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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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I have the yellow sears jack and an '05 FLHRI. The biggest annoyance to me is the crossmember on the bottom of the frame. If I go in front of or behind the cross member, it doesn't balance securely. If I try to put the arm of the jack in the crossmember, then the arm is just a little too wide for the crossmember channel to be a good a fit. I wonder what others, do?

Raising and lowering is a piece of cake, though.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by srf52
When using the lift, I always secure the jiffy stand in the lowered position with a bungie cord wrapped around the engine guard and hooked to the jiffy stand. Helps me to ensure the stand is fully retracted when lowering the bike back down.
Good idea!
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Check out the Harley center stand or the display stand. Either one holds the bike up level. Put the jack under the bike and pump until it just about touches the bike. Line it up and go for it.

I have been using the Display stand for years just for this purpose. This time I used the center stand. Both work well. A lille pricey but I like to leave my bike upright anyway when not riding it.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FLHP1034ME
did I miss something? Which is the passenger side of the bike?
I thought the same thing. Wouldn't the passenger side of the bike be the rear?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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i have an '09 RKC with a center stand.
can i get the jack solidly under the bike with a center stand?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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I have a question nobody has answered yet.

I have a Sears yellow jack. What do you secure the tie downs to on the jack itself?

Thanks
 
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by artt
What do you secure the tie downs to on the jack itself?
And where on the bike do you attach the tie-downs? The handle bars?
 
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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you get on one knee take it by the handle and say "will you marry me" alas you are engaged
 
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Right Side when sitting on the bike ..
Originally Posted by UltraTheo
I thought the same thing. Wouldn't the passenger side of the bike be the rear?
 
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It appears to me that I would like to be engaged to a motorcycle jill, jack just doesnt do anything for me at all. However this leads me to a story alas a short on on the time I was traveling alone through the hills of West Virginia and i stopped in one of these Mom and Pop small town motels where of course there was a daughter that helped me check in and fluffed my pillow
 
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