Jack/Lift Advice

ricklee4570 · 03-05-2018, 11:25 AM

Where can I find an adapter for my floor jack to use for lifting the bike. Wheel removal and service work requires it to be lifted. I am not finding anything in a google search. Thanks!

JayJay · 03-05-2018, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ricklee4570

Where can I find an adapter for my floor jack to use for lifting the bike. Wheel removal and service work requires it to be lifted. I am not finding anything in a google search. Thanks!

Haven't used it myself but I hear this works really well....chucksterscustoms.com/product/the-original-idaho-jack-adapter/

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redjay · 03-05-2018, 12:10 PM

+1 on the jack adapter from Chuckster.

alwhite00 · 03-05-2018, 12:22 PM

I have one and it’s great.

Monkeyman · 03-05-2018, 01:47 PM

AFAIK, the Idaho jack adapter (made by our own Idaho Jack/Bud Smalley) is the ONLY safe way to jack up a 1500/1600 Nomad/Classic/Drifter. Others have tried wood blocks or hockey pucks w/limited success. Might be the best $60 you'll ever spend on your bike. If you use anything else and the bike falls, don't come crying to us. I had one on my '07 Nomad and I'd buy another if I ever have a pre-1700 Nomad again.

**Top Cat** · 03-05-2018, 02:47 PM

I have an Idaho jack adapter I would sell you but shipping would be a killer.
It works great as Monkeyman said. I am selling my Nomad and will give the adapter to who ever buys the bike.

DragonLady58 · 03-05-2018, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

I have an Idaho jack adapter I would sell you but shipping would be a killer.
It works great as Monkeyman said. I am selling my Nomad and will give the adapter to who ever buys the bike.

I also own and use the Idaho Jack Adapter. I only use it, with a ACDelco motorcycle jack. Some say the Harbor Freight MC jack is great, at a lower price.
You should also have a bonafide bike lift, too.
But if you have to have only 1, the Idaho Adaptor and a MCJack are a must for cleaning, repairs, tire replacement....

mick56 · 03-06-2018, 01:25 AM

I use one of these.It was too high to fit under the bike,so i cut the lugs down,and welded it so the cups were flush.I should have bought a better one though,this can be a bit unstable.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500KG-Mot...kAAOSw5XFafq1G

ricklee4570 · 03-06-2018, 04:44 AM

I ordered the Idaho Jack Adapter, thanks for the help!

Spondulas · 03-06-2018, 08:25 AM

The original poster indicated he is looking for an adapter so he can use his floor jack to raise the bike. I assume his floor jack has a single lift arm like the one I use to lift my car. The Idaho jack adapter appears to work with the typical twin-armed motorcycle jack. Does the Idaho adapter go both ways or has the original poster been mistakenly directed down the wrong path?

redjay · 03-06-2018, 08:45 AM

You need a motorcycle jack with two arms to use the jack adapter correctly.
The adapter only fits one way, which is parallel with the bike.
It attaches to lugs that are on the bikes chassis.

The adapter works on the 1500 and 1600's. The chassis rails on the 1700's are farther apart so I modified my motorcycle jack and made 2 inch longer arms for it.

ricklee4570 · 03-06-2018, 09:33 AM

I bought the motorcycle jack from Harbor Freight. Seems heavy duty enough.

Spondulas · 03-06-2018, 09:45 AM

I used a Harbor Freight jack for years to lift my Goldwing and it worked well except that it tended to lose pressure over a period of a few hours. Be sure to use the locking bars and strap the bike to the jack to prevent it from tipping over.

tcat · 03-06-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ricklee4570

I bought the motorcycle jack from Harbor Freight. Seems heavy duty enough.

That's the jack I use with my adapter - have to use a block under the kick stand to get enough height for jack to slide under the adapter - works well & have not had any problems

The adapter also works with the cruiser dolly made by Legal Speeding, here's a couple of shots of my Nomad on the dolly with the adapter.

Peg · 03-06-2018, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tcat

That's the jack I use with my adapter - have to use a block under the kick stand to get enough height for jack to slide under the adapter - works well & have not had any problems

The adapter also works with the cruiser dolly made by Legal Speeding, here's a couple of shots of my Nomad on the dolly with the adapter.

That's the most spectacularly clean garage floor I've ever seen in my life. I could eat my dinner off there.

It's nothing like mine. Not even a little bit.

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Monkeyman Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Wilkesboro, NC Posts: 6,289	AFAIK, the Idaho jack adapter (made by our own Idaho Jack/Bud Smalley) is the ONLY safe way to jack up a 1500/1600 Nomad/Classic/Drifter. Others have tried wood blocks or hockey pucks w/limited success. Might be the best $60 you'll ever spend on your bike. If you use anything else and the bike falls, don't come crying to us. I had one on my '07 Nomad and I'd buy another if I ever have a pre-1700 Nomad again. __________________ Christopher "Monkeyman" Gray ---------------------------- Widows Sons "Overseers" Patriot Guard Rider USArmy 1987-1990 2021 Can Am Spyder RT 2018 Can Am Spyder RT Limited - SOLD 2014 Nomad - SOLD 2012 Victory Vision - SOLD 2007 Black Nomad - SOLD VMC #9367 VBA #1860 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	I have an Idaho jack adapter I would sell you but shipping would be a killer. It works great as Monkeyman said. I am selling my Nomad and will give the adapter to who ever buys the bike. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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mick56 Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: The Newforest, England Posts: 4,664	I use one of these.It was too high to fit under the bike,so i cut the lugs down,and welded it so the cups were flush.I should have bought a better one though,this can be a bit unstable. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/500KG-Mot...kAAOSw5XFafq1G __________________ when this you see, remember me, and bear me in your mind, let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find.
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03-05-2018, 12:10 PM	#3
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,927	+1 on the jack adapter from Chuckster.
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alwhite00 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 539	I have one and it’s great.
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03-06-2018, 04:44 AM	#9
ricklee4570 Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 44	I ordered the Idaho Jack Adapter, thanks for the help!
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Spondulas Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Dickson, Tennessee Posts: 110	The original poster indicated he is looking for an adapter so he can use his floor jack to raise the bike. I assume his floor jack has a single lift arm like the one I use to lift my car. The Idaho jack adapter appears to work with the typical twin-armed motorcycle jack. Does the Idaho adapter go both ways or has the original poster been mistakenly directed down the wrong path?
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03-06-2018, 08:45 AM	#11
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,927	You need a motorcycle jack with two arms to use the jack adapter correctly. The adapter only fits one way, which is parallel with the bike. It attaches to lugs that are on the bikes chassis. The adapter works on the 1500 and 1600's. The chassis rails on the 1700's are farther apart so I modified my motorcycle jack and made 2 inch longer arms for it.
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03-06-2018, 09:33 AM	#12
ricklee4570 Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 44	I bought the motorcycle jack from Harbor Freight. Seems heavy duty enough.
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Spondulas Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Dickson, Tennessee Posts: 110	I used a Harbor Freight jack for years to lift my Goldwing and it worked well except that it tended to lose pressure over a period of a few hours. Be sure to use the locking bars and strap the bike to the jack to prevent it from tipping over.
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