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Motorising bike platform lift action
Rozabikes Tim:
Multiman's trolley thread got me thinking...
Some who have met me will know I am loosing mobility due to muscle wastage. Arms and legs are effected. However although likely never to ride a bike again, I love working on them and determined when time allows, to get properly into the 400/4 resto....
Anyway because of my condition, I cannot pump the hydraulic lift pedal to lift the platform. Anybody ever done a motorised mod on these at all? Or do any of you engineering wizards have any ideas?
Johnny4428:
Tim I hope I adopt the same attitude as you should I lose my mobility, it is in the w/shop that I get as much enjoyment from these bikes. My bike lift had an air pump on it when I bought it but seeing how the pedal operates the pump on these manually i can see no problem with converting to be operated by hand or with compressed air. Bound to be someone on here that could suggest something. Good luck!
Multiman:
After a quick search inevitably there are several YouTube videos on doing a conversion.
Cursory look suggests they buy an air operated ram and replace the existing. Some welding required.
K2-K6:
To throw in an idea https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175919035113 items like these offer possibilities, cost potentially a barrier though and adaption required. Its a outboard motor lift hydraulic unit. A friend has used this type before to provide lift for snowplough blade on the front of a land rover !
K2-K6:
Things like this available too https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004382089829.html again of ram + motor unit combined.
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