Hello All,
Sears motorcycle jacks, Red or Yellow Model is Best?????????

 

I have the yellow jack. It is better than red jack, of course it costs more too. No problem lifting my Ultra. However there are better jacks out there. I am sure you will get plenty of answers.

 

I have the yellow,,,, when bike is up there pretty good,, it seems real tippy,
and when you let the bike down,,, it comes down scary, pants shittin, fast!!!

 

....my advice is to buy the Red-Jack on sale...I got mine for $59.00 on sale with Craftsman-Club discount...you will be looking at the jack in the corner of your garage 99.8% of the time so save the extra money on the yellow one and put it somewhere else in the bike. The red one works when you need it to....

 

jmac is right,,, used mostly to help clean the wheels,
not handy for oil changes.
I wish I would have bought a full drive on bike lift instead,,, they are like 5-600 bux.

 

If you dont expect to really ever use a jack either one would be ok. I got one of those other more heavy duty kinds $350. thought it was overkill but now wish I had gottin aneven a better one or even a lift type???? Its a good investment and over the years even if like me only do general work on bike you will be glad you did. Just my 6 cents

 

This is in my garage. Check it out below.
http://www.handyindustries.com/shop/product_view.asp?idProduct=1187&D=1&S=21

 

And this is my garage:


But really the best jack like your looking at is J&S Jacks:

 

I have the Red Craftsman jack and it works great and lowers load slowly. It is made of carbon steel and weighs about 70 pounds. I would not spend extra money on the yellow jack. This Jack is made from aluminum, is lighter, and costs more. I would not consider the yellow one unless I was hauling it around a lot.

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Yo Donny.....I would much rather just check out your avatar. I could look at that rack for hours at a time!

I have two of the Sears red jacks.....and I like them a bit better than the Sears Yellow. The yellow jack has what is almost like a tripod design, and is not as stable as the red jack. The yellow jack could alsouse a cross brace on the front lifting arms to beef it up a bit.The ONLY advantage of the yellow over the red is weight, and thank God I am still a strong young man.....so that is a non issue...not that I would be lifting the dam thing anyway.

Now onto the point.......this Spring I am going to score a Handy lift by hook or by crook. I just want to pay off the new Street Glide, and get the thing dialed in engine wise first. Then I will have plenty of cash flow to buy the lift and a few accessories to go with it. As long as you have the room and the occasion to use a lift....I would say just go for it!
This one will do the trick.