Does anyone suggest a bike lift?

[robthelucky]

I have been looking for a bike lift for my Bonnie. I have seen cheap ones at Sears for $75 bones all the way up to $400 for this one.

Does anyone have any experience with one or another?

 

[sweatmachine]

the sears lift is all you'll need. You won't know how you lived without it!

 

[Beachfinn]

+1 on Sears, I have the pretty yellow aluminum one.

 

[CAPTDON]

Lift

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! I got an OLD Sears one outa the trash- the R&B one. Its made uota sq beams & weighs a ton!! Takes 2 to lift it. I caLLED sEARS because the bottle was all rusted & frozem as was the whole jack. They sent me a new one for free. Been using it for 3+ yrs & couldnt live w/o it! Dont know how I did up till then? A must!!

 

[localmotion411]

I have this one, like beachfinn's:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff28/chunt889/100_0259_sm.jpg

Highly recommended; don't know what I did without it. And it is worth the extra coin for this one over the other one (red) that Sears sells.

 

[Shorty]

I also have one of the Sears / Craftsman red and black ones. Great piece of equipment and like CAPTON said...it's a heavy SOB. I got it for a Christmas present years ago and I believe it was a little shy of $90.

Shorty

 

[MOSES]

X- whatever on the sears !
Mine will slowly leaks down if I don't lock it but I've used it for way more than a bike lift...

 

[314lot]

+1 on the aluminum Sears lift.

 

[Texas94fs]

I got one from harbor freight, don't know how i lived without the fucking thing! Makes everything so much easier! Was around 80, is pretty heavy, but i can move it around myself no problem. It's a wonderfully hideous orangey yellow, not that i really give a shit if my tools are color coordinated thats kinda:homo:

 

[hankmarx]

I have the heavy red one from Sears, love that thing.

Be careful not to crush your oil filter the first time or two that you use the jack. Hell yes I did it.

 

[MOSES]

I have the heavy red one from Sears, love that thing.

Thats the one.

I got one from harbor freight, It's a wonderfully hideous orangey yellow

I use one of those at work. It will lift the front of a VW and slide motors around like a champ !

 

[schnabba]

good stuff!

 

[CAPTDON]

Filter

My filter doesnt go below the frame so dont know how?? Unless a bigger filter?

 

[schnabba]

yep - larger filter. Purolator is just a tiny big longer and sticks just a little bit below the frame. Enough to flatten the top if you aren't paying attention where you put the lift.

 

[sweatmachine]

when you buy filters look for the shorter ones, problem solved.

 

[schnabba]

nice lift!

 

[billpvegas]

Autozone lift

They go on sale for $59.Works great.

 

[Goin-Commando]

My Bonneville is the only bike I have that has an exposed frame for that type of lift, I needed one to lift from the wheels for the other bikes I have.

I think this will be my next one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=94121

 

[ggRAT]

My Bonneville is the only bike I have that has an exposed frame for that type of lift, I needed one to lift from the wheels for the other bikes I have...

Goin, good point. My Sears/Larin lift won't work on my son-in-laws '76 CB750F because the 4-1 headers are below the frame.
GREG

 

[gcrider]

Picked up one of these from Harbor Freight. Works pretty well.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91764