Motorcycle Jacks - FZ6

Botch

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Sears has a motorcycle jack on sale every so often for $79.99, and Harbor Freight often has a knockoff much cheaper; they appear to go under the center section of the bike and lift it straight up.
Compatible with the FZ-6? I've seen many "dirt" style bikes have a nice flat steel plate under the central section, but Mr. Fizzer has some shiny pipes that I'm not sure I'd want to lift the whole bike up by (<-- it's okay to end a sentence with two prepositions).
So, can they be used? After spending a few hours installing new cans and an FE on my bike a couple weekends ago, at age just under 50, being able to lift the motorcycle in the air looks really appealing.
And I have an oil change coming up.... ;)
 

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Honestly not sure where you could place the type of lift your discussing. If it is a question of just raising the bike I think you would be better served with an actual motorcycle lift.

A thought come over me... :rolleyes: grab one of those young lads in your neighborhood and teach them something - supervise. Oil changes ect., you've done that, let the young ones crawl on the ground and get greasy.
 

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Thanks for the info. The "young lads" in my neighborhood consistently screw up delivering a newspaper, no way will they be wrenching on my FZ! ;)
 

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My dad welded up a bracket for one of his bikes that mounted (rested under the frame in spots and wrapped under and had a bolt in an extra hole on the other side) so he could use the same type of jack.

Im sure you could have a local welder to make you up something similar
 
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