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[propagandrew]

Hey folks, About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the grass. What do people suggest?

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 3:41 PM +0000 8/18/03, propagandrew wrote:

>Hey folks, > >About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering >what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from >sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a >nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a >crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on >one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). >Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the grass. >What do people suggest?

I used a milk crate for many years, but I couldn't pass up the one from Sears when it went on sale for $89 last winter. Once you have one of these, you ain't nevah go back! Mark

[Devon Jarvis]

The $99 list from Sears, or Costco, or Walmart of whatever flavor of the same Chinese lump of metal is a great value. Milkcrates are not quite tall enough, and the plastic is too soft. They will slowly buckle and drop the bike. Usually when you step inside to take a leak. Putting a board between the crate and the bike helps distribute the weight. For the rear wheel- Bungee or duct tape the front brake on. Tilt the bike so it's balancing on the front wheel and sidestand, then shove a milkcrate, box, or wood busted off a shipping palette under the footpeg bracket (or other secure, convenient spot) to keep the rear wheel off the ground. You can do this same setup but lean the bike into a wall, tree, rock, or unattended automobile. For the front, same idea but stick the piece of wood somewhere towards the front of the bike. This is a bit more difficult than the rear. Devon A15-Z propagandrew wrote:

> > Hey folks, > > About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering > what people use for lifts.

-- "It's a troublesome world, all the people who are in it, are troubled with troubles almost every minute" Dr. Seuss

[Jim]

The Sears lift seems like it's always on sale - keep your eye out for it. I know the shopping clubs (Costco, etc) have a similar lift as well. Worth every penny IMO. And although it is big - when it's down most of it slides under my workbench which gets it out of the way. Two things I like about the lift - security - it's very stable and you're not worried about it falling over in the middle of something, and the wheels which allow you to scoot the bike (while on the lift) out of the way if you need to... jim

On Monday, August 18, 2003, propagandrew wrote: p> About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering p> what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from p> sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a p> nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a

[Keith Saltzer]

I can't believe how nice it is having my Sears jack around for the KLR. You just don't know until you have one. I got it on sale too. And you know if ANYTHING goes wrong with it, you just take it back and get another. I've had mine for about 9 months now, and my friend comes over alot that has one from Kragen auto parts that is similar, but he says he likes mine much better. Something about how he has to lean down to operate the pump or release. All I know is with my Sears jack, I can, and have, put the bike on it: -with or without my alluminum bash plate -with or without the front end on -with or without the back tire on -with the whole front end and backend off (tire,swingarm,subframe) and it is always balanced enough to work on it, and stable enough to never have to put straps on it either. I can pull the bike into the garage, grab the jack, and while holding the bike with one hand, and holding/pushing the jack under the bike, get the bike up in the air on the jack in about 30 seconds, without ever having to bend over to work any of the jack. This thing just works really well. I can even get up on the bike and sit on it, to adjust bars, alignment or whatever. (sit there and make vroom vroom noises when your bored) If you got this one, you would not be sorry at all. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special) --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "propagandrew" wrote:

> Hey folks, > > About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm

wondering

> what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from > sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured

a

> nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a > crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on > one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). > Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the

grass.

> What do people suggest?

[Kevin Angus]

Try Harbor Freight http://www.harborfreightusa.com/Displayitem_retail.taf?itemnumber=2792 for $69 you get a box full of parts that when assembled make a stable motorcycle lift with a foot release/pump, locking arm, handle, tie down hooks and about 16" of lift. I park the bike then slide the lift under it and lift it off the ground then push everything to the wall when I'm not working on the bike (the lift has working wheels), in my air conditioned 12X20 Tuff Shed this works great. I did notice that Costco is selling one that includes a PNEUMATIC ADJUSTABLE ROLLER SEAT ( http://www.harborfreightusa.com/Displayitem_retail.taf?itemnumber=45342) for around $89.00, the seat from HF was $9.95 Just did the Mirror Lake run (130 miles Salt Lake City) on my 'New' used 97 KLR650A11, the Dual-Star gel seat helped but I really needed a Throttle Rocker. Cross wind in Wyoming about ripped my helmet off (3/4 with bubble shield) but the new IRC tires (IRC GP-110 trials http://www.onoffroad.com/irc.html ) fixed my 75mph or > wobble.. -----Original Message----- From: Jim [mailto:priest@...] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:54 AM To: KLR Mailing List Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] lifts The Sears lift seems like it's always on sale - keep your eye out for it. I know the shopping clubs (Costco, etc) have a similar lift as well. Worth every penny IMO. And although it is big - when it's down most of it slides under my workbench which gets it out of the way. Two things I like about the lift - security - it's very stable and you're not worried about it falling over in the middle of something, and the wheels which allow you to scoot the bike (while on the lift) out of the way if you need to... jim

On Monday, August 18, 2003, propagandrew wrote: p> About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering p> what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from p> sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a p> nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[dooden]

I have a lift, but if its the rear tire, you could just prop the right side swingarm end with a hammer or 2x4 to hold the rear end up. Might consider using a line to ensure it dont fall on ya however. The front is a little more work, but same idea. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "propagandrew" wrote:

> Hey folks, > > About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering > what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from > sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a > nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a > crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on > one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). > Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the grass. > What do people suggest?

[Gary Charpentier]

Harbor Freight has one on sale right now for about 60 bucks. Can't attest to the quality, but I like the price. Ride well, =gc= --- propagandrew wrote:

> Hey folks, > > About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering > > what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from > sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a > > nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a > crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on > one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). > Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the grass. > What do people suggest? > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[dooden]

There website search shows 2 ATV Lifts, both are $99. Both look compairable to my Larin MC/ATV lift, one matches the 1500lbs lift of my Larin, both will lift a 400lbs KLR. Both are better than a milk crate, which basically buckled under my KLR. But unless the freight is free, 100lbs Plus shipped outta hurt, might as well go to Sears and spend a $20 more and get the Sears and get a lifetime warrenty with it. I got my Larin at a Sams Club for like $119, had them for $99, but they left the shelve faster than I could get there, when they restocked the new price was $119. I do recommend using tie downs however, I had to catch my KLR once when I had the rear tire off swapping sprockets, reckon I was wiggling the axle a bit much fighting with it, but a couple of quick ties downs that thing would be rock solid on the lift, not to mention the Larin has swing out stablizer arms if used would really make it solid. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Gary Charpentier wrote:

> Harbor Freight has one on sale right now for about 60 bucks. Can't > attest to the quality, but I like the price. > > Ride well, > =gc= > > --- propagandrew wrote: > > Hey folks, > > > > About to embark on my first tire changing adventure and I'm wondering > > > > what people use for lifts. I've considered getting a nice one from > > sears (have a seca ii that needs a valve adjustment also so figured a > > > > nice sturdy lift might be nice, but takes up a lot of room in a > > crowded garage). Also considering building the easy-lift found on > > one of the klr sites (wood pieces that work like a track stand). > > Heck even considered just laying it down on it's side in the grass. > > What do people suggest? > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ > > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

[ltslpr]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote:

> But unless the freight is free, 100lbs Plus shipped outta hurt, might > as well go to Sears and spend a $20 more and get the Sears and get a > lifetime warrenty with it.

Plus, get two tie-downs with the Sears lift. On the recommendation of others on this list, I bought the Sears Craftsman lift when it was on sale for $20 discount, using my Craftsman Club card. Inspection at home showed the hydraulic jack wouldn't hold pressure, so called Sears hardware department and they wouldn't exchange just the jack, I had to bring in the entire lift (drive the minivan to Sears, vs ride the KLR). So, packed up everything, made the exchange. When I returned home, I realized I hadn't placed the tie-downs in the returned package; now I have (4) very nice tie-downs, and my bikes do not move at all when elevated. Sears lift works great for me. Glenn San Jose, Ca.