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« on: December 23, 2005, 02:23:28 PM » |
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I am thinking of getting a motorcycle lift to do some basic maintenance and help me clean the parts of my bike that are not accessible at ground level. What features should I look for?
Can any of you suggest one? I am not looking at spending anything over $250.
Larry (larswlvs)
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2005, 04:08:04 PM » |
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by the way what kind of oil filter do you use ?
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2005, 04:42:13 PM » |
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Purolator pure one Pl 14612 w/ mobile one 20/50 oil but on my next oil change will go to Rotella from wall mart
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2005, 05:42:41 PM » |
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I picked up the Sears lift for $90, it seems to be made well and does what it is suppose to do, lift the bike off the ground, where it is right now out in the garage for the winter. Whoops, I forgot to sign in, I'm madjack, not Unregistered.
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2005, 08:53:21 PM » |
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The Sears Jack is on sale for $78. I picked up one and one of those adapters from e-bay. I like both. I dropped one of my Yamaha XS-1100's off the jack through stupidity on my part so be careful. (Had one side secure then bumped the bike moving around to secure the other side.)
Dented a primo tank and pierced one of the engine covers. Pissed me off so bad, I simply yanked the bike back up.
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2005, 10:50:08 PM » |
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i also use the sears jack. it works very well.
if you have an interstate like i do you might want to buy a lift adapter. off E-BAY.
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2005, 07:14:28 AM » |
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well, o.k. if we gotta have this conversation again. look at the one sold by harbor freight. it uses channel iron instead of angle iron for the base, looks a lot more stable that way and costs about half. i spent about $40.00 for one, works very well.
dennis
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2005, 03:31:45 PM » |
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I bought the aluminum one from Harbor Freight. Love it. Very nice quality, at least so far. Worked great to change my tires this fall and is very light to move around.
Sears has a similar aluminum one that was on sale the last time I looked.
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2006, 07:36:24 AM » |
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I have a Cycle lift, built specifically for the Valkyrie, it has a mounting plate that attaches to the bottom of the engine, then it set down into the saddle of the floor jack. After lifting the bike you can rotate the bike 360 degrees, without moving the jack.
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