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I have been thinking about a bike lift for a few years but I don't care for table lifts due to the space they take up when you're not using them. You'd have to park the bike on the lift - in my garage anyway. They are nice but I just didn't want that much hardware in the way that I had to manage.
I've been looking at the Abba Sky Lift for a while and decided to pull the trigger.
I ordered it and it got to TX from the UK in 7 days.. which was crazy fast and would have been 5 days but was in an Ohio DHL distribution center for 2 days.. maybe import related delay.
The box was heavy, once I started putting it together it's obvious this is not the typical China type stuff you get. The steel is thick and all the bolts are heavy duty. I was afraid, after looking at pictures and videos, that it would be harbor freight-quality stuff... not at all, they do an incredible job putting this together and I have no doubt it will probably out live me.
It works by using some adapter pins specific to each bike to fit into the swingarm bolt holes. Then it pivots on those contact points. It makes raising the bike in a wheelie, stoppie or level position easy and you can get to a lot of the bike as well as move it all around the garage while on the lift.
I'm quite happy with it, will do my first tire change later today using it.
Level position:
Stoppie, rear wheel up position:
Wheelie position:
The level and wheelie positions are achieved by strapping the rear hub (BMW) or swingarm to either the black stationary part of the lift or the additional red arm that travels upwards with the lift.
Best part for me is the footprint is small when storing it. Here it's stored against the wall and assembled:
Here it's stored with 2 of the 'legs' taken off, not much of a difference:
I've been looking at the Abba Sky Lift for a while and decided to pull the trigger.
I ordered it and it got to TX from the UK in 7 days.. which was crazy fast and would have been 5 days but was in an Ohio DHL distribution center for 2 days.. maybe import related delay.
The box was heavy, once I started putting it together it's obvious this is not the typical China type stuff you get. The steel is thick and all the bolts are heavy duty. I was afraid, after looking at pictures and videos, that it would be harbor freight-quality stuff... not at all, they do an incredible job putting this together and I have no doubt it will probably out live me.
It works by using some adapter pins specific to each bike to fit into the swingarm bolt holes. Then it pivots on those contact points. It makes raising the bike in a wheelie, stoppie or level position easy and you can get to a lot of the bike as well as move it all around the garage while on the lift.
I'm quite happy with it, will do my first tire change later today using it.
Level position:
Stoppie, rear wheel up position:
Wheelie position:
The level and wheelie positions are achieved by strapping the rear hub (BMW) or swingarm to either the black stationary part of the lift or the additional red arm that travels upwards with the lift.
Best part for me is the footprint is small when storing it. Here it's stored against the wall and assembled:
Here it's stored with 2 of the 'legs' taken off, not much of a difference:
But I reckon Joe's a little on the young side for that...
