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Worn Saddle
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Worn Saddle
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There's always someone on here looking for a lift...Just bought a new lift for the Indian. From Menards Lumber, "The Big Red Jack". Listed lifting weight is 1500 pounds. On sale now for $79. I haven't tried it yet on the bike, but it looks beefy enough. It will replace the lighter duty one I had for the America. AND, it's made in the U.S. (Well, the box it came in is, anyway) 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Re: Motorcycle lift
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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we really need a link there, Rich 'cause we is way too lazy to type all that in to Google 
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Re: Motorcycle lift
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Could copy and paste but then I would have to move my mouse and that would tire me out. 
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Re: Motorcycle lift
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Worn Saddle
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Youse bums need to to get out of your chairs and GO to Menards store! It never occurred to me that you were gonna buy it online. And by the way, I looked into them shipping it to me and it was $22 to ship it to my house. (It's heavy) I went ahead and drove the 100 miles round trip to the store cause that was just an excuse for a small trip.and the gas for the trip came to about $8.
Fidelis et Fortis
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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Nice score Rich, that jack is well built.
You should be able to lift that savage from an indian sitting position with ease
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Re: Motorcycle lift
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Youse bums need to to get out of your chairs and GO to Menards store! It never occurred to me that you were gonna buy it online. And by the way, I looked into them shipping it to me and it was $22 to ship it to my house. (It's heavy) I went ahead and drove the 100 miles round trip to the store cause that was just an excuse for a small trip.and the gas for the trip came to about $8.
100 miles for 8 bucks? What'd you do hypermile a Prius? 
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Re: Motorcycle lift
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Oil Expert
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still only good if you have a frame darn it, i like my thunderbird buti hate it not having a frame to lift it from.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Try and lift a Rocket...... The America was sooo much easier.
12 Rocket Roadster
03 Bonneville America
69 BSA Firebird Scrambler
73 Yamaha TX 750
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America and SM are a piece of cake, 60 seconds up and good to go. Takes me about 15 minutes to get the T-Bird steady enough on the lift and thats with it under the casing.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Adjunct
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Is there any places where a framework can be made to fit a rocket or a Tbird and then secure it to a lift. The base can be flat( to fit the lift) and then some plates contoured to mimic the crankcase can be made to allow the bike to be "cradled".
Just thinking!.
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Worn Saddle
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Quote:
Is there any places where a framework can be made to fit a rocket or a Tbird and then secure it to a lift. The base can be flat( to fit the lift) and then some plates contoured to mimic the crankcase can be made to allow the bike to be "cradled".
Just thinking!.
Sure, bring it over to my garage and I'll fix ya right up!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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Try an Eazy Rizer lift. 
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Try and lift a Rocket...... The America was sooo much easier.
I think putting a Rocket on a lift is like a moon launch. It took forever and you have to check EVERYTHING. Glad that bike is gone!
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Try an Eazy Rizer lift.
If you want to spend 1200 bucks on a lift.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Learned Hand
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Learned Hand
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Quote:
Is there any places where a framework can be made to fit a rocket or a Tbird and then secure it to a lift. The base can be flat( to fit the lift) and then some plates contoured to mimic the crankcase can be made to allow the bike to be "cradled".
Just thinking!.
Do you still have the cat on your t bird? If so you can lift against that and the sump. 2 pieces of 1/2 inch or thicker plywood will serve as a cradle to clear the raised edges of the lift.
If the cat is gone then a 2x4 can be used in its place.
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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