AbeFM

Ok, that's awesome. I want one, now. Cause when I was doing my chain I just jacked the bike up by the lower shock mount, and it's a bitch to clear the pipe and the tire and still get in there. :-)
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Besucher98

Bling,

Did you weld the tabs (swingarm support) on or did you hack something off that was already there?

And hey, I'm not laughing....if it work, it works!!!! But I woulf get a can of paint (rustolium or so) and color that thing to get rid of the old rusty look!

superbling

I just cut off the upper basket of the cart at the four tube locations. These particular carts are more robust than typical grocery store type designs. Cutting through these tubes took A LONG time, the metal is very hard.
The middle brace, the part that actually contacts the swingarm and holds the bike up, is solid steel. I actually broke my dad's cheap chinese bolt cutters trying to cut through this bar since the hacksaw was slow going.

I did not weld anything to it although at the time I strongly considered adding a triangulation type brace to the bar down to the wheel frame. But like I said, it's held up for 8 years like this so I haven't been in any rush to "git r dun"

I wrapped several layers of plain ol' electrical tape around the bar to provide some friction which has worked well but a more "elegant" solution is black rubber hose. The rust at the cut points on the tubes could be covered with some plastic caps now that I think about it some more. This cart was left to die a slow death and I probably should have found another one in better condition. I also didn't see the front left wheel was bent in the accident.

As one might surmise with four large wheels, it's easy to roll the bike around in the garage.

dive2277

Dude!!! You are a genius!!! I hate when people are smarter and more resourceful than me. The best inventions are discovered out of the necessity of poverty, just look at barbeque, fajitas and Cajun food. The slaves were given the tuff and considered uneatable meat and came up with barbeque. The pour *** south Louisiana Cajun’s killed and cooked almost any dam thing and with the right spices made it taste good.

I just wished I had thought of making my own bike stand.

superbling

Naw I didn't come up with the idea, just took a chance and tried it. Just wanted to share it with everyone.

Mmmmmm, fajitas. LOL, loved your analogy. Pet peeve: chicken fajtitas. Hmm, let's see. We'll take ordinary grilled chicken, put it in a tortilla, call it chicken fajitas, and charged a lot more! Brilliant........