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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #45 on: May 17, 2015, 06:30:46 PM »
I've got a $160 life from the local Boomgaars that I have used for 3 years. I leave my bike on it lifter off the concrete for months at a time. It isn't the prettiest or the most hyped but I it gets the job done  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #46 on: May 28, 2015, 03:48:36 PM »
I seldom use the lift... most of the stuff I can do while the bike is on the center stand.

I have several jacks in case I need them (old photos):





This one is a Harbor Freight aluminum jack... served me well for many years.






and if I ever need a lift this is what I use (old photo, like I said, have not had the need to use it):




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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #47 on: May 29, 2015, 01:05:56 PM »
Very nice "floor" jack!  You had no problems with the tiles when using the other floor jacks?
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #48 on: May 29, 2015, 02:21:59 PM »
Here's mine. I park it on the lift everyday. If I want, it will spin around and to ride it right out. That is the very coolest part.
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #49 on: May 29, 2015, 02:22:59 PM »
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #50 on: May 29, 2015, 02:58:27 PM »
Quote from: RonandJanet on May 29, 2015, 01:05:56 PM
Very nice "floor" jack!  You had no problems with the tiles when using the other floor jacks?

No.  The key is using porcelain tiles... very strong... they have taken everything I have done in the garage... not one has cracked...
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #51 on: May 29, 2015, 10:45:09 PM »
I would be worried about cracking those floor tiles as well. I guess it depends if they were installed the right way
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #52 on: June 01, 2015, 12:01:44 AM »
Quote from: toddwebber on May 29, 2015, 10:45:09 PM
I would be worried about cracking those floor tiles as well. I guess it depends if they were installed the right way

I did the install of the tiles many years ago...

When it came to installing the lift I just drilled through them... nothing, not a single one cracked.  :2vrolijk_21:



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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #53 on: June 02, 2015, 02:25:39 AM »
You did a good job installing them then. I've seen some scary installs where they crack just from foot traffic
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #54 on: June 04, 2015, 07:41:51 PM »
I have a platform lift and floor jack type depending on what I want to do.
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #55 on: June 05, 2015, 08:45:58 AM »
I guess that I will have to eat my words...

Just two days ago I started working on the 48 to change the clutch pack... I must be getting old, but having a table lift would have been great for the task.   

I used the small scissor-type jack under the bike to keep it straight... but having that and a table lift to raise it to a comfortable height.  To work while sitting on an adjustable mechanic's seat would have been sooo much better for my legs...



I did the clutch change... and an engine oil change as well... but boy am I sore from this, lol.



So I guess that I will start saving for a table lift... because the two post lift is alway with a car on it...



 
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #56 on: June 06, 2015, 10:44:33 AM »
Wachuko, that's how I wound up with a table lift...serviced my SG on a motorcycle jack and was so sore the next day.  Told myself I was getting too old to kneel and hunch down like that.  The table lift was well worth the money.
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #57 on: June 06, 2015, 08:56:28 PM »
It has been mentioned a few times earlier but the Pitbull swivel is about the handyest thing I have bought for the bike. I wash my bike in the garage and it has no drain, so I try to stay close to the door (for drainage). It swivels so easy you can do it with one hand, I just roll the lift up in front of the door, sit on my stool and move the bike in a circle as I wash. Makes for easy, efficent deal. I had a J&S and bought the Pitbull off Craigslist because it was cheap and close to home. I saw an opportunity to make a few bucks, but the J&S is the one I sold, nothing wrong with it, just could not do without the swivel after using it.
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #58 on: June 06, 2015, 09:05:39 PM »
Quote from: wachuko on June 05, 2015, 08:45:58 AM
I guess that I will have to eat my words...

Just two days ago I started working on the 48 to change the clutch pack... I must be getting old, but having a table lift would have been great for the task.   

I used the small scissor-type jack under the bike to keep it straight... but having that and a table lift to raise it to a comfortable height.  To work while sitting on an adjustable mechanic's seat would have been sooo much better for my legs...



I did the clutch change... and an engine oil change as well... but boy am I sore from this, lol.



So I guess that I will start saving for a table lift... because the two post lift is alway with a car on it...




Did you buy the scissor jack like that or did you paint and decal it HD?
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Re: Motorcycle Lifts
« Reply #59 on: June 07, 2015, 06:13:42 AM »
Quote from: CVO Couple on June 06, 2015, 09:05:39 PM

Did you buy the scissor jack like that or did you paint and decal it HD?

Bought it in that color and just slapped some stickers on it.
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