I've always wanted a bike work bench... the issue is my garage floor space is limited, so I didn't want something when not in use to be taking up valuable space. But... my garage also has 12ft ceilings. I started looking for something cheap (yes I'm cheap) that when not in use could be stored near the ceiling via a pulley system. After searching the interwebs, I found a video of a home made stand, that utilizes a motorcycle jack, and auto jack stands.
Here's a link to the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8oFhyBrhk. I took his idea and made a few changes and built the following work table. It's made from 2x10 lumber with a 3/4 plywood top. The cutout is designed so the bike lift will fit under the stand, as this is how you lift and move the stand. I also had to build and figure out a way to mount a ramp. Most of the material used I had lying around, including the front wheel stop. I used a door hinge so it can fold down when not being used.
Pic 1 - shows the 1st time I lifted the stand and dropped in onto the jack stands. I was surprised as to how stable it was.
Pic 3 - I bent a small piece of steel and attached to the plywood ramp, with a bolt going through the plywood to keep it from falling. Yes there's a support under the plywood ramp for stability.
Pic 4 - the 1st trial on putting my bike onto the table... this was just prior lifting it with the jack
Pic 7 - loaded and lifted to it lowest height. I can go higher, just need to lift and adjust the jack stands.
So far so good... I really haven't used it much yet, as I just completed it... but with the bike loaded and sitting on the jack, its surprisingly easy to move around the garage. The next test will be to load the street bike... That will happen this weekend. And finally the test of the pulleys to lift it up to the ceiling.
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One thing I did try while the KTM was on the lift, was to use a small auto scissor jack to lift the rear of the bike. This would allow me (when needed) to remove pull the rear tire. It worked great, next will be to try it on the cruiser as well. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. 