engineer wrote on 04/08/13 at 05:19:53:Serowbot you really have that down pat, easy as using a center stand. Can you tell us how high your stand is. The one I made is 7 1/4 inches high and is just a couple 2x8's glued and bolted together, the handle sticks out at 90 degrees and acts like a prop once the bike is up.
Mine's bigger...
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Mine is about 8 3/4" tall,.. 31"wide...
I had to make mine taller because of the 12.25" shocks I have on the rear... (getting a regular Savage up on it, takes a little extra muscle, but it does go)...(once, with a particularly low bike, I had to run the bike's rear tire onto a 2-by before engaging the lift,... as I was starting to bend the bar trying the raise the bike)...
I'd recommend 7 1/2" or 8" for a stock height Savage...
31" wide seemed the minimum width that I could go, to still have a good tie-down support...
PS... the lift handle just pulls out of the hole, once the bike is raised, so that it don't get in the way...
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... I also rigged a little support foot for it, but it turns out that it's not at all necessary...