[Ruaidh]

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I felt left out so I had to reply...

My bride, Rodent, got me the HF version of this for Christmas after we tipped my '83 1100i trying to R&R the rear tire. SHE felt bad and felt that it was her fault. I've told her no many times that it just happened.

Anyway, with the tie-downs on four points mine holds my '85 1200a very well; and I too block under the tires jsut to keep it from rocking when I need to. My ONLY concern is that I wish it lifted the bike higher but I am sure I'd need to look into a bigger lift to do that safely. Sadly, when you're queen-sized like me (6'0" and 20 stone) getting up and down off the ground while trying to crawl around underneath the bike gets old and I'm slow.

(Maybe THAT'S why it took me so long to R&R the timing belts/camshaft seals...)

Ruaidh

 

[Ruaidh]

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SilverDave wrote:

...I am worried.. not only about the Bottle Jack unit failing./forums/images/emoticons/confused.gif. but also the critical bolts at the two corners of the scissor unit...and the whole unit.. even with the tie down straps holding the bike to the jack... just tipping over whilst I wrestle with a rear tire... The one inch drop till it hits the safety is a good Idea./forums/images/emoticons/big_grin.gif.. but .... we are not working on a 30 lb lawn mower here ...But then the nifty thing about the 21st century ??? we all get to enjoy our own paranoia's...SilverDave/forums/images/emoticons/emoticonsxtra/cooldj.gif

With regards to the "one-inch drop to the safety, you should raise the lift higher than needed, then engage the lock and lower the unit until it stops at the lock. That way you relieve the pressure (somewhat) from the jack and you don't have to worry about "falling" to the safety stop.

I wasn't thrilled thinking about the tilt factor once the bike was lifted but using my Harbor Freight lift, and attempting to control the situation, I rocked Eeyore while on the lift. Rocked both side-to-side and fore-and-aft and while the list moved a little (I hadn't engaged the adjusting bolts that go through the frame of the lift and bite against the floor) it was fairly stable. Granted, it wasn't 2-3 feet in the air but I felt secure with it.

I imagine if I really tried to I could tip it over, but let's try that with someone else's bike. Also, this is merely my experience with this tool. Your results may differ...

Ruaidh