I bought this MX steel lift stand made by CRC or Excel Pro for $ 90.00. looks
like a decent quality stand but won't be much good for my 99 Yamaha XT600E. the bike's skid plate limits ground clearance to only 9"







A 2" difference may not look like much, but requires a 6" block under the rear
tire just to get the stand under the bike, then with the stand at it's lowest
position (under the bikes full weight) the leverage ratio required to lift the
bike is too great, even with my 185lbs standing on the lifts lever I was barely
able to lift the bike to the locked position, at which point the rear tire is
probably 16" off the ground ! they say this stand works for MXers, Dualsports
and mini's. but really it's more suitable for a 220lb Motocrosser with 14" of ground clearance.



Since I couldn't find the kind of stand I wanted and low enough to fit under my XT, I decided to build my own. starting with an old scissor jack from the bone yard.



And some steel.

















Fits under the XT with loads of room to spare.











The no effort and low effort way of lifting your scooter. : )