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thanks for the return. I will look them up and see what they have.I have the J&S Jacks lift. It is a rugged lift that holds my 1800 up to 18" off the ground and the bike does not need to be strapped onto the lift. It rolls aroung on my basement floor as easily with the bike on it as it does by itself. Locks in three different positions, operates with a foot pedal and a twist to lower handle. Great shipping as well. I ordered (paypal) on Friday (east coast)and had it on Tuesday from mid-west. If I can ever figure out how to post pictures from my camera to this site I would be happy to provide pics. PM me if you would like to see pics.
I've been to the " Harbor Fright " store here in Woodbridge, VA. Nice selection of light duty everything but I would not weigh my Gold on a Chinese scale.sold my $100 lift last fall as I didn't feel comfortable with it. My sabre nearly slid off the slick hard rubber pads.
Some like the 1200 lb Harbor Freight lifts but some here do not. What do you have and post likes and dislikes please?
nice quip. and thanks for the lift (I really needed one) but it's not the weight of the bike that weighing on my mind, it's the weight of my wallet. And if I buy a nice one now, some other things I want to do will also have to wait.I've been to the " Harbor Fright " store here in Woodbridge, VA. Nice selection of light duty everything but I would not weigh my Gold on a Chinese scale.
bending over.It looks like the " Pit Bull " purchased from " their " web site is $419.00 I didn't " check out " with the purchase so I could not see any additional shipping charges added. What are you doing to the Wing that demands a lift ?
Ouch!!!!!!!bending over.
Seriously, I don't know if I have clearance to pull the rear wheel or not. But on the list is 2 tires, rebuild carbs, replace all vacuum lines an I hope that some torquemaster pipes and chamber box are in the near future. got some electrical add ons in the boxes waiting to be installed too. I finished the kitchen remodeling and it was just too blinkin' cold in the garage to start something new.
If / when I have one, I will have to park on it as the Mrs.'s car is ALWAYS garaged.
It would be easier to clean wheels etc. if it's already sitting there. I also have to work on my riding lawn mower deck seemingly once or twice a season. I have some rough riding in the back 'forest' and inevitably, I am replacing a bearing, shaft and blades. I also do all the maintenance for the in laws and their mower rides.
I built a prototype lift this past July it worked out fine-while disassembling and reassembling all the tupperware. I made a couple of changes to the design to make it lower to the ground. I also sketched up the side panels so a lawn mower could go on. (that was why I bothered in the first place) I didn't see this as an option last year, now several have them. To build one will still cost about $300 and take even more time to build it. Thus the quandry. To buy or not to buy.
If you look at the adapter that J&S designed for their jack for the Goldwing, you'll see that it's kinda "Vee'd" to clear the engine on the front most lift bar. The rear most lift bar on the jack is flat and goes across the frame just like it would on your Harley. If you're any good at fabrication, you could probably come up with an adapter for the Wing to fit on your current jack.I have a sears ATV/Motorcycle lift that I used on my E-Glide for maybe 8 years. It worked great all those years. But where do you lift the Wing. The Harley had the frame underneath so it was easy. All I see under the Wing is exhaust headers and engine or tranny. I do not want to lift it wrong and cause trouble. I would put the Harley up for cleaning and changing tires and would like to do the same with the Wing.