| If you do any work at all on your motorcycle, I'm | | | | $100 and $300. They are significantly heavier than |
| sure you have thought about getting some sort | | | | a stationary stand, so they are not as portable. |
| of motorcycle lift. Need to get your wheels off | | | | They still normally weight under 100 pounds, so |
| the ground to change your tires or rims? Are you | | | | they are not terrible to move around. |
| tired of bending over to do trivial things like | | | | Your final option is a motorcycle lift table. These |
| cleaning your bike or changing your oil? Some sort | | | | are larger units that have a table surface on |
| of lift can really make life with your motorcycle | | | | which to roll or drive your bike. They use hydraulic |
| much easier. But what kind of lift do you need? | | | | or air cylinders to raise your motorcycle to |
| You have several choices available, and the right | | | | comfortable working height. They provide a very |
| one depends on what you are trying to do and | | | | stable platform for doing most anything to your |
| how much money you have to spend. | | | | bike. These lift tables are not very portable. They |
| The most basic option is some sort of stationary | | | | normally weight quite a bit and are not designed |
| stand. These can range from a commercially | | | | to be moved. Because of their weight, they are |
| available stand to something as simple as a milk | | | | also very expensive to ship, normally requiring |
| crate. Stands like this are extremely simple, with | | | | freight shipping and a business address. They are |
| no moving parts that can break. They tend to be | | | | much more expensive than other options, costing |
| inexpensive compared to other options, and they | | | | $500 and up. They also don't actually lift the |
| are also lightweight and extremely portable. The | | | | wheels of your bike off the ground, meaning you |
| main drawback is the fact that they don't do any | | | | would still need some sort of jack if you need |
| of the lifting for you. You have to pick your | | | | change wheels or tires. |
| motorcycle up by some other means and set it | | | | Motorcycle table lifts are designed for motorcycle |
| down on your stand. Depending on the size of | | | | service shops where they can have some |
| your bike, this could be a deal-breaker. | | | | dedicated floor space. If you can spare the space |
| Your second option is a motorcycle jack. A jack | | | | and the money, a lift table may be the choice for |
| will fold down to be relatively flat so it can be | | | | you. Motorcycle jacks are designed with the |
| placed under your bike, and then uses either a | | | | average motorcycle owner in mind. They are the |
| hydraulic jack or an air cylinder to raise your bike | | | | best choice if you can't easily lift your motorcycle |
| up in the air. Normally, you have two or more rails | | | | yourself. Motorcycle stands are designed for |
| that contact your bike frame to support it while | | | | motocross bike and dirt bike owners in mind. If |
| lifting. The hydraulic or air power makes lifting | | | | you can lift you motorcycle by yourself and want |
| your motorcycle easy. The fact that these jacks | | | | to save some money, these will work fine for |
| are relatively flat in their down position makes | | | | you. There is no one correct answer for the right |
| them easy to store either behind or under | | | | motorcycle lift. It all depends on what you have |
| something in your garage. They are also relatively | | | | and how much you have to spend. |
| inexpensive and can be purchased for between | | | | |