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Old March 1st 05, 01:00 AM
Shag
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On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 01:28:56 +0100, "P.J. Berg" >
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>Shag wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:12:42 -0500, Shag
>> > wrote:
>>
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>>>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:00:41 -0500, "Joey Tribiani" >
>>>wrote:
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>>>
>>>>"Shag" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:42:52 -0500, "Joey Tribiani" >
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>>chainfall and two straps...pull it to ceiling.. this ain't a snapper you
>>>>>>are messing with, can't stand it on end in a corner....
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I thought about something like that, but figure that would be a royal
>>>>>pain in the arse as far as convenience goes. I may wind up just
>>>>>parking my motorcycle under the deck in the back yard and that would
>>>>>free up enough space in the garage for what I need. Hopefully I'll be
>>>>>figuring this all out soon. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>---
>>>>
>>>>clean out over the cieling joists you packrat, and make the lift like a
>>>>boat lift...will be able to pull it to the cieling and still put a honda
>>>>under it....
>>>>
>>>
>>>Hmmm... Maybe I could build a set of ramps that lead up onto a couple
>>>of 2X12s that are elevated about 5 feet up... And could just
>>>drive/winch up onto that... and have lots of room underneath for a
>>>motorcycle... :-) Nah... Too much trouble to go through when I
>>>could just park the bike under the deck.
>>>

>>
>>
>> OOH! Or... I could just hoist the bike up to the ceiling... And
>> have plenty of room left over then... Seriously... Hmmm... It's
>> only 500 lbs or so... Hell, I might just hoist the bike up to the
>> ceiling for fun, just cuz it would look cool. WOOT! :-D

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>
>There is a motorcycle storage lift available for that, drive onto the
>narrow ramp, jack it up and turn the whole thing 90 deg against the back
>wall. This solution is real neat!


I was thinking more along the lines of a strap around the handlebars
and one around the back of the frame tied together in a big redneck
knot with a Harbor-Freight special hoist to pull it up to the ceiling.
:-) I already have a the hoist and I could untie a few extra straps
from the legs of the bed to use... Hmm... This just might work. :-D



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