If your looking to buy a lift , take a look at this deal - I think it's the same as Sears' yellow one.

 

Sears yellow jack here. No complaints reason I went with it was it lowers to 3 7/8". The Breakout on the kick stand only gives you 4" of clearance. I didn't want to have to try in balance the bike while putting the jack under without jacking up on the shocks.

 

Yellow jack here, its 7 yrs old and has done all I've needed with ease.

For me getting one that's low is a big issue. It would be a PITA if I'd have to jack the bike up every time before getting the Lift under it.

At lift needs to be 4'' or less to be able to get it under our bikes easily.
Remember a Softy have around a 5'' clearance but when its on the Jiffy stand U'll loose about 1''.
Also the shocks are about 1/4'' below the frame so I bought a 1ft piece of 1'' dia radiator hose, cut it in half and slit it length ways to slip on the frame so it would take the pressure off the shocks while on the lift.


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I'm running the Sears Red here, which I got brand new for about $85 with it being on sale and adding in the OL's employee discount.

I bought it last year for use with a Dyna (Switchback), and I had to modify it to clear the frame - I didn't want to use those shaky-looking "adapters", which would have only added to the difficulty of getting it under an already low bike.

Now with the Slim, I restored it to its original configuration.
Granted I do have to stand the bike upright and balance it with one hand to get the jack under it, but I've mastered that now to the point of it being NBD. (just make sure it's in gear...!)

Very stable jack.
I had the Slim on it for the better part of last winter while I did my winter mods (front end & engine covers, powdercoat) and it never moved or leaked down. Throw the straps on it and you can wheel it around the garage no problem.
I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

That'a helluva good idea, I just wish I could.
The jack barely clears the frame as it is...
I just hoist away with the lift under the shocks - hasn't been a problem - yet.

 

OK the seller of the yellow jack lowered their price to $80 so I just had to buy it at that price.
Any way since I now own both the Sears Red and Yellow jacks I can compare the two and render a decent review.

As for the Red jack:
The red jack is heavy at ~90 .lbs, however due to it's weight and steel construction my Heritage is pretty stable when it's jacked up and I'm somewhat comfortable moving it around in my garage without strapping it down. The foot jack lever is pretty easy to use.

The one issue I have with the red jack is that it only lowers down to just over 5" and with my Heritage on the jiffy stand it will not fit under it. With the shocks adjusted for 2-up I can just barely get the jack under the bike with the bike upright.

With the shocks adjusted for 1-up, the jack will not fit under the bike without lifting the front or rear wheel.

The Red jack has wider lifting pads than the yellow jack by a couple of inches which also may contribute to it's better stability.

The red jack on sale is around $100.

As for the Yellow jack:
The Yellow jack is light at ~45 .lbs. My Heritage seems pretty wobbly when it's jacked up and I'm not quite comfortable moving it around in my garage without strapping it down. This may be due to it's aluminum construction as well as the lifting pad width is 2" less than the Red jack, however with the bike strapped down, it's as stable as the Red jack and moving it around the garage is easy. This issue is not a problem seeing that you should never move the bike around without strapping it down anyway.

The hand jack lever is somewhat hard to jack with however it is still rather easy to operate.

The Yellow jack lowers to under 4" which allows me to lift my Heritage up while it's on the jiffy stand. The shocks are setup for 2-up, however I believe the jack will fit easily under the bike when it's setup for 1-up.

I believe the Yellow jack on sale is ~$150.

So which jack am I keeping?
I'm keeping the Yellow jack and selling the Red jack.
I believe the Red jack gets the job done, but with the Yellow jack's lower height and light weight and the bike's stability when it's strapped down I feel it's the better jack.
Knowing what I know now, if I had to pay full price for either jack I would now chose the Yellow jack and pay the extra $50

 

I've had the Sears Yellow Jack for over 6 years through three bikes. A Road King, Road Glide and now my Heritage. It is light, stable and with not much extra storage space in my garage, I can pick it up, one handed and store it on a wall on a couple of bicycle hooks. I love it. I find it rock solid and have sat on my bikes while on the lift without any problems. Never strapped a bike to it, rolled it all over the garage and the driveway with a Touring bike up on it.
Here's the jack and some detachable stuff on the wall. out of harms way.

 

Thanks Mike for mentioning hanging it. With my Red jack at around 90 .lbs, I never even considered hanging it, but as you show the Yellow jack hangs just fine. Now I have more floor space for other ****.

 

Bought the grey Harbor Fright model , would not fit under my Heritage. Took it it back and posted a Want To Buy add on some local forums. A Gentleman called and said he had a Sears Yellow jack and if I wanted it I could come and get it. Works great, so getting it for free, it's my choice.

 

I originally owned the red jack, from Sears. Bought it to lift a VTX 1800. Man was I ever pissed when that thing crapped out, it was stuck on the first safety position or lock. Would not pump-up one bit, was not even a year old, I was really glad that it did not get stuck in the top position. My wife loves it when I tell her "Just grab this and hold it steady" while I lifted the rear off first.
So I took it back to Sears, got credited the difference towards a new Yellow jack from them. Thats been over 6 years ago with many of lifts.
I would suggest that you also look into a motorcycle stand, something that is U-shaped, that the jack will roll inside of, so you can set your bike all the way down. It will be much more stable that way, probably save your lift some, and there is no-way I could walk inside while my bike was all the way up in the air on either of those lifts.
Someone on a different forum used to make a bike stand called "pepsi-x" or something like that. Check out vtxoa.com as he used to advertise there.
Good luck!!!!!!!

 

[QUOTE=jakson200369;11722536
I would suggest that you also look into a motorcycle stand, something that is U-shaped, that the jack will roll inside of, so you can set your bike all the way down. It will be much more stable that way, probably save your lift some, and there is no-way I could walk inside while my bike was all the way up in the air on either of those lifts.[/QUOTE]

Apparently Harbor Freight used to sell a stand, but I haven't been able to find it or one like it for a reasonable price.

http://images.harborfreight.com/manu...4999/94778.pdf