motorcycle jack

[JimMc]

I used a motorcycle kack to lift up my Ultra Classic when ever I worked on it, cleaned it etc. I now have a Harley Street trike and was wondering if this jack will work on the trike. I know the jack will life 1500# and the trike is 12300# approx. I need to check under the trike.

[msocko3]

I have a Pitbull lift which I use on my 06 Ultra, I tried it once to lift my Triglide and twisted the frame of the lift. I couldn't find a happy point to lift the trike which would allow it to lift level, it kept wanting to lift the front and leave the back on the ground which is how I twisted the frame on my lift.

[Guido Gonzeaux]

Drag Specialties has a jack and HD trike adapter listed.

Drag Specialties

[soloagn]

12300#, I don't think there's any trike that weighs that much. That's over 6 tons. if the jack will lift 1500 just fine , it should lift the Harley just fine.

[luckydog69]

I use a powerbuilt triple lift floor jack (bike, atv, car) and it is good up to 4000 pounds. Minimum height is 5 1/2" which might be an issue.

[msocko3]

Drag Specialties has a jack and HD trike adapter listed.

Drag Specialties

Not the same brand but the same style and I don't use those type adapters they show for that jack in Drag. In this picture you can see where I have the jack I use on the lift, those adapters wouldn't allow a person to lift at the plate across the transmission which is where I have the jack placed in the picture.

[Southern Man]

For general access to the bottom end for draining/catching oil with the tiglid or our new Goldwing I do this.

Our cement carport slab is about 6" above grade.

(1) I line up 3, 6" think cement blocks to roll the front tire off the carport and onto the blocks.
(2) I place 2 short 2x6 boards on the edge of the carport where the rear tires will end up.
(3) After the rear tires are on the 2x6 boards and the front tire is off the carport and on the blocks I remove 2 of the blocks and in effect has created a little mini rack that gives me about 12-14"" of ground to frame clearance.

[Guido Gonzeaux]

Not the same brand but the same style and I don't use those type adapters they show for that jack in Drag. In this picture you can see where I have the jack I use on the lift, those adapters wouldn't allow a person to lift at the plate across the transmission which is where I have the jack placed in the picture.

Thanks for that pic, it clears up a lot for me. I see the jack stands for the rear, what is in the front? And would having a full gas tank change the balance point? I laid down and tried to look at the bottom of the rear axle and now realize how low everything sits. Okay I see the lift now and realize the front wheel is chocked. What brand lift is that?

[Cycleguy]

I have a Pitbull lift which I use on my 06 Ultra, I tried it once to lift my Triglide and twisted the frame of the lift. I couldn't find a happy point to lift the trike which would allow it to lift level, it kept wanting to lift the front and leave the back on the ground which is how I twisted the frame on my lift.

Interesting. My Pitbull lifts my 1100 pound DFT trike just fine, if I move it rearward of the location recommended for a two wheeler. It's rated for 1450 pounds. It does flex some. See the question about trikes here.

Pitbull Motorcycle Lifts -FAQ

The advantage of the Pitbull is that it's enormous, giving a more stable footprint than just about any other jack. It has loops for tiedowns, I tie the trike down for any work.

WARNING: Lifting any motorcycle on a jack is inherently dangerous. If not done properly, or if the jack is overloaded/defective, you can damage the motorcycle, and get injured/killed.

[msocko3]

Thanks for that pic, it clears up a lot for me. I see the jack stands for the rear, what is in the front? And would having a full gas tank change the balance point? I laid down and tried to look at the bottom of the rear axle and now realize how low everything sits. Okay I see the lift now and realize the front wheel is chocked. What brand lift is that?

The lift is a Handy BOB 1500 with the trike add ons. The Triglide is very rear heavy so you have to either clamp the front down with a vice or strap it down so it won't come up. When we used to work on them off the floor we had eye bolts in the floor we would strap the front wheel down to.

[msocko3]

Interesting. My Pitbull lifts my 1100 pound DFT trike just fine, if I move it rearward of the location recommended for a two wheeler. It's rated for 1450 pounds. It does flex some. See the question about trikes here.

Pitbull Motorcycle Lifts -FAQ

The advantage of the Pitbull is that it's enormous, giving a more stable footprint than just about any other jack. It has loops for tiedowns, I tie the trike down for any work.

WARNING: Lifting any motorcycle on a jack is inherently dangerous. If not done properly, or if the jack is overloaded/defective, you can damage the motorcycle, and get injured/killed.

Problem I run into when lifting my Triglide was I couldn't get the jack back far enough to get the back end up, It picked the front end up twice as high as it did the rear which twisted the lifting arms of the lift.