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Aug 18, 2013 | 07:52 PM

#21

TWIN CAM 96

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From: East of the USS Midway

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtHDrider

Finally have had enough of wash wheel, roll forward, wash again, again, etc.

Recommendations for bike lifts?

J&S Jacks sound great, but $400....really?

All plain old steel and hydraulics.

Anyone have any info to share?

Thanks!

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Aug 18, 2013 | 08:48 PM

#22

Sprinter7x

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From: Mo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionsm13

Well, if you're talented, you can make your own.

I have a J & S, but I got friends that got these that seem to work pretty good.
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html

I have this hi-lift jack and I really like it,sure was a pain cleaning my wide whitewalls before,wish I had got it sooner.I always throw a strap over the bike to be on the safe side.

Aug 18, 2013 | 08:59 PM

#23

Big Daddy FLHX

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From: VA

Love my J&S. no worries leaving the scooter in ther air without straps!

Aug 18, 2013 | 09:30 PM

#24

jefla

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From: washington dc

I took a survey on here a while ago re Jack mishaps. There was no relationship to jack type. There was a tight relationship to user error. Most mishaps were from not setting the locking mechanism.

I have the yellow HF. Hated going imported, but $70 and I've never heard of the things failing in a way that hurt anyone or anything.

Aug 18, 2013 | 09:33 PM

#25

littled62

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From: hammond, in

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionsm13

Well, if you're talented, you can make your own.

I have a J & S, but I got friends that got these that seem to work pretty good.
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html

here is mine on the H.F> high lift also have the H.F. lift table, had the table for about 8 years and the high lift for about 3, used them both for cleaning and repair and mods, never had any problems with them, left the bike on the lift for a week when I changed cams and it never dropped a inch

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Aug 18, 2013 | 09:34 PM

#26

jtolbirt

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From: Nashville, TN

i use the cheap one from harbor freight..70 bucs or so..have been using it for years the only drawback is when you let the bike down you have to push the release all the way down quick like..the first position is the fast and the second is the slow,, thats backwards but after i got used to it everything works great,,,

Aug 18, 2013 | 10:10 PM

#27

glock221

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From: Council Bluffs, IA

J&S for me, and I love it.

Aug 18, 2013 | 10:46 PM

#28

fullautomike

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From: CT

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowcountry Joe

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.

Looks like he edited his post 6 mins after I posted mine. Either way I did not try to edit the post at all, but I could have F'd up