First some history.

I've had two motorcycle jacks, a Sears red jack and a Sears yellow jack.
From what I can tell these jacks are the same/similar as the ones sold by Harbor Freight.

I first bought the red jack on sale at Sears for I believe was around $80.
The jack is heavy duty and works well however is just a bit too heavy to hang on the wall.

I came across a used Sears yellow jack for under $100 and bought it.
The yellow jack isn't as stable as the red jack, but gets lower to the ground and is light enough to hang on the wall.
I subsequently sold the red jack due to I don't need two jacks.

As I read through the forum as we all know one of the more common threads is about jacks.
There's much information about all the many types of jacks from cheap $59.99 ones up to the more expensive ones which run upwards of $450.

Since the subject of this thread is about the Redline Dolly and not a specific jack, I'll omit any opinions about specific jacks other than what I've already mentioned or as it pertains to the use of the Redline Dolly.
For other opinions on jacks there's plenty of threads about that subject if one needs more guidance and advice they can search the forum.


Now for my review of the Redline SD1K motorcycle dolly.





So why do I need a Redline Motorcycle Dolly? Well frankly I don't.
My Sears yellow jack works well and when strapped down I'm comfortable doing just about anything to my 09 Heritage to include sitting on it for whatever reason I would want to do that.




However I would like a bit more stability when I have the bike elevated for maintenance or cleaning and during the off season when it's not ridden much.
Also having a clear underside for shock maintenance or oil changes would be nice.

One of the major complains about less expensive jacks is the perception of lack of stability.
Well for $99.95 the Redline Dolly appeared to be a cheaper alternative to gain stability while being able to free up the underside of the bike since with the Dolly it's a stand and there's nothing in the middle to get in the way.
I decided to buy one.

Well I received my Redline Dolly today within 2 days of ordering it with free shipping and immediately put it to the test.

The dolly is heavy duty and appears to be well made.
The wheels are steel casters and other than perhaps the wheel bearings there's nothing to break.
Other than the rubber pads this guy is all heavy metal.



At it's highest, it can elevate the bike to about 15" high and for my Heritage I spread the pads out to about 22" outside to outside.
There are two lower settings and the pads do adjust inward if desired.



At 15" high it's about 2.5" less than maximum height that my yellow jack will elevate, however when the locks are on my yellow jack the elevation is only about 16.5".



As you can see below with the Redline dolly the underside of the bike is pretty much fully accessible so access to the shocks and drain plug is easy and there's plenty of room for a cheap Walmart oil pan to fit.



Now the question of stability.
Below is my 21 year old Son who's about 6' tall and weighs in around 215.
I had him rock back and forth and the bike and stand never moved.
I truly don't see how anything other than the bike sitting on the ground could make it more stable.





So in final conclusion; For $99.95 I just don't see how anyone could go wrong with the Redline Motorcycle Dolly.
It's well made, rather inexpensive (as far as anything bought for a Harley) and when combined with pretty much any jack will give you a stable platform for either maintaining, repairing or storing your bike.

I'll have to say this is one of my favorite and better purchases I've made for my bike.

If you're interested in reading more about this dolly or even purchasing one below is the website link.
Note that even though there is a link on the Redline dolly website to this review I was not compensated by Redline Engineering for my review.

Thanks for reading.

http://www.redlinestands.com/catalog...e-dolly-p-1248
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Thanks for the in depth review...I will have to keep that in mind

 

I picked one of these up based upon your review. For $100, great stand. One word of caution though to anyone looking at one of these. If you are using a Harborfreight or Sears jack to lift the bike like one of these
Then the redline stand will barely fit under the frame rails as well.

I got the Redline because it rolls better than the Haborfreight jack on rough surface and I trust it more than the Harborfreight.

 

I too had been through a couple crappy lifts (Craftsman). Few years ago I bought the Redline Titan and couldn't be happier. Very stable, versatile and love how it gets much lower than my previous jacks.

http://www.redlinestands.com/catalog...ift-jack-p-707

 

Is anyone here using this dolly in conjunction with a J&S jack?

 

As "babyg" pointed out there is one limitation about using the Redline dolly and that is the width of the jack that is used to raise the bike must be less than the inside width of the Redline dolly.
The dolly slides under the bike and around the jack.

The J&S jack might be too wide.

According to the Redline spec:
"Adjustable width from 18.25" to 25.25" wide"
I think that's outside to outside.

I measured the pads at 2.25" so at 25.25" outside to outside, the maximum inside spread width would be 20.75".

For those with the J&S jack already I'm not sure it would worth the $100 to add the Redline dolly to the garage anyway since the real advantage of the Redline dolly is the provided stability which the J&S jack already provides.

However for those with a cheaper jack or those looking for a new setup the Redline dolly is a cheaper option than the J&S jack but IMO provides equal stability.

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Thank you friend. I have 3 bikes in the garage and was thinking of a way to double the use of my one J&S jack. I may just keep an eye out for another one used. But that doesn't happen that often.

 

I have the HF $59.99 jack and love it. Does everything I need it to do, and does it well. First on my 08' Road King and now on a 12' Street Glide. JMHO.

 

If I wanted to fan the jack wars flames, I'd mention that J&S also makes a dolly, and it costs over $200. Presumably it works with their jack.

But I don't want to stir the pot so I won't mention it.

 

First off this thread is not a jack review, however as it pertains to dollies;
You would not be fanning the flames too much.

All the JS dolly does is free up the jack to be used for other purposes.
The dolly itself still restricts access to the underside of the bike.



The Redline Dolly not only frees up the jack but also is an open design so that there are no restrictions under the bike.
That non-restrictive access is one of the attributes I like about the Redline dolly along with it's half the price of the JS dolly and it can be used with just about any standard jack.