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#191920 noxqsays (User) Why did I move to FL from MI? FL seemed warmer. Expert Boarder Posts: 410 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   I got the Sears "Red and Black) jack for Christmas and it works great. havn't had to tie the bike down at all and roll it around. Seems much more stable than I had expected. Easy to store too. Unpin the handle and hang it on the wall. The "Yellow" one does look heavier.   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/05/04 07:13 By noxqsays.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #191923 Darn (User) Don't forget, Never forget. Platinum Boarder Posts: 7091 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   The best one http://www.jsjacks.com/ The rest are just Posers!   Logged     Free, personalized tra   The administrator has disabled public write access. #191947 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   All well and good, you might say, but... I have the Sears red jack, and I like the fact that it is a touch on the narrow side so that I can put the lift under the frame toward the back to get at the front drain plug, then move the jack more to the front of the frame to get at the oil tank plug. I'm just thinking that with the wide J&S jack, you'd have trouble getting at the plugs, and far less flexibility as to where to place it under the frame. Darn, if you have the J&S, would you comment on my concern? I have the Sears red and it works flawlessly... I absolutely love it! Only one concern with it... with a Roadie on its side stand, I do have to pull the bike upright a bit to roll the lift under the bike frame.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #191983 Darn (User) Don't forget, Never forget. Platinum Boarder Posts: 7091 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   Questcap wrote: All well and good, you might say, but... I have the Sears red jack, and I like the fact that it is a touch on the narrow side so that I can put the lift under the frame toward the back to get at the front drain plug, then move the jack more to the front of the frame to get at the oil tank plug. I'm just thinking that with the wide J&S jack, you'd have trouble getting at the plugs, and far less flexibility as to where to place it under the frame. Darn, if you have the J&S, would you comment on my concern? I have the Sears red and it works flawlessly... I absolutely love it! Only one concern with it... with a Roadie on its side stand, I do have to pull the bike upright a bit to roll the lift under the bike frame. I do not own one yet, but the guys who make them are about 20 miles from my house. I've seen the jacks and it's NUTS how well they work. These guys are BIKERS and they designed and built it for people like us who want a secure jack with lots of room to work on it. They also sell a oil drain divert er so you can drain the oil from the bike while on the lift. The jack works with all the models that they have listed. I WILL own one of these by this winter. I have the sears yellow jack now, and it's a good jack, but it doesn't' come close to the quality of the J&S   Logged     Free, personalized tra   The administrator has disabled public write access. #192024 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   Okay, then, just a word... I like the red jack because I can easily move it fore and aft under the frame to get directly at the drain plugs easily, and drain straight into the catchpan. With a wider jack, it will hit the frame in the vicinity of the drain plugs... and you'll need a diverter, and probably wish you'd loosened the plugs before you picked it up. Think about that... wider isn't necessarily better, especially since they recognized the need for oil drain diverters. No need of one with my Sears red.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #192026 milesp (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 93 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   spend the extra money and get the sears yellow jack   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #192027 Darn (User) Don't forget, Never forget. Platinum Boarder Posts: 7091 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   Then I guess Red works best for you. And like I said, I have the yellow and it does a good job, but I will be buying the J&S jack. I didn't put my bike up on the jack, to see where the plugs lined up, that's a question they would be happy to answer for anyone interested in getting one of their jacks. I did mention that these guys are also bikers and they knew the drawbacks of other jacks, so they made this jack to address those issues. The diverter just makes it so you can direct the oil from under the bike to a drip pan.   Logged     Free, personalized tra   The administrator has disabled public write access. #192035 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   Which was why my comment that you'll likely have to break the plugs loose before you lift it, if you'll need a diverter to drain it... just kinda defeats one of the purposes for having one in the first place.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #192040 Frank_W (User) Riding The Filthy Sow! Platinum Boarder Posts: 3510 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   I got a red jack from my local Tractor Supply company, and it's for four-wheelers, but it's been absolutely fine. (Even if it's made in China...) Thpppth....   Logged     My Music Whatever...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #192042 Scotto (User) Hmmmm Platinum Boarder Posts: 1576 Re:MOTORCYCLE LIFTS - Comparing & Contrasting 3 Years ago   I dont think there is very much remaining that isnt made in China these days. So we settle for red, black and yellow lifts, except for jsjacks which is a quality product. Mine is yellow... made in... yup China.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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