I’m a few months in using the Big Blue Easy Rizer so thought I’d do a bit of an update.
From my point of view, it’s a good piece of kit but a PITA to use.
Problem 1: Storage of the BBE. I have a single car garage which is bike storage and workshop area. The garage is home to four motorcycles, a tumble drier and a fridge (side by side). I also have another worktop opposite the TD/fridge which ‘eats’ into floor space so having the BBE set up all the time really makes things awkward in the garage, particularly just moving through it. Appreciate that my situation might be extreme with so much crammed into the garage and certainly if I only had one bike then it wouldn’t be an issue.
Problem 2: Setting up. The way the lift operates on every motorbike is the same but the actual set up of the mounts is different. My pal came round yesterday to do a minor service on his CB1000R and it took an hour and a half just to get the mounts set up correctly. TBF, we were nattering away and the more you use it, the quicker it would be but it’s definitely not as easy to use as the Abba Stand. I’m just about to try setting it up on one of my other bikes so will be interesting to see how long it takes me.
Problem 3: Oil changes can’t be done using the BBE because the mount usually obstructs the sump bolt and/or the filter. You can’t do any work to the footpegs because this is where the BBE mounts to. So the lowest points on the bike which might need attention you’d still need to bend down for.
Problems 2 and 3 are minor really, it’s the amount of space it takes up, you end up shunting it into a corner and only using if you really have to.
I’m probably going to look at the Abba Stand now, I just need to know which adapter kit (if any) fit the GS1150.
From my point of view, it’s a good piece of kit but a PITA to use.
Problem 1: Storage of the BBE. I have a single car garage which is bike storage and workshop area. The garage is home to four motorcycles, a tumble drier and a fridge (side by side). I also have another worktop opposite the TD/fridge which ‘eats’ into floor space so having the BBE set up all the time really makes things awkward in the garage, particularly just moving through it. Appreciate that my situation might be extreme with so much crammed into the garage and certainly if I only had one bike then it wouldn’t be an issue.
Problem 2: Setting up. The way the lift operates on every motorbike is the same but the actual set up of the mounts is different. My pal came round yesterday to do a minor service on his CB1000R and it took an hour and a half just to get the mounts set up correctly. TBF, we were nattering away and the more you use it, the quicker it would be but it’s definitely not as easy to use as the Abba Stand. I’m just about to try setting it up on one of my other bikes so will be interesting to see how long it takes me.
Problem 3: Oil changes can’t be done using the BBE because the mount usually obstructs the sump bolt and/or the filter. You can’t do any work to the footpegs because this is where the BBE mounts to. So the lowest points on the bike which might need attention you’d still need to bend down for.
Problems 2 and 3 are minor really, it’s the amount of space it takes up, you end up shunting it into a corner and only using if you really have to.
I’m probably going to look at the Abba Stand now, I just need to know which adapter kit (if any) fit the GS1150.
