+1 Vic. No I can go home and kick myself in the A** for not thinking of it. Great VID!

 

Thanks for the info Longhair.
Picked up the craftsman jack on sale for $79.99 yesterday, did the "Longhair" mod. Works friggin great!

 

Another happy customer here.

Parts from the hardware store came to under $20. Started with a hacksaw but quickly decided the sawzall was the prefered method to cut the bar out, no patience here. Tried it out right away and works great. Lift adapters now back in the box and sitting on the shelf in the garage ready to gather dust.

Thanks SC

 

question. is jacking your bike up supposed to be a one-man job?

I just got the jack & did this mod this week & i have to have someone hold the bike up while i put the jack underneath. if not, the bar between the wheels hits the kickstand & spring and won't allow it to go far enough underneath the bike.

 

It should be a one man operation. You may need to add 1/2" spacer on one side, that is what I did to make it very easy to roll it under while on the kickstand and lift. Leave the kickstand down and you can just lower it right back onto the stand.

Go slow and be patient the first couple times till you get the hang of it.

 

Small 2x4 under the jiffy and you are good to go! Craftsman is a good jack, but if you go with the HF you don't have to cut a bar out and you can mod it the same way.

 

Yes it should be a one man job, as per my video. (that wasn't edited. I really did just slide the jack under the bike and proceed to lift the bike.) If you have your bike lowered, this may be why you need to stand it up.

 

my bike isn't lowered, the suspension is all stock

 

When I lift mine, the bar on the jack you referred to will hit the kickstand as well. I just start jacking the bike, and have never had a problem.

 

lol I have no patience either. I initially tried using a hacksaw as well. Luckily I had my workshop next to an auto mechanic and he let me use his air cut-off wheel. Either way, a power tool is necessary to make that part of the mod. The sawzall would probably allow you to get in really close to the pad so there would be no nub. Good idea.

Glad it worked out for you.