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Old Jan 8, 2018 | 09:53 AM
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been considering getting a j&s jack. I have a 2016 XL 1200 C with stock exhaust. Those that have the jack, how do you get around the equalizer pipes that connect the two exhausts mine sit slightly below the frame.

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Their jack looks the same as the two I have used and it's no problem, you just slide the jack in beyond the crossover then just start jacking.
Their web site show a picture of a Sportster with stock exhaust on the jack, I think your overthinking it.
 
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Their jack looks the same as the two I have used and it's no problem, you just slide the jack in beyond the crossover then just start jacking.
Their web site show a picture of a Sportster with stock exhaust on the jack, I think your overthinking it.
Forgive me for having a senior moment. Are you saying the jack lifts the crossover pipes and it’s not an issue or are you saying when you start jacking it will miss the pipes
 
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No do not lift on the crossover pipe, slide the jack in so just the end of the jack pads contact the right side frame rail, it doesn't matter how much of the jack pads extend out the left side of the bike (jack does not have to be centered under the bike).
 
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No do not lift on the crossover pipe, slide the jack in so just the end of the jack pads contact the right side frame rail, it doesn't matter how much of the jack pads extend out the left side of the bike (jack does not have to be centered under the bike).
Thank you. Appreciate it
 
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On most bikes I use a scrap piece of 2x4 on the jack to get to the frame without hitting pipes/shocks/etc.
 
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