Lift Table

• Most motorcycle lifts are table lifts. Table lifts provide better access and stability without the risks associated with hydraulic floor jacks.
  
  

Materials

• Homemade motorcycle lifts use 1 to 1 1/8 inch plywood. Two to four eye screws are added to tie down the motorcycle for extra stability.
  
  

Ramps

• Ramps are used to get the motorcycle on the lift table. It is simpler and less expensive than rigging a floor jack to the lift table. Some owners build the table so part of it lowers to become the ramp.
  
  

Alternative Lift

• Owners who do not want a table lift can attach some carpet to a four inch by eight inch wooden block for a lift. It will not raise the bike off the ground like a table lift, but will get one wheel off the ground for light maintenance.