Modern Vespa

It is back and a good deal: this lift at Harbor Freight. If you are in dire need of this coupon, I'd be happy to mail you mine (gone). I already have this lift and am happy with it.

All that is needed to buy online is the code number on the coupon. It can be purchased online and picked up at the store.

FWIW it's at least the 3rd or 4th manufacturer they used in the last 5 years. YMMV

Is that the electric one, or the one with the foot pump?

Foot pump, takes about 60-70 pumps to raise it from the floor to top position. Had it for about a year and using it for 2 scooters, a moped, and a dirt bike it's totally worth it for me. Saves my back from all the bending over. Haven't had any issues with it yet. I even use it to take heavy objects out if my truck bed.

Yep, and be prepared to top up the hydraulic fluid with time. Mine leaks a bit and I heard others do too. A bottle is $5 at HF

I have almost exactly the same. Probably all made out of the same Chinese factory.

Anyway I love it. Works well and my scooter is parked on it all the time. I stand beside it and just walk it on and off.

I've had one for 8 yrs and have had no problem with it. You don't always need to place it on the highest level, so no need to pump it to much.

josepharra

That is the best price I've seen so far.

I don't understand this lift other than the convenience of being able to work at eye level. One still needs a lift on top of a lift when working on the bike to get it off the big lift for tasks like droppiing the engine, front access, etc.

Thousands of professional motorcycle shops can't be wrong...

Most work on scooters does not require the engine to be dropped.

Not just this lift but all table lifts offer the benefit of working at just the right level for the job that prevents the mechanic from having to bend down. I think that this is more than convenience, it is good and healthy ergonomics. The convenience comes when you use the table as a storage for the tools you are working with.

If you have to drop the engine, at least this lift here allows the rear wheel to drop (and with it the engine), so you can still work at a healthy level. That this job may require extra tools to lift the scooter for the engine to drop (or the front end to rise) is not a negative for table lifts.

That's when you need something like this as well:

Yep. I use a smaller scissor lift to hold up the bike just ahead of the engine when I need to remove the engine. It's similar to the one pictured below.

That said, how often do you need to remove the engine? Okay, okay, I remove mine all the time. Usually because I broke it. But engine removal should be a rare event, for the most part.

For front access, I put the bike on the lift backwards and clamp the rear wheel. Works well on my lift, but it's different than the HF one.

Getting the bike up off the ground makes a huge difference. I worked on the ground or on the concrete floor for years, and it sucked. Now that I have a lift, maintenance chores are a veritable joy.

Thanks for explaining that. I had not thought about all the possibilities.

I like it! Sears offers one.

They don't have a consistent name. Here's one from K&L Supply, but I don't think it has enough throw to be useful here:

http://www.klsupply.com/JACKSANDSTANDS/JACKS/MC440MINIJACK.aspx

It's variously called a mini jack, mini lift, small motorcycle lift, and probably seventeen other names.

Here's one from Amazon:

Motorcycle Scissor Lift

Yeah. That's the one I found at Sears:

Ground clearance of a GTS on a center stand is about 9" at the front end.
Some of these mini jacks have a max rise of 16" (the Sears one of 15.75").

Not sure now whether this will be sufficient for what we need, but one could always feed some thick planks under the lift to add height.

I've removed just about everything off my scooter at some point and yes you do need a couple of extra props. In saying that the convenience of being able to work at a pleasurable height far exceeds any other inconvenience.

Every time I use it I say to myself "why didn't I get one of these 20 years ago?"

It's not just ergonomics that make bike lifts useful. It's amazing how much more you can see when it's up at eye level. Makes the work go faster if you can see what you're doing, and you're more likely to notice when things are not quite right.

-Dan

And if you're going to get a stand you need one of these sprung seats.

Now all you need is some ambient background music and a pillow to work on your scoot.

A lift changes the whole process IMO. I couldn't do the work on the ground any more. The times I managed it were exponentially more difficult. I spent more than twice the cost of the HF but either choice will make it so much easier and more jobs possible. Monit nailed it, wrenching in comfort. It also makes a fabulous work platform for yard equipment or anything, of any weight and mass up to 1000lbs, needing to be lifted into a comfortable work position.

I want it!!!! And it has wheels on it so I can glide across the garage floor to collect tools from my work bench!

-Dan

I need to stay away from controversy. So the coupon has been claimed for, hasn't it?

You don't need the coupon.