as far as where to put the jack under the frame all you have to do is the next time you have it up and balanced just mark the bottom of the frame where the jack sits duhhh

 

Yes, that does seem to be a possible solution if the bike weighed the same each time I put it on the lift. I have a quick disconnect system on the back of my SG. It can be in one of three configurations.

1.) two up seat with a passenger backrest.
2.) one up seat without a passenger backrest.
3.) two up seat with a tour pak instead of the backrest.

These different configurations can cause the balance point to shift considerably.

That, plus whether I have a full or empty gas tank moves the balance point.

Duhhhhhhhhhh!

 

Yellow No problems for me yet.

 

I recently bought this one from HF. It's a great jack for the money. Plus it wouldn't be hard to replace the bottle. Look closely at this type of jack. It's made from angle and sq. tubing. very simular to all the others. The picture with the guy's sitting on the front with the j&S jack is misleading. If you look at it close, they have the jack as far to the rear as possible, I'd say he was sitting on the front when they jacked it up.
I did reverse the two top supports to make mine wider.

 

i have one for sale...........used twice......just didnt like it...went to a platform lift.....

 

Point taken!!!

 

Sears has a new jack from OTC on sears.com site. looks promising.

http://auto.sears.com/OTC-1500-LB-CA...ductId=2010671

 

since you don't list where you live????, kind of hard to know if anybody would be interested or not.

 

I bought the HF jack based on comments on this board. I bought it just for cleaning and light maintenance. I watched a hilarious youtube video of a guy who raises his touring bike on the jack, moves it around the garage, then practically slams it back to the ground with no real issues (I think he had an attitude about all of the folks saying the jack won't work).

I use it with an 08 Ultra and an 08 Deluxe. I've changed pipes, changed a rear tire, and today I replaced a front fender with the jack.

I never leave the bikes on the jack, nor do I lift them very high. I haven't even strapped a bike to the jack. The only problem I've encountered is that the locking mechanism sometimes hits a pipe or floorboard and won't lock, depending on where I position the jack under the bike. If I wanted to pull it back out and reposition it, it will work fine. I usually just complete my work quickly and don't worry about the lock. As I write this, I realize that's not good practice, so from now on I'll lock the jack each time. It's not hard, might take me 60 more seconds if I don't pick a good location the first time.

I figured I'd have a jack for cheap. If I find I need a better one later, I'll get one. So far I'm pleased.