I have a coupon for this Motorcycle Lift. Price $300. Is it worth?
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-68892-8495.html

Is there any particular reason you want a lift rather than a jack?  This is 1/3 the price your looking at, and it's rated at 1500lbs.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326249_200326249

Hey, Row,, whats that block under the swingarm, just above the belt?

I made a version of this wooden bench for almost nothing in parts.  I had some scrap plywood and some used eyebolts to use for the tie down points.  I adjusted the size a little bit to work with the plywood size I had, and I didn't want those side pieces sticking out so far on the front end as I new I would fall over them all the time.  I used the wheel chock from my trailer.  When you are not using it the plywood pieces just pull apart and stack in a small pile against the wall.  The only bad part is that for the Savage....it takes 2 people and a ramp to get in on and off the bench.

http://www.bbcracing.com/old/box/

HondaLavis wrote on 10/02/13 at 22:04:46:


I have both a jack....and the wooden bench that I made.  The jack works well for most things and it is stable.  For wheel changes, brake pads, shocks, etc. it works fine.  When I was in a 4 month major renovation project and cutting and welding and moving and changing and wiring and painting and moving and adapting.....the bench brought the bike up at a better height for visibility and access.  Sometimes I even used the jack on top of the bench when changing the forks or wheels.

For general maintenance the jack works fine....for long term projects the bench is much better.  With the bench however.....you still need some form of jack to get the wheels up off the ground on occassion......350 pound motorycles are hard to lift.....even one end at a time.

So....is that $ 300 coupon you have something that is available online....is their a coupon code that we can use and you can share?

Afan wrote on 10/03/13 at 07:33:49:


One fellow made a board that adapts the savage to it as the exhaust hangs down preventing access to both sides of the frame.

Just remember, that thing don't fold up and store away into a tiny little box.

Here is one from advanced auto
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_1500-lbs-m...

Sears has several, I bought the red one and use a board on the left side under the frame to level the bike, works fine for the savage. Although it wouldn't fit under my Harley (lowered 1") unless I drove up on a 2x4.
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-motorcycle-atv-jack/p-00950190000P?prdNo=2&blo...

If you are worried about the stability of any type of motorcycle/atv jack, just put some pressure nuts into your cement floor and bolt it down, then strap your bike to the stand.

That one from advance auto looks practically identical to the one from northen tool.  Both have loops on opposite sides that you can use to strap the bike to the jack. Then you just have to figure out how to keep the jack steady.

I need to design a bike jack that uses a concept I've seen in aircraft jacks.  The ones I use at work have spring loaded wheels, so when there is not any weight on the jack you can move it around, but when you use it to lift something, the springs are compressed and three other flat-footed support legs touch the ground. This gives you more stability when the vehicle is in the air.  Yeah, do that and make it wider...