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I bought the Harbor Freight Motorcycle Lift Today.

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Old 11-16-2009, 04:53 PM
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I have been reading some good post on here about what lift to buy for my EGC. I went and looked at the one Northern Tool has. Then I went to Harbor Freight. They had two, one was aluminum and was more expensive. I looked at the yellow one they have on sale for 79.95..I was impressed at how well it is made. One good feature is the Bottle jack would be fairly easy to replace if you ever had trouble with it. The lift is made really well. I brought it home and put my bike on it. It's really stable. I like the different height's you can lock it if you want to leave your bike on it. Thanks to all the input from this forum. I know the Pit Bull and J&S lift's are probably better, But I really think this lift is ok for the guy who wants to clean his wheels and do oil changes and stuff.
 
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There is always something better and more expensive out there. That (Harbor Freight) is what we use. It fits the bill fine.
 
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Man you are opening yourself to the, Spend $20K on a Ride then lift it with a $80.00 Jack...But hey its your ride and your cash so i say GOOD FOR YOU!!!!I have a Harbor freight by me and i cant go in there without spending some $$$$$.... Nothin made in the USA but then what is??????.......
 
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OK - you purchased the jack, not the lift table.

I have been looking at their lift tables for some time and will probably pull the trigger one of these days.

As for the motorcycle jack - I have the old Sears stand by, I have seen the Harbor Freight model and it looks like a good product for the money.
 
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OK - you purchased the jack, not the lift table.

I have been looking at their lift tables for some time and will probably pull the trigger one of these days.

As for the motorcycle jack - I have the old Sears stand by, I have seen the Harbor Freight model and it looks like a good product for the money.
Yeah, I bought the lift jack..not the table! I looked at the table also today, it's made really well too. I was surprised when I looked at this lift. I thought it would be a pos for 79.95. But it's made well!! Plus the best feature is the bottle jack won't be hard to replace if it ever gives up.
 
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Originally Posted by Ronp42
I have been reading some good post on here about what lift to buy for my EGC. I went and looked at the one Northern Tool has. Then I went to Harbor Freight. They had two, one was aluminum and was more expensive. I looked at the yellow one they have on sale for 79.95..I was impressed at how well it is made. One good feature is the Bottle jack would be fairly easy to replace if you ever had trouble with it. The lift is made really well. I brought it home and put my bike on it. It's really stable. I like the different height's you can lock it if you want to leave your bike on it. Thanks to all the input from this forum. I know the Pit Bull and J&S lift's are probably better, But I really think this lift is ok for the guy who wants to clean his wheels and do oil changes and stuff.
I bought the aluminum one, it was on sale for 135 and works nicely
 
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Old 11-16-2009, 05:42 PM
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link?
 
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Default I got the Lift Table

I really like it...not having to crawl around the floor to do stuff on bike.
 
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I have the yellow one as well, why spend more if you don't have to? More money for other goodies.... For my DIY purposes, it works just fine.

Here's the link

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...lift&Submit=Go
 
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I got the orange one, on sale for $69, spent $19.99 extra for a 27 month no questions replacement warrenty. I read the reviews on the craftsman, half or more say the jack worked 2 or 3 times then **** the bed, and sears told them tough luck bub, and no replacement parts available.
 


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