Dirt Bike Stand

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I do not recommend that any one do this.
It could be dangerous and could lead to injury.
This has been posted so others can see what I have done for information only.

That said.
I needed a cheap bike stand.
A stand to secure the bike with the back wheel off the ground for cleaning and servicing.
At the bike shop these stands made from ali cost $100.00. The problem is that they get trashed during transport or everytime a bike is tossed on top of them and that is why I decided to get a cheap on.

I went down to our local hardware store and purchased this step stool for $10.00.
It is rated to carry 100kilos or 200 pounds.

Ji

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They don't weigh much, they stack but best of all they don't cost much.
Their one draw back is they are just a little short.

Ji

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To get them to the right height I took a peek in my ali scrap bin and found a few bits they may work.
Because this is a prototype I was just going to tack weld the feet but as usual once you get a bead rolling along I find it hard to stop at just a tack.
These welds are not awesome because I was not sure this was going to work but they are sound.

Ji

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After all four feet were welded I fixed them to the stand via a couple of self drilling tech screws.

Ji

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These stands have to retain their best attributes, so after fixing the feet to them I tested their stacking ability.
Pretty good.

They still weigh not much and they still cost $10.00 plus some scrap ali, a little fab time and more AC TIG practice.

Ji

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Time for the true test.
Can the bike stand be called a bike stand.

This was to be a true test so I just tossed the bike up on top.
I did not gently lower it down.
I also did not line the bike up perfectly on top of the new stand.
The back wheel clears the ground by about 25mm or 1 inch.

So far so good.

Ji