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Old 01-15-2018, 06:30 PM
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I'm the grand potentate of the question division. J&S, J&S, J&S, and J&S.So there.
 
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by apache snow
I'm the grand potentate of the question division. J&S, J&S, J&S, and J&S.So there.
lol, pick your battles a little better.
 
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I'm not picking a battle. If I were YOU would know it. Its not worth it over this. I'm sure you will try to show your dominance else where.
 
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by apache snow
I'm not picking a battle. If I were YOU would know it. Its not worth it over this. I'm sure you will try to show your dominance else where.
use the ignore option. you will not see my "dominance" .
 
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I'm sure J&S is a great jack, but not everyone can spend $500+ on one.
 
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took my hf jack back and got refund. Would not fit under my sportster or my wife’s road glide
 
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Old 01-17-2018, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by harleyrider4300
took my hf jack back and got refund. Would not fit under my sportster or my wife’s road glide
maybe the titan mentioned by apache snow earlier will work for you. hscic went with the titan jack as well because of clearance:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ycle-lift.html
 
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Originally Posted by harleyrider4300
I am the op. I took my hf jack back to hf store this am (lifting arms were not parallel ) and exchanged it for another. Put the new one together and went to place it under my 2016 1200C, it is about an 1/8 of an inch to tall to totally fit under bike. So I am going to get a couple of pieces of 3/4 plywood to put under wheels. Is that what most are doing or is there a way to lower the jack itself
I have a Wheel Chock I ride my bike(s) onto. This lifts the frame enough for the HF and/or the Craftsman jack (rip) to slide under. Bike is a lot more stable when positioning the jack this way.
 
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Originally Posted by cvaria
maybe the titan mentioned by apache snow earlier will work for you. hscic went with the titan jack as well because of clearance:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ycle-lift.html
Hmmm... apache snow seemed to have been tooting a lot of his J&S horn (with videos and everything) that you suggested we've already heard enough of. Doubt - as the J&S "potentate" (suppose other descriptors such as - cultist, worshiper, devotee, disciple, groupie, etc. might fit ) that he claims to be - that apache snow would be praising the wares of another.
 
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Originally Posted by Rustyg500
I have a Wheel Chock I ride my bike(s) onto. This lifts the frame enough for the HF and/or the Craftsman jack (rip) to slide under. Bike is a lot more stable when positioning the jack this way.


I use the same setup. When not riding my bike for a longer period of time I park it in the basement through a set of French doors and onto a wheel chock. I also do all my maintenance work in the basement, the wheel chuck makes using the HF jack much easier. Roll the jack under, lift bike and pull the wheel chock out of the way, reverse procedure when completed.
Also there is 2 different HF motorcycle jacks. Both look identical but, model # 61632 closes down to 4-3/4" and model # 60536 closes down to 5-1/2". I opted for 61632 having the lower clearance.
 
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