Harbor Freight Lift

Harbor Freight Lift


I *almost* went down to Harbor Freight the other day to get a lift when a
friend in another state mentioned that his felt much less stable than the
"high dollar lifts" that you might find in a motorcycle shop. My primary
use will be to work on my KZ1000P's, a trials bike a dirtbike and probably
my garden tractor. My guess is that half the time I'm working on the KZP's,
at least one wheel will be off.

Any opinions about the Harbor Freight lift with heavier kinds of bikes on
it would be very appreciated. One of the big advantages the Harbor Freight
has is that I can pick one up at the local store... shipping on these
tables is not inexpensive.

Thanks,
Mike


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Mike W.
96 XR400
99 KZ1000P
70 CT70
71 KG 100 (Hodaka-powered)

Re: Harbor Freight Lift

Mike W. wrote:
> I *almost* went down to Harbor Freight the other day to get a lift when a
> friend in another state mentioned that his felt much less stable than the
> "high dollar lifts" that you might find in a motorcycle shop. My primary
> use will be to work on my KZ1000P's, a trials bike a dirtbike and probably
> my garden tractor. My guess is that half the time I'm working on the KZP's,
> at least one wheel will be off.
>
> Any opinions about the Harbor Freight lift with heavier kinds of bikes on
> it would be very appreciated. One of the big advantages the Harbor Freight
> has is that I can pick one up at the local store... shipping on these
> tables is not inexpensive.
>

Mine worked ok with a DL1000.

Re: Harbor Freight Lift

Mike W. wrote:
> I *almost* went down to Harbor Freight the other day to get a lift when a
> friend in another state mentioned that his felt much less stable than the
> "high dollar lifts" that you might find in a motorcycle shop. My primary
> use will be to work on my KZ1000P's, a trials bike a dirtbike and probably
> my garden tractor. My guess is that half the time I'm working on the KZP's,
> at least one wheel will be off.
>
> Any opinions about the Harbor Freight lift with heavier kinds of bikes on
> it would be very appreciated. One of the big advantages the Harbor Freight
> has is that I can pick one up at the local store... shipping on these
> tables is not inexpensive.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
> --
> Mike W.
> 96 XR400
> 99 KZ1000P
> 70 CT70
> 71 KG 100 (Hodaka-powered)

They had bike lifts at our local VIP car parts place for $69.00 usually
go for $139.00.
Harbor Freight is my favorite mail order place. I ordered an arbor
press, which is heavy, for $40.00 and shipping was cheap.

Re: Harbor Freight Lift

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:28:11 -0400, Broderick Crawford
<bcrawford2150@roadrunner . com > wrote:

>
>They had bike lifts at our local VIP car parts place for $69.00 usually
>go for $139.00.
>Harbor Freight is my favorite mail order place. I ordered an arbor
>press, which is heavy, for $40.00 and shipping was cheap.

Thanks guys... I should clarify that. I said "lift" when I should have said
"lift table". The big platform deal. My back just doesn't work in the bent
position anymore.

Mike


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Mike W.
96 XR400
99 KZ1000P
70 CT70
71 KG 100 (Hodaka-powered)

Re: Harbor Freight Lift

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:43:39 -0400, Mike W. <outofthe@emailbiz . com > wrote:

> I should clarify that. I said "lift" when I should have said
>"lift table". The big platform deal. My back just doesn't work in the bent
>position anymore.

I bit the bullet and got a Handy Lift clone on Ebay. It had a scratch on the
surface so they knocked $50 off. The first time you use it, it's going to have
a scratch on the surface. I'll spot 'em a scratch for $50 every time.

It raises my ST1100 effortlessly. A touch of the pedal and whoosh, it's at
waist height. A very small air compressor would run it.

--
Jack