYC1966]

is that baltic birch plywood? glued and screwed? The shelf unit looks great and holds whatever you stuff into it.

 

[GsxrBots]

is that baltic birch plywood? glued and screwed? The shelf unit looks great and holds whatever you stuff into it.

Haha! It totally is.

 

[RYC1966]

to many plys in the pic...that is good stuff

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

I can totally see a ghost in your fourth pic.

 

[dk55belair]

I think it could also double as playpen for junior and 3 friends...or maybe "time-out" chambers

 

[mr8ball]

Good job sir. Does it slide much when you are putting the busa on it? I have to ride my busa up on my life have you tried that? I wish my life was a little wider but it works for now. Am thinking about building some side pieces for it.

 

[fallenarch]

Looks like a good place to stash a few ...........

 

[tjdobb]

I see you saved the bottom shelf for the best of the best!

 

[Busa1166]

Not a fan of the complete plywood construction to hold such a valuable piece of of equipment that if it did fall on you could kill you.

 

[Fastfrog007]

Good work Botsington, I'd build one, but I cant do much more the Lego's when it comes to building. I was gonna snag a few pallets from work to use as a stand, but turns out thats not allowed and the Scooby Doo wasnt big enough to haul them home.

 

[GsxrBots]

Not a fan of the complete plywood construction to hold such a valuable piece of of equipment that if it did fall on you could kill you.

I'm one of the more anal-retentive people you'll meet as far as working on the bike goes.. It ain't goin' anywhere.. It'll fall off the pitbull before anything. I have a Baxley I could roll it into as well, but I needed to get to the push pins around the front wheel so I figured it'd be nice to be able to move the front wheel left to right.

If I were to make another one, I'd make it wider, and still might add a wider piece of plywood to the "top" of it for the next time I use it..



As far as it moving when I ramp the bike onto it, nope. Stayed put the whole time. Although, I'm not crazy enough to actually ride it up there, just call a neighbor and we pushed it...

 

[lil charlie]

I like it, I would have to buy a lift though. Me + Bike + ramp = Big Chicken and I dont think I would ever try.

 

[TallTom]

I particularly like the dainty purple handlebar mounted basket you have for the Busa.