Bought yellow craftsman jack

smitty901

And the straps I have tested mine in a free fall with the straps on and stand left down bike lands on stand ok. NOTE this is not recommend
To use the Lock on my sears pro you jack it up to were you want it then set lock lower till it stops lock is in.

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smitty901

I do not recomend jacking your HD up and do any pretend riding on it.
I have done this only to show the jack is a lot more stable than some beleave. And your wife may think you gone nuts.
That jack lifts both my FB softail and my RoadGlide prefectly everytime.
That does not mean I am not careful with it. I use the straps, when I move the bike around on the jack I go slow and avoid seams in the floor.
Till I really got to trust it, to lower I would bring it down to wheels touching floor get on the bike to balance it then slowly lower it the rest of the way.
I still think that way is the safest.
If you are going to remove any major parts from front or back when jacked up BLOCK it just to be safe.
If the tour pack or bags have stuff in them it will effect the balance even if you do not notice it right away.
Once up and locked remove handel if you don't and someone or you walk by and trip on it you could spin the bike off balance.

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heritage2002

I really appreciate everyone's help. Smitty thanks for the pics a big help. Still a little uneasy but will try and let you know how it goes. Thanks again to everyone!!!!!!

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smitty901

If you want some shots with the Fatboy that is a lot like your Heritage just yell and I make some quick.

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Bluesugar

Real helpful smitty901,...I bet any time now that you're going to be a true Guru!!!...over/out

smitty901

It is scary taking a 15 to 20,000 plus dollar harley that weights up to 800 pound and jacking it up on 44 pound jack.
I know the first time I did I was asking myself if it was really a good idea.
So if we can make it a little easyer on someone I am all for it.
I forgot one day we had not unpacked from a 4 day trip yet and jacked it up with a full load scary when the front comes up and back don't.
The sears pro may not be the best lift out there but it is a good effective medium price one that works well for me.

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heritage2002

I just tried out the jack. Took a few times to find the balance. It works really well. I had my son help me. Smitty do you jack yours up by yourself. It seemed kind of awkward and do you leave the stand down. Thanks again to everyone. The pictures helped greatly.

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smitty901

Yes I do it alone . It gets easyer. I leave the stand DOWN that way it is already down when you lower it.
Have you tried lowing it just to the wheels touch then get on the bar will turn to lower it even stright up so while seat with feet on the ground lower it the rest of the way can never fall doing that.

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SeaRider04

Heritage2002, make sure the jack plate is clear the shocks or they may get damage.

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joyflyin

You will get more accustomed to lifting & lowering the bike. I do my deuce fairly comfortably, but hubbies electra glide still makes me a little nervous. At first I didn't bother with the straps, but now I do, just a security blanket for me.... I did the service on both bikes (not at the same time of course) without using the straps, but I recently decided to use them just for my peace of mind, and after reading Dangerdan's post, I will definitely use the strap.