HarborFrieght Lifts : SAFE ?

[frankynowell]

Are HarborFreight motorcycle lifts safe? Is there a way to ensure the bike will not tip if the lift fails?
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[Ste]

[Shaft]

I know Harbor Freight don't have the greatest reputation, but in the good 'ol litigeous US of A, surely there must be some minimum safety standard?

Our equivalent is probably Machine Mart, who also sell stuff that's generally considered to be cheap crap, but it does what it says on the tin, so long as you don't expect it to perform like pro standard gear and work for a living.

For the home mechanic it's all good enough.
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[Polarbear]

That's a generic table sold under numerous guises.

I had one that was very very similar if not identical. It worked fine and had a locking bar that went in to make sure the table didn't drop down if the hydraulics failed. It was stable enough to happily remove the rear wheel on a fazer without worry.

Once it is in the position you want screw down 'legs' take the wight and can be used to ensure it is level. I sold it to a forum member when I stopped using it and he hasn't come back and killed me so I presume it's still OK.

Yes there are bigger, better and more solid tables on the market as long as you are willing to pay.

CBR400RR on mine a good few years back.

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[yen_powell]

I've just got a bike lift in the last few weeks. I was finding that if crawling around on the floor to refit a wheel or drain the oil was mildly annoying in my youth, it was like being beaten up or a going on a camping weekend for my knees at my current age.

I think I'm worth it and I've saved a fortune through not having to drive to work plus sold an old non running bike to make space for the ramp so had the cash for once.

I have been using a couple of straps on the bike (Versys 1000) before lifting the table, it has never seemed that the whole thing could possibly fall over unless I worked really hard at it, possibly with a rope and a tug of war team helping out. If you use the safety lock then it shouldn't lose height even if the hydraulics went bang.
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[stinkwheel]

Same as the machine mart ones. Mine will take a VFR750 which is no shrinking violet.

You need the foot props screwed down and it can rock slightly as the jack takes up the strain so one hand on the bike as you start pumping it up is a good idea. You shoudlhave it tied down anyway.

The front wheel clamp thing is a bit shonky, doesn't get a very good hold. Would be better with an over-centre wheel chock.

You don't leave it up on the jack anyway. As has been said, you put a bar through then lower it onto the bar once in the working position. So it's held up by mechanical means, not the hydraulics on the jack. That's just for lifting it up there.

Are they safe? Hell no. You will REPEATEDLY bark your shins on the lifting lever and the lowering lever safety guard.

I also ran my toe over with one of the metal wheels while wearing slippers. That is not recommended.
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[ZebraDriver]

" really should sink it into the floor"

Mine is sunk into the floor. If you do get round to doing this you need extra props for under the platform for when its down, otherwise if you step on one corner it tries to tip up. You also need a filler plate to cover the gap that opens up at the front when you lift the ramp up.

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[MCN]

Did OP just pop his question from the other side of decency and then fuck-off?

Charming.

No wonder they want to disband the police.
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[RhynoCZ]

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[BigTim]

i got one of the MM bike lifts, makes life so much easier when working on bike, yes chunky bar through front scissor thing stops it collapsing. glad i got one.

maybe its an age/ache thing?

having bike on lift and a little wheeled stool to sit and move around on is
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[MCN]

Africans, Asians don't mind working on the ground (dirt) or floor (concrete).
Drives me Capt. Insane-O.
Changing their habit to working on a bench is a work-in-progress.

I Got a bike-lift donkey's ago. The should be part of a bile purchase if one intends to do self-maintenance on the hoowur.

They can take up substantial floor space but one on my bikes lives on it or I store it on its side.
I bolted a couple of legs on to stabilise it when on its side.
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[steve the grease]

Harborfreight don't actually trade in the UK anymore. One of their pitfalls was the more you spent - the more the postage was. The normal model in the UK is the inverse - the more you spend eventually postage is free -£60 or £100. Anyway they are no longer around in the British market. I had a tractor seat off them . meh.
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