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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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I just bought these last weekend .And wow what a difference they make .no more kneeling down when cleaning or shineing the bike .Makes small tasks like changeing the derby cover or tial like alot easier no more bending over .oil changes are a snap .Any other must haves ???? to make life working on the bike easier ??
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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I like your set up. How much do jacks like that cost generally?
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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The 1500 lb jack is a 100.00 cdn and the pneumatic chair was 40.00 cnd .well worth it imho.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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Default RE: Must have items for new bike .

I have the Sears motorcycle/ATV lift ... which happens to be on sale right now for $69.99. It holds up to 1500 pounds, so it's got plenty of ooomph for your bike. It is also very stable and easy to use.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...yword=atv+lift

I also have the Harbor Freight pneumatic "biker" roller seat (pic below) that I got at the Las Vegas store a few months ago on sale for $59 (regular was $99). It's a great little stool for scooting around the bike, and the seat if very comfortable.Here's a link online if you don't have a store near you ...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94435

 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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i am going to hav to look into one of these soon enough.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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The 1500 lb jack is a 100.00 cdn and the pneumatic chair was 40.00 cnd .well worth it imho.
So thats what like $8 US, LOL JK man,
 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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The 1500 lb jack is a 100.00 cdn and the pneumatic chair was 40.00 cnd .well worth it imho.
So thats what like $8 US, LOL JK man,
Haha ya for sure .Actually our dollar is almost par these days . What kicks the heck out of us here in canada is the 6% gst Government sales tax and 7% pst provincial sales tax .And we loose about a 1/3 of our pay cheques to the government right out of the gate .But another must have Jtem would be a softtail service manual .
Cheers Dwane
 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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I got a 1500 lbs bike jack of a buddy of mine. Foot operated to raise and lower the bike. All it cost me was a couple of cubans (Canada). Now for the roller seat.
 
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Default RE: Must have items for new bike .

I love my Sear Bike Jack as well. For service, get torx and hex head sockets. You will also want some medium strength loctite.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I love my Sear Bike Jack as well. For service, get torx and hex head sockets. You will also want some medium strength loctite.
ahh yes I just updated my torx head and allen head socket set .just got some medium loctite .And got a couple sets of torque wreches inch lbs and ft/lbs .
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