Those images are so sad and disheartening...

When you are ready for a new lift look in to the J&S lift. This lift is very honestly one of the smartest things I've ever bought for my Dyna's. I can do major work to the bike with no straps needed. She's rock solid sitting there no matter what you're doing to the bike.

There is one negative to the J&S lift; after you've got one you'll be mad at yourself for not buying it years sooner.

I hope you can get your bike repaired quickly...

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Had to claim it on insurance, parts alone are double my deductible. Tow truck should be here at 1330. I've hit the 5 stages of grief lol. I have a lift like yours. I had it pulled back to the right side a bit so the arms wouldn't have been in the way of moving the kickstand. It really is my stupidity I had redneck'd it and had the weight of the bike on a single 1in pickup strap. I second guessed it immediately and should have went to the truck stop an bought a 2in with a high wll. Expensive lesson, glad i wasn't lying on the floor pulling the kickstand out when it fell. This is the kind of lift I'm looking at.

 

Wow!. So yours fell off the J&S jack? Was only one arm of the jack balancing the bike and a single strap holding it up?

 

Idk what mine is, it's older. I had it pushed back and angled on the frame. I used the board as a reference for how it was sitting. But both arms were on the frame just pushed back and the right arm at an angle pointing to the front. Trying to get it positioned to where I could put the kickstand up to get the spring off. When I started to lift it the bike wanted to drop to the left, so I straightened it out and strapped it down i shold have used a 2in strap or multiple 1in. I've said it before and I'll admit it again. I was stupid, impatient, lazy, and complacent.

 

super stoppers!

 

SCARY! That reminds that I need to yank my petcock and inspect the inlet screen before I let any fuel go to the rebuilt carb... Thanks for the reminder.

 

BUT, nobody got hurt and the bike can be repaired. You're only out the deductible and the riding time. Bummer, but we see a lot worse!

That's a nice, heavy lift you're looking at. Is there a bridge jack available for it so you can do suspension work, too? If not...might want to consider that. A good portion of our routine maint. involves tires in the air.

 

you will love it

poor little guy, finally getting laid to rest.

 

There is an optional scissor jack that I can get for it im loozing at handy's s.a.m 2. You're right it could have been a lot worse. It could have happened while riding, or it could have dropped while I was under it. My pride is hurt more than anything. I've been driving a truck for years, always preaching proper load securement. I didn't practice what I preach lol.

 

That image isn't a J&S lift, I can't imagine anything short of a few beered up heavy *** football players slamming in to it knocking my Wide Glide off the J&S lift. The crazy stuff I've done over the winter, that bike just sits there and says, 'bring it'...