Question about raising my bike with motorcycle jack.
#21
01-02-2011, 09:45 PM
Tourer
#23
01-02-2011, 10:18 PM
The red Craftsman jack is just fine. I've been using mine since 2004. I usually don't strap unless I am moving the bike or taking off the rear wheel. Pay attention to what you are doing. If you are removing the rear wheel, make it rear wheel heavy so that it will balance.
#25
01-03-2011, 01:33 AM
Yep, works for me. I have a yellow Harbor Freight jack ($80) that has a lever that locks the jack in place and allows me to ratchet tight the the straps without applying direct pressure on the hydraulic bottle lift. This also ensures the jack will not lose pressure and lower the bike by accident. It is unnerving the first few times, but as long as you take your time and ensure the jack is centered properly you should have no issues. BTW, I have lifted to the maximum height with this jack, while strapped of course, and had no issues in rolling my bike around the garage- even over the floor cracks. I am sure the $400 jacks are nice but since I didn't have it in my budget I had to settle for the jack made in China. It works perfectly for my purposes, cleaning and minor mods.
Last edited by Devo6684; 01-03-2011 at 01:43 AM. Reason: addtl info
#26
01-03-2011, 02:49 AM
Hi all,
I bought a handy scissor jack rated 900 lbs similar to this one (450 Kg* means 900 lbs):
http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/...os/29-3075.jpg
I lift the bike to relax the suspensions and tires during winter storage.
The lifting action is slow, the footprint of the jack is wide enough (14") to keep the bike stable when the front wheel comes off the ground and when the front fork turns by itself.
I paid less than 100 USD for mine
I bought a handy scissor jack rated 900 lbs similar to this one (450 Kg* means 900 lbs):
http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/...os/29-3075.jpg
I lift the bike to relax the suspensions and tires during winter storage.
The lifting action is slow, the footprint of the jack is wide enough (14") to keep the bike stable when the front wheel comes off the ground and when the front fork turns by itself.
I paid less than 100 USD for mine
Last edited by Expat1; 01-03-2011 at 02:54 AM.
#27
01-03-2011, 05:22 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
if your jack is like my red craftsmen jack first thing you do is save it for your riding lawnmower , mine swayed so bad end to end I would only lift it to get the weight off the wheels , to scared to go any higher , santa brought me a J&S jack , you should talk to him , look out for that jack , why take the chance of lifting a $23000 bike on a $50 jack , look at J&S jacks web sight
#29
01-03-2011, 07:04 AM
Cruiser
#30
01-03-2011, 07:14 AM
