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Xbob
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 01:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

sears has a bike lift that is basically a jack with a bigger 'platform' to lift the bike up. theyve had a steel one, and now they have an aluminum one too.

anyone use or have one of these jacks?

good? bad?

comments?
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Stewadi
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 01:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I bought a used one off of Craigslist here locally (the heavier red steel model) and used the template here:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/159410.html

to create the wooden blocks. I used it for the first time last week and it worked really well.
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Buelltroll
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have front n rear pitbulls but when changing tires or whatever I use a craftsman floor jack.
Works fine just needs external straps.
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Hammer71
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 02:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Bike is on one right now as I wait for my wheels to come back. Works great and never had an issue.
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

as I wait for my wheels to come back

Say it aint so Hammer71....Not for new tires?
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Barker
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 03:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

this one is not bad for the price.

sale ends 2/10/07


sdaf



I have the sears jack w/ buell block, but I'm always using my pitbulls.
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Xbob
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 04:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

sears had the steel one for sale a week or so ago for about 85.00.
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Woody1911a1
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 04:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i went to buy one last saturday and after reading all the negative reviews on sears own web site , i was a little wary . after seeing it and the way it was made , very crudely and the many bad reviews . i decided to pass . they do however make a better one http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Mech anics+Tools&pid=00950191000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=L ift+Equipment&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

weighs half as much because its made of hd aluminum and every review is 4.5 - 5 stars .
of course my store was out but i should have it by weekend . $159
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Percyco
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 04:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a Sears and it works fine, I recently had a H-D Ultra on it and was very stable. It also comes with a ratchet tie down. Both my Sportster and XB work fine with it, I use tie downs to steady the XB as it rests on the muffler. Watch for sales on them, I think retail is around a $100. but have seen them recently for $69.95.
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Rhinowerx
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 05:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I use the Craftsman Professional (aluminum) 1500 lb. Motorcycle/ATV Jack - I'm happy with it...



Cheers
-Jack
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Woody1911a1
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 05:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

thats the one i was talking bout/waiting for Rhino .

numerous reviews on the cheaper one mentioned hydraulics puking and i wasn't exactly impressed with the overall quality .

hey the dif between $90 and $160 isnt that much , besides the pro is only 44 lbs not 90 . much easier to store .
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Woody1911a1
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 05:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

oh and also it comes with the 19.95 lifter kit not included with the other :-)
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Kandie
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I bought Dave the Craftsman motorcycle/ATV lift and he likes it. It says it holds 1500 lbs. It's the heavy steel one though.

(Message edited by kandie on February 06, 2007)
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Photon7p
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 07:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

no worries about the muffler compressing?
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Reepicheep
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I was given one by a friend. I welded a couple "wings" from black pipe so I could tie down to the foot pegs. Need to put on a wooden cradle now.

Works great. I have 4 kids, and when I take the wheel to work to have my local dealer mount a new tire, I was always nervous somebody would knock it over and get hurt. Having the jack makes me a lot more comfortable.
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Buelltroll
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 08:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

No crushing of the D&D the bottom of that thing is built like a tank.
Dunno bout the stock can.
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Toona
Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The stock (and race) can has internal "braces" and is marked "lift points" on the outside of the can.
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Tx05xb12s
Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 01:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Aren't you guys afraid of the bike falling over while up on the lift? I understand you strap it down to the jack, but how stable is the jack? I'd love to have something like this, but they look dangerous.
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Crusty
Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 06:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've got one of the red steel lifts and use blocks made from the template that Stewadi referred to. With tie downs, the bike is stable. I've changed tires on my Uly and had no problems. The jack works OK. I have no negative comments about it. However, if I could afford on, I'd get a Handy lift.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 10:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mine has "wings" that will deploy out to increase the footprint of the jack to like 4 feet. The welded on extensions to the jacking platform that I can tie onto each footpeg also makes it impossible for the bike to rotate without a strap failure, and keeps the straps from stressing or marking the bike.
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Mortarmanmike120
Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So the distance between the two 'platforms' matches the distance between the tow jack points on the muffler?
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Crusty
Posted on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 02:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yup!
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