TQ_uk Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Being in lockdown with no work, some bike fettling to do, a welder, and a quantity of steel box section thought I'd knock up an Abba superbike type stand. Done some Google research and got design pretty much sorted (plagarised), but what would be handy is to know the length from the base of the upright to the centre of the pivot pin *(as in pic) Also the approx angle from vertical of uprights when in use, would be of great help too! If anyone has one and can provide such measurements it would be hugely appreciated and give me a head start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 From the centre of the box to the centre of the pivot pin is 440mm pretty much on the botton. In a very much more rough guessing way, I've just had a look and I think it's sat at about 15 degrees or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQ_uk Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Cheers both. I've also a hollow swingarm bolt so will be using a solid rod all the way through. Will post pics when completed if welding not too embarassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Yamonda said: Stand box section against your bike, find your pivot point, move bottom of box to the left 10" or so and move your pivot point up. It can sit at the angle you choose or make it adjustable. I made one but lucky I have hollow swingarm bolt so I use a solid bar one side and a tapered bar (that's all I had) on the moving side. 10" is a fair bit further off than the Abba one and I guess as such it'd put the weight through the supporting leg more, rather than just the main box section part, which probably wouldn't be a good thing. The Abba one is only about 6 or 7" away from the bottom of the main section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQ_uk Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I'll be adding triangulation to the supporting legs (unlike Abba) and also probably an extra bolt-on support as per Abba's front end lift kit as well. No doubt hugely OTT but obv don't want bike crashing to the ground, plus its a welding project as much as anything else. The plan (if successful) is to leave bike on it most of the time to gain a tiny bit more garage space and keep weight off suspension & tyres, as it's barely moved in the last 12 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Well, just so you know, the Abba one, from middle of the box section to the middle of the support is 160mm or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQ_uk Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Some pics of progress so far! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQ_uk Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Now with added lift kit... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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