Motorcycle jack
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From: NW Florida
I would look at two things before I bought any MC jack:
1) Check Lowered height (clearance) Spec. Sears cheap jack was too high to fit under the Road King after rear was lowered 1" . THe clearance was actually higher than spec'ed- I got my $$ back. I have the harbor freight model and have to center the bike before it will fit under it (will not fit while on the jiffy stand). Real PIA. Looking back, would rather have spent the extra $$ on the Alum Sears jack with the lower clearance.
2) THe lowering speed; or how fast the jack goes down with a load. You can stand on it and have someone lower it. THe harbor freight jack I have works great, but when you push the pedal to lower it, its WHAM, hard drop. THere is NO way to make it lower any slower. Two buddie have the same yellow Harbor Freight jack and they do the same thing. Other than that, It was worth the money (get it on sale).
Good Luck-
1) Check Lowered height (clearance) Spec. Sears cheap jack was too high to fit under the Road King after rear was lowered 1" . THe clearance was actually higher than spec'ed- I got my $$ back. I have the harbor freight model and have to center the bike before it will fit under it (will not fit while on the jiffy stand). Real PIA. Looking back, would rather have spent the extra $$ on the Alum Sears jack with the lower clearance.
2) THe lowering speed; or how fast the jack goes down with a load. You can stand on it and have someone lower it. THe harbor freight jack I have works great, but when you push the pedal to lower it, its WHAM, hard drop. THere is NO way to make it lower any slower. Two buddie have the same yellow Harbor Freight jack and they do the same thing. Other than that, It was worth the money (get it on sale).
Good Luck-
Also good info. I don't think mine will fit under the bike while the jiffy stand is in use but it come down very, very, slowly (which actually suprised me... in a good way).
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I seen a home made cycle jack on night rider web site that works well by people who have made them for around 20.00 bucks if I recall correctly. It's made out of a 2"x8" board & has a long pipe handle. Place it under the bike and just pull down the handle to the ground and the bike is lifted. I have a hyd. jack but am thinking of making one for the heck of it. I figure it might be easier to lift the bike for cleaning etc. than draging the jack around.
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i bought an ac/delco at one of the auto parts stores when they clearanced them out for 39 bucks. sold it to a friend and bought myself a yellow craftsman pro model, and am happy with it. but i don't leave the bike up in the air either. if i gotta remove a wheel or anything, i lower the jack till the bike is almost sitting on the floor of my shop, and make sure the locks are engaged. it's a good jack for the money. has been for me anyway. and if you're removing the front wheel for example, use a car jack under the rear tire so that it doesn't go off balance and fall off the bike jack.
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I like the portability of JS - imagine Sears is similar.
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From: North Adams,Ma
i've been useing a sears red for 4 years now with out a problem.the bike stays on it all winter.it's not really low enough to slip under the bike so i rest a 2x6 under the jiffy stand and it'll slide right under then.
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