Softail Lift Points
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Cruiser
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From: Rossville, GA
I like your scissor jacks. I'll bet they're really stable when extended... great lifting solution!
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From: East Tn Foot of The Dragon
I have lifted my Heritage on a motorcycle jack with flat rubber pads hundreds of times with no shims to clear shocks. There is some preasure on the shocks from the jack pad, but no issues "damaging" shocks. I have done all services with no shimming with no shock issues. You will find that you will have to locate your jack, forward or back depending on what you are doing.
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Cruiser
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From: Rossville, GA
I have lifted my Heritage on a motorcycle jack with flat rubber pads hundreds of times with no shims to clear shocks. There is some preasure on the shocks from the jack pad, but no issues "damaging" shocks. I have done all services with no shimming with no shock issues. You will find that you will have to locate your jack, forward or back depending on what you are doing.
The shock absorbers look plenty stout, can't see why they wouldn't stand up to serving as an occasional floor-jack lift point.
I mean, Harley Davidson wouldn't have located them in such a bump-prone area if they couldn't take some abuse, now would they?
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I have lifted my Heritage on a motorcycle jack with flat rubber pads hundreds of times with no shims to clear shocks. There is some preasure on the shocks from the jack pad, but no issues "damaging" shocks. I have done all services with no shimming with no shock issues. You will find that you will have to locate your jack, forward or back depending on what you are doing.
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From: Rossville, GA
Thanks for the support, Warp Factor! (pun intended)...
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The 3/4" rubber is trimmings from the floor mat that the Lo sits on. I picked up 2 -4'x8' , 3/4" rubber mats. One for the bike to sit on and the other for me to stand on in front of my work bench.
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I have lifted my Heritage on a motorcycle jack with flat rubber pads hundreds of times with no shims to clear shocks. There is some preasure on the shocks from the jack pad, but no issues "damaging" shocks. I have done all services with no shimming with no shock issues. You will find that you will have to locate your jack, forward or back depending on what you are doing.
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