All Right, Harbor Freight Motorcycle Lift $279!!

[Rangerscott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFFGym2jpLk

[TYEster]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

I posted the mods necessary to eliminate those problems... but okay. I changed a front tire in 45 deg weather Sunday, no problems.

Ya I can't find the rim grips to clamp it down, and everytime I ziptie various pieces of plastic to the tire iron, they never hold in place or the ziptie breaks thus fail. Thankfully they've not yet fucked anything up beyond repair. "FUABR"

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFFGym2jpLk

Wow this video looks ever so familiar....

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by TYEster

Ya I can't find the rim grips to clamp it down, and everytime I ziptie various pieces of plastic to the tire iron, they never hold in place or the ziptie breaks thus fail. Thankfully they've not yet fucked anything up beyond repair. "FUABR"

Well, Mojo Blocks sells them for $30 shipped and they work great! As far as the bar goes, I taped plastic to the removal side and I don't have any problems with the zip tie/plastic mod.

http://home.comcast.net/~prestondrake/mojoblocks.htm

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by TYEster

Ya I can't find the rim grips to clamp it down, and everytime I ziptie various pieces of plastic to the tire iron, they never hold in place or the ziptie breaks thus fail. Thankfully they've not yet fucked anything up beyond repair. "FUABR"

I'm going to buy the No-Mar setup soon. You're welcome to swing by anytime you like to use it. If I'll trust it with Marchesini magnesium wheels, I think your motard wheels will e safe.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by TYEster

everytime I ziptie various pieces of plastic to the tire iron, they never hold in place or the ziptie breaks thus fail.

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Well, Mojo Blocks sells them for $30 shipped and they work great! As far as the bar goes, I taped plastic to the removal side and I don't have any problems with the zip tie/plastic mod.

Mojo blocks are great, I did my first change with them last week. It took less time to do 2 tires than it used to take to get the top bead of the front wheel seated.

You both should look into the bar Dave makes (a local guy up here in NC). It's at least 100x better than the one HF gives you: http://no-scufftiretool.com/index.html

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Plus you may be able to use the 20% off coupon as well! Take that, Gas Man!!! Just Kidding Chris, you have to admit, that's pretty fucking cheap-especially if you can get it for about $250 otd!

Hey Tig. I hear ya. But trust me... there are some big differences in those vs any of the more commercial units like I have. Yes one is price. But you know how I feel about you get what you pay for.

For $250 its a good deal. And still far better than just using front/rear stands.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

I'm going to buy the No-Mar setup soon. You're welcome to swing by anytime you like to use it. If I'll trust it with Marchesini magnesium wheels, I think your motard wheels will e safe.

NO mar FTW I had the HF set up and wasnt able to mount it to anything being I lived in a rented house. tire swaps were doable but a major PITA.

Swapped 2 tires with the no mar and have it on a plywood base I built and it went so much better so its well worth it IMO and now with a track bike, tourer/commuter and another street bike its well worth it.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by tommymac

NO mar FTW I had the HF set up and wasnt able to mount it to anything being I lived in a rented house. tire swaps were doable but a major PITA.

Swapped 2 tires with the no mar and have it on a plywood base I built and it went so much better so its well worth it IMO and now with a track bike, tourer/commuter and another street bike its well worth it.

Hey to each his own! BTW I live in a rental and mounted my changer...I doubt they are going to notice a couple 1/4'' holes in the concrete.

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Hey Tig. I hear ya. But trust me... there are some big differences in those vs any of the more commercial units like I have. Yes one is price. But you know how I feel about you get what you pay for.

For $250 its a good deal. And still far better than just using front/rear stands.

Yea that's cheaper than a set of Pit Bulls!

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Hey to each his own! BTW I live in a rental and mounted my changer...I doubt they are going to notice a couple 1/4'' holes in the concrete.



Yea that's cheaper than a set of Pit Bulls!

If you knew my LL you would see why, its a miracle I didnt bludgeon him with the mount/dismount bar

Plus with the eplywood base I can at least move it around the garage and ever break i tdown so I can make floor space if needed.

Tom