Which Motorcycle Lifts are made in the USA?
#71
01-31-2024, 06:43 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
The No-Mar Moto Lift is now available. Made in the USA.
https://www.nomartirechanger.com/motorcycle-lifts.html
https://www.nomartirechanger.com/motorcycle-lifts.html
Looks nice....
But it's $130 more than a Handy BOB 1500lb lift and $600 more than a Handy SAM 1200lb lift.... Not sure I see any reason to buy this one, rather than a "time tested" Handy Lift....
#72
01-31-2024, 07:22 PM
#73
01-31-2024, 08:47 PM
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Maybe they'll have some good sales?
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#74
02-01-2024, 06:22 AM
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#75
02-01-2024, 06:32 AM
That is a much better tool for tire changes. My two armed motorcycle floor jack still gets used for that job. My lift table gets used for many things, but generally not for wheel removal. Especially not if I am removing both wheels.
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#76
02-01-2024, 06:51 AM
Road Warrior
With warranty expired I'm transitioning to servicing my bike myself. Have already done some small projects (e.g., new headlights and such), but about to do even more most likely. Therefore I'm in the market for a full sized bike lift.
Not asking what is the "best" lift (plenty of threads on that)
Not here to bash non-USA lifts like Harbor Freight (plenty of posts on that).
I just want to know which lifts are actually made in the USA (not "engineered in the USA but made in China for example). Obviously we have Handy, but what about the others. But when researching the issue (i.e., Google) some of the manufactures are obtuse w/r/t where the product is manufactured. Hoping others already know the answer.
I tend to lean USA made for most stuff, partly out of patriotism (doing my part to help American business) and partly based on experience and peace of mind.
Thanks in advance.
Not asking what is the "best" lift (plenty of threads on that)
Not here to bash non-USA lifts like Harbor Freight (plenty of posts on that).
I just want to know which lifts are actually made in the USA (not "engineered in the USA but made in China for example). Obviously we have Handy, but what about the others. But when researching the issue (i.e., Google) some of the manufactures are obtuse w/r/t where the product is manufactured. Hoping others already know the answer.
I tend to lean USA made for most stuff, partly out of patriotism (doing my part to help American business) and partly based on experience and peace of mind.
Thanks in advance.
#77
02-01-2024, 07:00 AM
Road Warrior
#78
02-01-2024, 11:17 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
The purpose of the lift table, for a 66 yr old man like me, is to bring the work up to a level that I can work on it without bending over. I spent too many years on/near the floor with a lot of bending & crawling.... no more..
I have taken the wheels off, two at a time, on all my bikes. I use two small scissor jacks. The trap doors on my lift help. Then, while the wheels are off, I put the axles back in and rest them with partial weight on jack stands just for stability until time to remount the wheels..
#79
02-01-2024, 11:31 AM
With no room in my garage for a proper lift table, I settled for a motorcycle jack + homemade wooden wheel cribs. That puts the common maintenance points at torso level while I'm sitting on my low-rise mechanic's stool.
The real point of all this, of course, is to turn a quick 3-hole oil change into a 3-beer rainy afternoon.
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