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May 17, 2016 | 03:32 PM

#11

Bluraven

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From: Omaha

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptKirk

Hmmmm, I just make sure the jack is on the frame and not the shocks. Doesnt seems hard to do.

I'm not sure what bike you have, but on a Heritage in order to evenly lift the bike the jack has to be on the shocks.

Below the first picture shows my Sears yellow jack position and my Redline dolly position.
My yellow jack has a 12" spread on the pads and my Redline dolly has a 23"+ spread.

As you can tell my jack is on the shocks.

This picture shows the bike on my Redline dolly.

The next two pics shows my Redline dolly is outside the shocks so there's no pressure on them.

Last edited by Bluraven; May 17, 2016 at 03:49 PM.

May 17, 2016 | 06:43 PM

#12

hattitude

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Joined: Sep 2008

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From: San Diego, CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptKirk

Hmmmm, I just make sure the jack is on the frame and not the shocks. Doesnt seems hard to do.

On my '03 Heritage softail, with both my old Craftsman jack and my J&S Jack, if I want the bike to be balanced, one of the runners has to go across the bodies of the shocks.

If I try to lift it without crossing over the body, it's pretty tippy......

May 18, 2016 | 09:58 PM

#13

oct1949

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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluraven

I use four 4" long pieces of 3/4" heater hose split to fit over the rail.
That being said the $25 spacers have been on my Christmas list for years but nobody's bought it for me yet.

+! ---I've posted the same thing Many,Many times over the 9yrs I've been a member in here....
Except I use 1/4 inch thick Heater hose pieces about 7-8 inches long split length way and leave them on the bike all the time..