Home made ABBA type paddock stand dimensions and pics

[bikerpiker]

I have never got round to making a front yoke lift, i did fancy making something like this though





Or maybe something like this Yoke lift

Click ere - http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=9

[LotusSevenMan]

BP.
How does that ABBA stand work then? Can't see how they raise it.
First stand pic is obvious of course with lever beam but that ABBA?

[bikerpiker]

BP.
How does that ABBA stand work then? Can't see how they raise it.
First stand pic is obvious of course with lever beam but that ABBA?

Lsm
there must be a kind of long threaded bar of sorts inside the extending upright , which then screws down against a fixed stopper inside the box section,therefore raising the upper part of the lift ......or something like that

Not sure if thats the top of the threaded bar you can see in the pic,..poss for a socket to fit it .....i might be wrong though

[LotusSevenMan]

BP.

Aha. Just read product info. Yep, deffo a screw jack by turning the nut on the top.

"The yoke front lift will raise the front of the machine by lifting vertically in the hole under the steering head. It is operated by screwing a nut at the top of the lift. This will then allow free access of the front wheel, forks etc".

[bikerpiker]

That'll be basically the same idea as the old car jacks ,not the scissor type ,the other type

Prob would be dead easy to make ,steel is not expensive ,mind you the other type in the pic above looks very simple to make

If i (or anyone else) had workshop facilities, either of them would be piss easy , its when you've no pipe benders etc, then you have got to modify the design to make things easier for yerself

Maybe a wee project for sometime in the future ......

[LotusSevenMan]

BP.
You're right that with pipe bending kit it'd be a good home build project.

I have one of these:-
http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=1
and one of these:-
http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=2
that I got for twenty notes the pair so got lucky. Would still like a front triple tree type one though.

[bikerpiker]

LSM
if i was ever to do it without a pipe bender , i'd cut straight lengths ,then weld them together,it would still give the same basic shape required

That was another thing i never got round to doing ,ie ,making one of those small front lifts that goes under the sump,..ive even got a couple of good nylon wheels off of an old paddock stand to do it with ,..instead ,i usually just shove the wee trolley jack under the sump once the ABBA ...errr ...type stand is fitted.
This lifts the complete front end and is very stable

You certainly got a bargain at £20 for both stands

[VTRDark]

How disappointing more broken image links

Jazz do you have a copy of the plans/dimensions by any chance. I was going to post the link for someone. Anyone else.... bsabloke IIRC you made one.

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[Watty]

How disappointing more broken image links

Jazz do you have a copy of the plans/dimensions by any chance. I was going to post the link for someone. Anyone else.... bsabloke IIRC you made one.

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I've a home made Abba Carl, not sure it's identical measurements as the Abba but it works Let me know if you want the dimensions

[VTRDark]

Thanks but it's not that important mate, I was only going to pass the link on. You could have made a how to thread when building yours though I was hoping the original plans from this thread may be about so the thread could be back of use. Had this one bookmarked for ages, and now when I go to post the link, the thread is useless. Shame really as it was a good one. Best delete it from my bookmarks now It almost makes me want to go taking images from threads and building my own library so I can replace the images as they get lost.

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[Watty]

Thanks but it's not that important mate, I was only going to pass the link on. You could have made a how to thread when building yours though I was hoping the original plans from this thread may be about so the thread could be back of use. Had this one bookmarked for ages, and now when I go to post the link, the thread is useless. Shame really as it was a good one. Best delete it from my bookmarks now It almost makes me want to go taking images from threads and building my own library so I can replace the images as they get lost.

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It's was built pre Storm days mate or I would certainly done a how to thread

[Jazzscot]

All I got Carl is this




Think its 2inch box section

The 70 mm at the top refers to the centre of the threaded rod from the top.

[turbo_billy]

PM sent Carl

[Jazzscot]

Here was a prototype

[VTRDark]

I think that brings the thread back to life and of some use again with those basic measurement and a pic.

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