Motorcycle engine stand

[KMinAF]

Needed something to hold the engine from my XR500 while I worked on it. It's a combination of ideas I found on GJ and Google

 

[xtremek]

Dude, that's slick. A little late, but now that I've seen it, I might have made it wider and height adjustable so that I could spin a completed motor. But that looks great. You need to call the cops, I'm stealing this idea.

 

[protegeV]

That is awesome! good work

 

[Lelandwelds]

Needed something to hold the engine from my XR500 while I worked on it. It's a combination of ideas I found on GJ and Google

That's so cool. How do you spin it and adjust for length for other engines? Do you plan to make a couple and use for spare engine storage too?

At first, I thought it was waist tall and big enough to mount a chassis. Window perspective tricked me. I was 14 last time I tore down a motorcycle.

 

[KMinAF]

That's so cool. How do you spin it and adjust for length for other engines? Do you plan to make a couple and use for spare engine storage too?

At first, I thought it was waist tall and big enough to mount a chassis. Window perspective tricked me. I was 14 last time I tore down a motorcycle.

The top bracket tubes have about 3 inches fore and aft movement as well as pivot inside the head tubes, they are cinched down by the T bolt. The mounting tabs slide on the bracket to accommodate the width of the engine mounting points. The range of possible adjustment I think should accept most small engines.

 

[jeffer949]

Just curious. Wouldn't the engine be in the chassis for any work that can be done on this stand? Top-end, clutch, stator, etc. Just saying you cant split the cases while its on the stand. As a tech I'm just trying to picture how or when I would use it. Very cool idea and execution. Just trying to think of the practicality of it for myself in a shop situation.

 

[KMinAF]

I guess newer bikes are more technician friendly because the only way to get the cylinder off on an XR500R is to remove the engine.

 

[rharman]

Pretty nice. I got by for years with a 2x4 box about 14" square. Could flip any engine any which way.

 

[Htscheg]

Great job, and execution

 

[zmotorsports]

Very nice. I have a fully adjustable K&L engine stand that is based on the same theory but with a bit more flexibility/adjustability.

Nice job.