I'm with you. Not worth saving 300 and going cheap on a $20,000 bike JMHO

 

Why did you edit out of Mikes post the line that said "One of these was a premium priced lift"? We get your point, but he was also making a valid point.

 

No matter what the J&S cheerleaders say, you can't go wrong with a Harbor Freight motorcycle jack, especially if as you said, all you're using it for is cleaning and minor service. Less than $100 using the plentiful 20% off coupons that HF passes out.

JL

 

My Craftsman works well enough for what I need. It's no where near as solid as the one in the video though.

 

Yeah, that. I have the HF jack, and it works perfectly fine for me. I don't roll mine around while the bike is lifted, and I've never pulled the rear wheel yet, but I use it to clean the wheels every time. It's stable enough to me that I trust it. If someone was going to give me any jack of my choice it would be one of the high end jacks, but since I can't justify the expense I have what I have. Careful with the down pedal though, read the instructions.

 

I have a red craftsman.. never felt wobbly to me. Got it on sale for about $70 I think.

 

recently purchased the red craftsman. Just fine for cleaning, fluid changes, clutch adj, etc. I would not trust to lift very high and then do wrenching unless it is tied down. They do provide tie downs. Side to side, no problem. Front to back, be careful.

 

there's always going to be worst, better, best. It's all relevant to what you want to pay for a jack. I have no problem plunking down $400 for a J&S however 6 years ago I decided to try the craftsman jack just for grins. It still sits in my garage today and gets used HEAVILY. Don't regret buying it. If you are working on something that requires your bike to be moving while it's up there, simply grab a strap and strap it down. It ain't going anywhere!

 

But if you notice in the pic were the jack is it stick out so much you'll have a hard time working around it not so with the J & S jack it sits under the bike more easier to work off the left side.

With J & S discount code (hdforum) you get 20% off & for August shipping is cut back to $40.00 that's a $45.00 savings

But buy what you want

 

Craftsman jack here. No worries so far. I use it pretty frequently for washing and servicing.

As others have said, I act like I've got a bit of common sense and behave as if I've got a 900-lb monster up on stilts, tied down or not. 'Cause I do! Potential energy is a ****...no matter what jack you've got. Caution is free of charge.

Reckoned I'd pocket the difference and save it for licky-chewies. However, that video was impressive!