I've seen pictures of people using table lifts as work benches, especially for things like motor rebuilds.

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2009 DL650 ABS (with touring kit)
2004 Honda ST1300

i don't use the center stand while the bike is on the table

too dicy!

i use common tie downs, w/ ratchets

push on(w/ power) & back off(w/o power)

me on solid ground

a simple wire w/ a hook on the end allows me to reach the tie down hooks, while standing on solid ground

once balanced w/ straps, i can re-configure at will

i have rear side racks that i can secure to, when i wish to lift the front wheel w/ bottle jack

straps to the handle bars & a bottle jack allow me to lift the rear tire

an atv jack, in the middle w/ straps to it, allow me to lift both ends at the same time

before i was able to pull this off, i had to drill out the holes in the table, adding a few of my own for safety measures

i found that the center stand just cluttered the under bike work area & i like the bike secured rather than balanced

the above method works well for the WEE, the DR-350 & the TTR-230(so far)

just an old fat man's way of doing things...

shiny side up

sw

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Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't.
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steve
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'05 WEE (LRW)
'99 DR TREE FIDDY SEX
plus several BRAND X

I really like to use my rear wheel lift on my lift table along with the HF front wheel chock.
The front tire stays right where it needs to. If I am going to do rear wheel work or chain, etc. work. Roll on, chock holds it kind of steady grab the rear wheel lift and 'roll' the back end of the bike up.
Quite stable then, but I use ratchet straps to my crash bars to ensure that I don't do something as silly as knocking the bike off the lift table.

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L2V -- not so much stuff--well I guess that i blew that one...FOR SALE

Logs of good ideas. I think that I am going to investigate mounting a ride-in wheel chock onto the deck of the table lift. I'm not tall enough to manouver the bike on the lift while standing on the floor.

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2009 DL650 ABS (with touring kit)
2004 Honda ST1300

Glen, consider this before you do. Those wheel clamps are designed so that once the bike is up on the lift and jacked up a tad, the front wheel can be removed straight out the front of the clamp, and in fact the entire front end can be removed without repositioning the bike. Can't do that with the wheel in a roll-on chock.



I love those roll-on chocks, have two that I use for towing and storage, but I would not put one on my lift personally.

N.

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Nils Menten - Santa Cruz, CA, USA

R1200GS, DL1K3, CBX, DRZ
I have a motorcycle problem.

Look at my chock again. There is a pin where the vertical member attaches to the horizontal member. Pull the pin, remove the vertical member, and the wheel can be rolled out the front just like you described.

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Pat- 2007 DL650A was ridden to all 48 contiguous states. 2012 DL650A is just getting started.
Nicknames for posting ease on my part, Vee = all DL1000s. Wee = 2004-2011 DL650s. Glee = 2012+ DL650s

OK, wow, that is way different than mine and excellent. Thanks for posting that pic.

N.

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Nils Menten - Santa Cruz, CA, USA

R1200GS, DL1K3, CBX, DRZ
I have a motorcycle problem.

When you installed your Pittsburgh Motorcycle wheel chock on the deck of your lift, did you use the base it came with or remove it?

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2009 DL650 ABS (with touring kit)
2004 Honda ST1300