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Started by ducatiz, October 22, 2011, 12:36:52 PM

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Düb Lüv

#15
October 23, 2011, 11:28:29 AM
i'm also pondering how i want to make my engine stand also. the only complaint about most of the engine stands that companies make is that there's not enough room under the engine for a oil and oil filter change. i know that it's stupid, but something to think about.
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TAftonomos

#16
October 23, 2011, 11:44:28 AM
It might be a few more weeks, but I have drawings out to have plates/tube cut to make an engine stand.  It will come either with feet, or casters.  Plan is to have it somewhat modular as well.

The stand will support and engine at the approx height as a bike on a front/rear stand.  The idea is you could support the entire bike and roll it into a corner/wall for storage, assemble the frame around the engine (for a build), and/or detach the legs and insert the cradle portion into a turning engine stand for assembling the case (turn it on it's side).

I'm expecting quotes back end of this coming week, and I should be able to quote a price at that time.

ducatiz

#17
October 23, 2011, 12:09:12 PM
Quote from: Raux on October 23, 2011, 03:11:03 AM
Nick Anglada has a simple one at a decent price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ENGINE-MOTOR-BENCH-STAND-95-UP-DUCATI-MODELS-NEW-848-1098-998-996-916-749-/110761260934?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19c9e2b786

you can't rotate it but it looks easy enough to bolt to a wheeled cart

90 bucks for a piece of bent metal?   kind of high for the functionality...
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ducpainter

#18
October 23, 2011, 03:03:33 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on October 23, 2011, 12:09:12 PM
90 bucks for a piece of bent metal?   kind of high for the functionality...
You mean like Termi's? ;D
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hillbillypolack

#19
October 23, 2011, 07:17:21 PM
Cycle Cat used to make a really good one, which left the frame bolts open for reassembling the bike.  I ended up with Alex Ortner's prototype stand, bug I'm uncertain if they still offer them.

Düb Lüv

#20
October 30, 2011, 06:20:10 PM
I started on my engine stand today. I bought all the material and roughly cutout the plates for the engine mounting. I should have it done this week.
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avizpls

#21
October 31, 2011, 06:31:06 AM
My plan is to make one with interlacing legs on each side so that each half-case can be supported independently, but when you assemble them  the legs wont be in eachothers way.
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Düb Lüv

#22
November 04, 2011, 03:40:09 PM
Finished everything up today






The perfect width.


On the bottom of the legs I put some sticker foam to keep for scratching the floor.
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Langanobob

#23
November 04, 2011, 03:47:12 PM
Looks Good.

avizpls

#24
November 07, 2011, 09:51:05 AM
Thats pretty much what I have in mind, except adding base legs onto each half so that it can be self-supporting
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greenmonster

#25
November 07, 2011, 05:32:49 PM Last Edit: November 07, 2011, 05:53:25 PM by greenmonster
This worked fine for me:







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MTS 1100s  -07

ducatiz

#26
November 07, 2011, 05:52:18 PM
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

greenmonster

#27
November 07, 2011, 05:54:52 PM Last Edit: November 07, 2011, 05:57:21 PM by greenmonster
Pics on our site is not easily linked so here the page:
http://www.ducatiklubben.se/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=17&id=14925&limit=10&limitstart=20&Itemid=237

Can you see the yellow stand? Or are you not allowed in?
M900 -97 
MTS 1100s  -07

ducatiz

#28
November 07, 2011, 06:14:33 PM
Quote from: greenmonster on November 07, 2011, 05:54:52 PM
Pics on our site is not easily linked so here the page:
http://www.ducatiklubben.se/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=17&id=14925&limit=10&limitstart=20&Itemid=237

Can you see the yellow stand? Or are you not allowed in?

"Varning: Tillträde till denna sida är inte tillåten utan Medlemskap i SDK"
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

greenmonster

#29
November 07, 2011, 06:19:31 PM
Ok, site is a bit too secret IMHO....
M900 -97 
MTS 1100s  -07
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