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On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:19:33 -0000 "hofsassw" writes:

> Thinking about the Craftsman motorcycle/atv jack. For $80 bucks sound > > good! Any opinions and/or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks Yardman47

<><><><><><><> <><><><><><><> Yardman47, I bought one a few months ago. I have a stretch project in mind for it to make it a roll on motorcycle lift like Steve Rankin made. It looks like it would work pretty well for lifting the KLR as long as you are making sure you get the balance correct and don't pull too much off one end of the bike. I really like the rollers so you can move it with a load. They go on sale every few months so it may be worth waiting until it's on sale. I think I paid $59 for mine using a sale price and Craftsman Club member discount. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

I bought the Craftsman jack about two years ago and its still going strong. Like Jeff said, they go on sale every other month (or so it seems), so unless you have to do some maintenance *right now*, you can save $15-20 with a little patience. Mine came with tiedowns; I only use the front one to keep the bike from tipping backwards. I've had everything but the engine off of my bike while it's been on the stand and I'm sure it saved me quite a few sore backs. The one negative I'll say is that one of the bolts that holds the jack mechanism to the frame stripped out while I was assembling it. I'm typically not an over-torquer, but it's possible that I was this time--or the metal's just a bit soft. (Made in China, very low price... hmmm...) Fortunately, that didn't affect the rest of it and it's been working quite well. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/> http://sobiloff.typepad.com/klr_adventure/> San Jose, CA (USA)

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hofsassw" wrote:

> > Thinking about the Craftsman motorcycle/atv jack. For $80 bucks sound > good! Any opinions and/or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks Yardman47 >

You might get it a little cheaper if you can wait for it to go on sale, or you might find the functional equivalent at Sam's, Checker auto or some other parts seller. Otherwise it's fine, and your money is better spent there than on a center stand.

I've got one and like it. The construction is a little cobby, but it works great for holding the KLR during tire changes. I shim the pads a bit to keep things as stable as possible. Hard to beat for the price. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hofsassw" wrote: > > Thinking about the Craftsman motorcycle/atv jack. For $80 bucks sound > good! Any opinions and/or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks Yardman47 >

Bought one from Pep Boys (nice jack for bikes), $70-, less $20- rebate for total of $50- Saw the same one elsewhere for over $150-. Price may have gone up. Arden Kysely wrote: I've got one and like it. The construction is a little cobby, but it works great for holding the KLR during tire changes. I shim the pads a bit to keep things as stable as possible. Hard to beat for the price. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hofsassw" wrote: > > Thinking about the Craftsman motorcycle/atv jack. For $80 bucks sound > good! Any opinions and/or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks Yardman47 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thank you Captain Obvious.... I wanted to say that when I first read it, but refrained.. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Hink" wrote: > > Did I miss something? Why not just buy 7.5 wt fork oil if that is what you want? Buying one liter of 7.5 wt. oil is 50% of the price of one liter of 10 wt. and one liter of 5 wt. > > Fred > www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: fork oil 7.5wt > > >7.5wt fork oil can be made by blending 10wt and 5wt in equal parts (50/50) > > You can get 7.5 wt by blending 10wt and 5wt, but not in equal parts. > Something about a logarithmic scale. >