Bike Lift

[trikermutha]

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I bought a bike lift adapter from pitbull lifts for the Tri glide and tried it today it works great. The bike lift is a old Black Jack but the adapter worked fine on this lift.

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[41inWV]

too easy !!

 

[10rhrk]

Thanks for the pics, it's good to know the adapter works. I have a Pitbull Jack, I'll be contacting Pitbull about getting one to use when servicing my wife's new Triglide.

 

[trikermutha]

Thanks for the pics, it's good to know the adapter works. I have a Pitbull Jack, I'll be contacting Pitbull about getting one to use when servicing my wife's new Triglide.

No Problem. I found to position the lift first then install the adapter from the other side of the bike next. They do include instructions. Price was 58 bucks and free shipping.

Good Luck

 

[WILDBILLPHIN]

Hello, I am considering ordering the Pit Bull lift, wondering how much effort and time it takes to operate the jack. Would you recommend the air model?

 

[Frang]

Wonder if it would work on a J&S jack.It looks almost like the Pittbull.

 

[trikermutha]

as long as you have strenght in your leg its no problem..I use a bar in my bottle jack with my arm and have no problems lifting the bike. about 2-3 minutes tops to raise it all the way.

 

[trikermutha]

Wonder if it would work on a J&S jack.It looks almost like the Pittbull.

it has a lip in the adapter that slides onto the jack lip. my lift is not a pitbull and the adapter works fine on it..

 

[41inWV]

Here's a couple Pics of the adapter on my Pit Bull lift.

Here's a side shot showing the lip that hooks the lift rail.

 

[Triken]

Has anyone used the J&S jack, does it work on a TriGlide? Thanks

 

[trikermutha]

Has anyone used the J&S jack, does it work on a TriGlide? Thanks

I looked up the jack..I dont think that optional adapter from pit bull would work on a J&S jack..I also would not think it would lift the trike..

Mine would lift the trike but not the whole bike without the adapter

 

[WILDBILLPHIN]

Here's a couple Pics of the adapter on my Pit Bull lift.

Here's a side shot showing the lip that hooks the lift rail.

The adapter for the Tri Glide appears high, will it roll under or have to be inserted afterward ? Thanks, I will have the new Pit Bull jack.

 

[trikermutha]

The adapter for the Tri Glide appears high, will it roll under or have to be inserted afterward ? Thanks, I will have the new Pit Bull jack.

you will have to insert it afterwards..its real simple..just make sure to align the jack/adapter into positon

 

[Lakeman]

Has anyone used the Harbor Fright jack? I like the $.

 

[trikermutha]

Has anyone used the Harbor Fright jack? I like the $.

Looks like it would work on a two wheeler fine,not on the trikes.

 

[Tonyd]

If you want to use a J&S jack you would have to unbolt the left frame pad and add two 1 1/2 " angle iron drill holes to match the lift arm and yer all set

 

[Boom]

Has anyone used the Harbor Fright jack? I like the $.

lol, I love the play on words there! :laugh:
Yes, I have bought a few things from Harbor Freight that were a bit scary!

 

[bikerart]

That is neet, better price than that Handy B.O.B. lift table I just bought.That really does look handy!!!!

 

[Frang]

I looked up the jack..I dont think that optional adapter from pit bull would work on a J&S jack..I also would not think it would lift the trike..

Mine would lift the trike but not the whole bike without the adapter

I have the J&S jack.it will not lift the trike(just the front) and the tubeing on the J&S is square not angle so i doubt it would work.I e-mailed J&S to see if they were going to design an adaptor but never heard back

 

[M.A.T.]

I used a simple Sears Craftsman to get mine up but boy was that sketchy! I have photos in an album on here. I looked at the Pitbull model at the big bike show we just went to, $400 at the show for the basic, manual lift. Never mentioned an adapter though. Which part of the trike does the adapter support? Fore or aft?

Rob

 

[Tonyd]

what you do is remove the square lift bar on the left side...then replace it with 2... 1 1/2"..angle iron ...one on each side of the lift arm...you must drill holes in the angle iron to match the bar you just took off...bolt it on ..dont tighten too much so they can move....
Tony

 

[trikermutha]

I used a simple Sears Craftsman to get mine up but boy was that sketchy! I have photos in an album on here. I looked at the Pitbull model at the big bike show we just went to, $400 at the show for the basic, manual lift. Never mentioned an adapter though. Which part of the trike does the adapter support? Fore or aft?

Rob

The adapter sits just behind the exhaust crossover.. See the pics I posted awhile back.
It shows where the adapter is resting on the rear swing arm

 

[screwball]

AHhhhh, gotta make myself one of those! The problem I had was you couldn't get the jack far enough aft to balance the scoot. Both of my stock jacks (Harbor Freight and Sears) would have to use the exhaust pipes for the rear lift point and I didn't want to do that. Damn near bought a lift table but wife started nagging about garage space.

 

[trikermutha]

:wave4:

 

[M.A.T.]

The problem I had was you couldn't get the jack far enough aft to balance the scoot

I had the same problem. I think that's why msocko (I believe) sunk eye bolts into the garage floor to attach straps to. I didn't want to go that route so I used tie downs attached to the front or forward leg of the jack and the lower part of the crash bars. This pulled the front of the trike down as it raised it up. Not the best way to do it though, that's for sure and it took a while to get the straps to just the right length to get it level. Once I had it up I put a jack stand under the reverse gear protector to take the pressure off the straps.

I hated the whole thing, but figured it was my only way at the time.

Rob