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Old Mar 17, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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Hey guys, I have a J & S jack that has served me well for 10 years. But I am looking for a small jack like you place under your bike when using a lift. Not sure what they are called. Something that is strong, sturdy, compact and lifts the bike a few inches or so.

I don’t have a lift yet, but will be removing the rear shocks soon and don’t want to use the J & S for that. Will be placing the jack directly on the floor under the bike.

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Called a motorcycle scissor jack. Many on eBay, Amazon, etc for the bikes
 
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Old Mar 17, 2018 | 09:14 PM
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I bought one on eBay, pit boss or something like that, great little thing.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2018 | 09:18 PM
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Bottle jacks are handy
 
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Bottle jacks are handy
Not enough clearance to fit a bottle jack under a tourer; plus it wouldn’t be very stable.
 
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This is the one I am thinking of
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/6d7...d&odnBg=ffffff
 
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This may be too high (12" at lowest) but may be worth a look: https://www.redlinestands.com/catalo...e-dolly-p-1248
 
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I bought a scissor jack too works well on smaller jobs plus i use with my lift table.
 
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I placed an order on J&S Jacks’ website this morning and notice they have a coupon for 10% off plus shipping included to US. The coupon expires today, 3/18. Not associated with these folks, just need to upgrade from a homemade jack built over 25 years ago.
 
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You should have a bottle jack and a scissor jack. If you only have one, then you're one jack off.
 
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