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·I have an MH900e that sits in my lounge, however, I would like to hang it from the wall in the dining room .
I also ride the bike every other weekend or so, hence it must be reasonably simple to get down put up.
I was thinking of making a triangular frame for the one side of the bike – in the shape of a capital “A”. The idea would be for the lower two ends of the A frame to bend around (have bars at 90 degrees welded on) to pass through the hollow axels front and rear. The apex (top) of the A would then be attached to a cable to raise the bike up.
I plan to put an electric winch in the ceiling bolted to the rafters to raise it up and a very narrow stainless steel shelf for the wheels to sit on once the bike is up.
There would need to be a circlip of sorts to secure the A frame where it passes through the hollow axels – to stop the bike slipping off. Additionally, the top of the A frame would need to be secured near the top of the bike to stop the bike falling over and hanging upside-down – I want to have the tyres on the shelf against the wall and the bike angled out at 45 degrees.
Questions:
1) Would this sort of arrangement wear the bearings in the wheels / headstock?
2) Would the frame distort if the A frame was attached to it under the seat / tank and the bike was angled out?
3) How could one best secure the top of the A frame to the bike without damaging it?
4) Has anyone calculated the centre of gravity for an MH900e?
5) Any examples of this being done (and how!)?
And most important – is this stupid?
I also ride the bike every other weekend or so, hence it must be reasonably simple to get down put up.
I was thinking of making a triangular frame for the one side of the bike – in the shape of a capital “A”. The idea would be for the lower two ends of the A frame to bend around (have bars at 90 degrees welded on) to pass through the hollow axels front and rear. The apex (top) of the A would then be attached to a cable to raise the bike up.
I plan to put an electric winch in the ceiling bolted to the rafters to raise it up and a very narrow stainless steel shelf for the wheels to sit on once the bike is up.
There would need to be a circlip of sorts to secure the A frame where it passes through the hollow axels – to stop the bike slipping off. Additionally, the top of the A frame would need to be secured near the top of the bike to stop the bike falling over and hanging upside-down – I want to have the tyres on the shelf against the wall and the bike angled out at 45 degrees.
Questions:
1) Would this sort of arrangement wear the bearings in the wheels / headstock?
2) Would the frame distort if the A frame was attached to it under the seat / tank and the bike was angled out?
3) How could one best secure the top of the A frame to the bike without damaging it?
4) Has anyone calculated the centre of gravity for an MH900e?
5) Any examples of this being done (and how!)?
And most important – is this stupid?
