Harbor Freight's one works fine for me..

 

third yr on ours.. still works fine.. sons does tooo.

 

Look at doing this to that jack CWL. You won't need the h-d lift adapters and your bike will be much more stable while on the jack.

A simple solution to a simple problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8lanUaFQNE

 

I tried that with my HF jack. Did not work at all under my WG.

 

Midnight, if you don't mind could you explain how it wouldn't work? Just curious.

 

I've seen bikes fall off jacks before, but never due to lift failure...they depended upon the bottle jack to hold, and found the bike on the floor in the morning as the lift slowly lowered. Blocking the damn thing up makes all the difference.

I do most of my rear end work with the triple tree secured via staps into big eyelets threaded into floor inserts, and a thin scissors lift under the frame or engine. Even with that set-up I block the mid-point of the bike up if it's going to be suspended for any length of time. It's also easy to pull a front wheel by placing the same rig under the frame, leaving the rear wheel in gear, and putting the kickstand on a board.

 

Do you mean that there is something better on the market than what I've been using???? I've just taught momma how to swivel the bike a bit so I can get the stands just right!!

 

Just didn't fit under the bike right. When lifted, I couldn't get it to hit 4 good spots on the frame. Didn't like that way it sat on the lift in the best possible position.

 

3yrs and I still like it...

 

I also have the HF lift and find it ok unless I really have to work on a bolt or something. What have you guys found to be the best way to strap it down when on the lift?