So I got this Motorcycle jack for christmas and put it together and havent gotten to use it. Today I got my chance. It is from harbor freight and works great. I have included some pics and after you look at the pics my question is under the pics.






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Should I have used straps to secure the gas tank?
By the way it worked great to drop the tank while it was full of gas although I did empty it before installing it.

 

Looks ok as is to me, what jack is it and whats it like with a bike on it.

 

It is from harbor freight. $79.00 and I havent gotten to try it on the bike yet. I needed to change the fuel pump with no help and a full tank. I know other jacks tend to let the tank fall but the pads on the motorcycle jack kept it straight and did great.
btw the question was meant to be a joke. I guess nobody got it.

 

I did a similar thing with my jack from Sears. Used it to jack up each side of my daughter's Mazda Miata to rotate the tires.

 

I have often wondered if it would pick up a car.

 

I have not doubt the bottle jack will lift a car. I doubt if the rest of the frame is really up to the job. Too much off that kind of lifting and I wouldn't be surprised to see it fail...bolts shear off, frame fold up, ect.

 

Mine is rated for 1,500 lbs. picking up one side of a small car shouldn't be a problem.

 

I've had the same lift for about a year now. Works good for the Sporty except the bike has to be put up on 1" boards for the lift to fit under. I slide it under from the exhaust side and have found a solid place to position the bike where tie downs aren't necessary, though I still use them.

 

I used mine to drop the front frame and engine down to change the rack and pinion on a Windstar Van. I still put 4x4s in the jack when my bike is up just for piece of mind.

 

A Miata? I'm sure you could pick it up with one hand and still be able to remove the tires and rotate them with the other.