Originally Posted by rodH

I figured out what one is. Would that be better or would a hand wench at the floor level, using a heavy duty pulley on the ceiling work better?? I worry it would fall, but if these things are rated at 2000+ pounds and the bikes are just over 200.

Originally Posted by tnrider

while i see no problem putting a wench to work in lifting my bike, i think you would hear less complaints if you used a winch and then found something more interesting for the wench to do... i remember a yamaha print add a number of years ago were they made the same error - it was something like purchase a new atv and you can get a free warn 1000-wench -- not something i really would want!!! at least not a warn one...

how about a pulley on a strong ceiling beam and use a boat winch to crank the bike up. make sure the winch, pulley, and beam can handle the weight. the difficult issue is how to attach to the bike so that it is lifted in the horizontal position. obviously you can attach to handlebar at front but where are you going to attach to the rear of the bike?

Originally Posted by rodH

this is what I was thinking about, but putting together a kit for myself and using some type of manual wench or come a long

http://www.langeoriginals.com/hoistabike/firstpage.htm