Modern Vespa

Wanted something adjustable since the older I get, bending over stuff to work on it isn't always pleasant.

This is just a for the heck of it, hopefully it works kind of thing. Not a fabricator or welder, sooooo, far, far, far from perfect.

Goals: adjustable height stand, multi position, cheap.
Material: whatever is laying around.
Items purchased: friggin bolt for the rear shock mount. Just an M8 from HD since it's just holding the engine in place.

The bad: No real plan, kind of winged it, changed my mind 1000x since yesterday and it shows. Welding, been awhile and it shows. Current layout precludes mounting exhaust.

The good: It works, rough around the edges but not bad for a throw together. Sturdy, I'm 200+ and it held me when I hung off the end.

Uses:
Freestanding. Still need to cut a piece for stability, removable for when mounted to rails. Normal orientation only.
Rail mounted. Normal orientation, clutch side up, flywheel side up. Adjustable height from ground to eye level.

The best stands are the ones made from pieces pilfered!

Clever ! Well done

Dig.

I like that

Both my engine stands are homemade, and pretty obviously so. I like the way you decided that you had a problem existing options didn't fix, so you just went for it and solved it.

Just checking that the ol' eyeball engineering was still within horseshoes and hand grenades spec.

90° rotation bolted up. Maybe not as easy as a fancy stand, but did it solo with engine never having to go to ground. Long run might get some steel discs to make it true rotation instead of slide up/rotate/slide down.

Gonna go have a beer before I break something.