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Looking good!

Sorry to hear of your health issues. GLWS

Wedding is now in FBI custody.

Nice! I have no sympathy for people like him.

      

 

Very cool.

I wish I had half of your mechanical skills and know how.

Thanks for posting. This is going to be an awesome resurrection to watch.

 

Happy Holidays!

Got out to smoke a little corn free gas today.

 

Thinking out of the box, and having much experience working with disabled patients, I thought (about 30 years ago), a Geri-lift patient transfer crane might just be the hot ticket for bike work, so I bought a used one at an estate sale for $100. One of the best investments I've made, and I still have it.

I use it constantly, and with a rated capacity of 600 pounds, it will loft any 2-wheeled device shy of a Luxo-barge. It came with a box of chains and straps which can hook to most anything without damage, and it comes apart so is easy to transport; it has been through 3 moves to Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Phoenix slid under bikes on an open trailer. 

It works especially well on bikes with expansion chambers or no center and/or side stand since you lift from the top and not the bottom - especially useful for race bikes. It's also great for extracting and installing heavy motors, changing wheels, forks, or doing swingarm work.

One of the nicest parts is it is on caster wheels, so can be maneuvered in any direction easily, even with a full load. I swear by it, not at it!   





Warren

That is a great idea!

Nice bikes!They look like fun projects.

Sounds like it was a grand and fitting send off.

Those sculptures are magnificent. Thanks for sharing.

Handy lifts have always been the gold standard. That said, I have been using one of the cheap Harbor Freight lifts for over 20 years.