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Maintenence made Easier, New Lift Table.

Started by X-Ray, April 11, 2013, 01:35:53 AM

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ken65

as messy as my work area is Ray, i can usually find anything i need, tools,  parts ,etc, as I'm mucking around with the bikes more or less everyday i find it quicker to just leave most things out, although yesterday i spent 15 minutes looking for my 10 mm socket and Ive got 3 sets, a problem I'm having lately and I'm not sure if its age related but everything seems camouflaged as well, glasses would most likely help a bit. :smile:

rktmanfj


I see that Aerostich has their workstand on sale.    :biggrin:



Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


rktmanfj


FWIW, there is a coupon in the June '13 issue of Cycle World for $299.  My local HF dealer will take a 20% coupon even against that price.  Good thru 9/1/13.

Quote from: not a lib on April 27, 2013, 05:36:19 PM
Quote from: Dads_FJ on April 22, 2013, 02:12:47 PM
They keep getting cheaper, only $349.99.  I have this one and love it.  http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-68892-8495.html

Brand new Harbor Freight just opened last week about 10 minutes away from here (now have three within 30 mins).

I was chatting with one of the managers, and he told me that their usual 20% off coupon is good even against that $349.99 sale price.    :good2:



Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


rktmanfj


Got a nice shiny new HF gift card, a birthday present from my fiancee.

She saw the size of the crate the lift comes in.      :shok:

Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


RichBaker

 I got one a few weeks ago, they loaded it in the van with a fork lift. I managed to get it unloaded by myself, but it took some ingenuity....
that's one heavy SOB.

Got it for $300 + tax, found a coupon in the sunday paper...  Heck of a deal!
Rich Baker - NRA Life, AZCDL, Trail Riders of S. AZ. , AMA Life, BRC, HEAT Dirt Riders, SAMA....
Tennessee Squire
90 FJ1200, 03 WR450F ;8^P

JMR

How many people have the original Handy lift? Probably not many as they were always expensive ( owning a bike shop was all the justification I needed). Almost 25 years later it works perfectly.

rktmanfj

Quote from: pdxfj on April 23, 2013, 04:40:08 PM
I've got one of the Harbor Freight tables as well.  Best $ I've spent so far.  My back is sooooo much happier!  Now only if my garage was still that clean..  :mad:



Did your HF lift come with that wheel chock?

Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


rktmanfj


As it turned out, they would NOT take the 20% off coupon against a $299 sale, but for $317 all in, it's pretty hard to beat.   :i_am_so_happy:



Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


X-Ray

'94 FJ1200 Wet Pale Brown
'93 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver
'84 FJ1100 Red/White

'91 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver ( Now Sold)
'92 FJ1200 Project/Resto Dark Violet/Silver (Now Sold)






For photos of my rear wheel swap, heres the link  https://www.flickr.com/gp/150032671@N02/62k3KZ

rktmanfj

Quote from: X-Ray on June 29, 2013, 07:36:54 PM
Works well, nice XT!

Thanks, it will be again soon, I hope.  It only has 8k miles.

I think it has a broken ring.

Also needs a carb in place of the shop rag... former gf threw out 'a small container of old parts'.  They were, of course, the innards to the XT pumper carb.   :mad:

Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350