If you weld or have access to someone who does, I bought plans from "AFAB" in AZ to build a lift that uses a auto type floor jack. So you get the advantage of having a floor jack to use also except when you are actually liting the bike. Try <afabonline.com>  I have a Western Cycle air lift and it has been worth every bit of the $ I paid for it 6 years ago (my goodness has it been that long since I retired). I got the side plates for ATV's so can put the riding mower in the air to get after the blades to remove and sharpen them. The front tire cycle vise makes working on abike very easy. It clamps well enough I do not use straps.  It comes in a hydraulic rather than air version and the new one has a slide out spot so the rear tire can be removed with less fussing. I bought a used scissors jack to use under the bike to get the rear tire off the deck. Bike jacker <www.biggmaxx.com&gt; also has a lift or used to that takes up less room and seemed to be pretty neat. Saw ad for it after I got mine. good luck in your search. Max

Picked up a lift from Advance Auto Parts for about $60.  All three bikes have exhaust going beneath the frame.  Made adapters out of wood for the Rebel 450.  Bought a metal adapter for the Rebel 250 on eBay.  All I needed for the Savage were two strips of wood to slip under the frame and avoid the exhaust.  Use tie down straps for all three to secure the bikes.

My bike lift - on my other thumper:


I can pick up the whole thing and there's no chance of falling over.  I got the engine hoist at pep boys, I think it was $149.

Yes I use it for engines too.

Cphillip. looked at the site in your original post. Looks to me like that will do everything you want to do well. Only difference in the one I have is it is scissors style rather than parallel gram, so goes straight up rather than raring back some. Won't be enough to make any difference. I really like having the table top area there for tools and parts. I leave the 8" ATV extensions on mine even though it makes reaching across difficult some times. It also gives me place and mount and dismount if I am going to kick start a non-electric bike.  Seems like you are pretty serious about fixing scooters and cycles and working while standing up is much more efficient and fun. Max

RG wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:


Thats the same as I already have. The one in my link is the Next Big step up in work platforms. Thats where I am heading. You will find reasons as you get older to go from that to this...  

You have a good air compressor?

darn right. The very first thing after we bought the house was the air compressor- not appliances, not sofa bed, not a chair. The compressor saves in many ways.  Good air tools are pleasure to use and in a long run pay off many times. The "air" is a must if You intend to work on a regular bases on a different vehicles.
Now I am searching to buy a good lift , but I am cheap so I am looking for a used one from somebody that had it to pretend he works on his bikes. I thought I'll do without a lift, but obviously I am getting old.