Scissor lift bike stands?

I've had a Tusk for a couple years now.  I like how it has a pedal to drop it instead of how some of them require you to release it with Your hand by twisting a knob. I have the one with wheels. My floor is a nice smooth concrete floor. I'm able to roll bikes around of all sizes and its still stable.50's to 450's. They all have a way to hold the bike on the stand so its stable when removing wheels, forks, etc. And is almost like having a second set of hands in some cases. Its great for tall people.  I have not seen one that has the extra little wedge as an option for leveling out some bikes , like they offer on a lot of regular stands. But I've found that You can adapt one of the wedges from one of those other stands to work. I have a chunk of rubber  horse stall mat  that I just  place on the stand to level a bike as needed. They take up much less space than the table style lifts and get the bike up as high. For  in Your garage/shop they are great to have. A little heavy to bring to the track with you. But overall great!  

Tusk one here as well, like that I can roll the bike right up against the shop bench or in a corner if more space is needed. I have heard of issues with some (older) ones having issues with the hydraulics going on. I do use the pin as a safety but have never had a failure. RMATV is good with warranties if you would have an issue I would say,  versus some random eBay one. If you work on your bikes, definitely worth having.

Tusk stand is pretty good. Just make sure to get one that has some sort of lock/safety pin to keep it in place. My brother bought one years ago that had no way to lock it after it was raised and the slightest breeze would knock it down and the bike would fall over. Thing was a death trap. 

I’ve got one of the cheaper knob release styles that Sasquatch talked about. It’s great, other than a few minor nit picks. Different brands will have different features, but, broadly speaking, the utility of a scissor lift is great. Absolutely worth the money. It’s a must have for anything more technical than oil and tire changes. 

I haven't had any issues with mine, I got it for $150 off Amazon

The Tusk one I have has the safety pin.  I notice that if the bike sits for a couple days I do have to give it a pump to lift it so I can remove the pin.  I think the Pit Posse also have the safety pins too. There is one that is moose branded too that is similar to the Motosport brand stand.  I would think that they would all have the safety pins these days, as well as a way of holding the bike itself onto the stand. I would avoid any stand of this type not having those things.

No complaints on my amazon lift.  Rolls nice and has a locking dowel that can lock out when it's up.  Absolutely wish I would have gotten one years ago. 

I have one with wheels, which makes it great for moving around (careful about tipping).  It's terrific to work with for 99%.  Watch the fingers when dropping down.

I've wondered about those things forever and finally got one. Oh man, it rules! Got one of the "Bike Master" models, which is probably about the same as the others. With wheel casters.

I was always thinking they looked super sketchy but I am shocked at how stable they are, even without the footpegs clamps. And with the pegs clamped in, I can wheel the bike around the garage at max extension no worries. One of those things I should have gotten years ago.

I got the amazon one with wheels and foot pedal release. It was $200 shipped to my door at the time. One of those things I wish I would have bought years sooner. My other recommendation is get one with wheels, I can easily roll mine around in the garage when I'm working on it, or not working on it. No complaints otherwise.

Out of curiosity, do the ones with casters/wheels have brakes to prevent accidental rolling?

Yes they do have wheel locks (mine did).

Yeah my lift has locking casters on one side, which two locking casters is all you really need. 

Tusk one I have has locking casters as well. I have not had any accidental rolling with mine.

They work great.  These stands are heavy as hell.  They work great for keeping the bike in the corner with the suspension off and not having to worry about the bike.  I'm not sure which one i have but it has the foot release and the pin.  

The tusk one has the metal dowel that goes across with three different settings for height, I always lower mine down to one of those settings over night to relieve the hydraulic pressure in the pump. So far I have not had any issues with the pump or stand… works great! 

I’ve got a tusk and a pit posse 

both with casters 

The Tusk has harder casters so it  rolls nicely 

The pit  posse has cheap soft casters and it’s a pain to wheel around the garage 

as mentioned above the pit posse doesn’t have the foot release so you have to use your hand to release pressure  

Tusk 100%
Pit posse is a big negative 

I've had one just like this for about 5 years. The adhesive on the rubber pedal wore out within a year so I couldn't keep the rubber on there. Now the same thing has happened with the rubber on the top of the stand. Granted, I'm in Texas so my garage is hot as hell. 

Also the springs showed tensile set pretty quickly and stopped effectively holding the bikes down after about 2 years. I have to use tie downs now. 

All in all, it's still useable, but it's not the greatest product I've ever purchased. 

I have the Pit Posse lift.  I agree the knob to release is a pain. Plus I have to bleed it frequently.  I think I'm going to toss it out soon.

I have the Tusk one and the only issue I had was a seal in the bottle jack blew out a few years ago and I couldn't find a part number on it so I had to buy a new jack from Tusk.

The lift is great for working on bikes and it's pretty stable.  I only had my bike fall off once and it was my fault.  I had my bike jacked up and took off the front wheel and forks.  As soon as the forks slid out, there was no weight on the front of the bike and my bike flipped towards the back wheel and fell over.

I've used the jack for other things to.  It was perfect for taking out my generator from my toy hauler that I needed to work on.

Off topic, but what in the Rick Melon are you building?

I've had a Pit Posse one with casters for over 5 years. never had issues. I would definitly say get one with wheels. its so nice to just spin the bike around to work on the other side. Others have mentioned the knob release? not sure on that. mine has a foot release

I got an amazon one as a bday gift

works fine but if you don't lower it onto the lock its a bit wobbly, don't really see that as a flaw. 

has  wheels with 2 locking wheels. 

the hand crank to lower it is kinda goofy and the foot pedal to raise it is in a weird spot and has a short stroke.

All and all it was and is a great gift that didn't cost so much I feel bad and seems to do all I need it to do just fine! 

Haha, I have thought about painting the tank like Rick Melon's bike. I probably will. It's an Xr600, it all started when I found a blown motor for $100, and I had some yz125 forks laying around. now I'm like 3 or 4k into the project and still need wheels. I have fired it up a couple times, the project is going super slow though now that I have two kids. 

https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Bike-Builds,46/1985-XR600-build,1382961

I checked out your build thread. DO NOT RICK MELON THE TANK.

Looks like a fun project. Good luck!

Fit a tusk jack on my pit posse, few basic tools, drill the base with new holes etc....

I have an Amazon one that’s been going strong for two years now. I can’t believe I went without one of these things for so long. 
 

The nicest use was when I had my KLX110 build ready to put the engine in. I assembled the skid plate, foot peg bar, etc on the engine, sat it on the scissor stand all the way lowered and just lifted my roller 110 right on top of the engine. Slide the mounting bolts in, and then jacked it up to snug everything at eye level. Some of the most no fuss handling I’ve ever done working on a bike.