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Posted by chief
 - September 30, 2010, 22:14:10 PM

This is from my post back in 2002 when I got the lift.

Ok, here's the deal. When you buy Sam's lift make sure you have the LARIN lift. This lift has 4 drilled and tapped holes in the lift pads for the adapter. The overall length of the lift pads make this lift too short for the front of the frame, so you need the lift adapter available on Sam's web site. This raises the lift points so no engine parts are contacted and allows you to position the lift points.

The adapter is a box metal frame that is attached to the lift pads of the lift. There are 4 "L" shaped brackets with V shaped lift pads bolted on. Remove the "V" shape deals and cut off the "L" bracket bolts about 2 inches. When you screw in the "L" brackets into the box frame, the height of the lift points from the floor to the top of the "L" bracket about 5 inches. Short enough to go under the 1500 while on the kickstand with no problems.

Adjust the "L" brackets to where you want them to meet the frame and slowly lift the bike. Positioned right, with the outriggers this is pretty stable. You can move the lift points forward to get the front wheel off the ground and leave the rear wheel on the ground; backward to do the opposite; or centered to lift the whole bike. You can put rubber on the "L" brackets to keep from scratching up the bottom of the frame if you want. Make sure you don't position the lift where there is wiring.

Bolts are marked metric 10.6 which is equivalent to SAE Grade 8. So I didn't change any bolts. This lift is rated at 1500 pounds so should be no problem with the weight of the bike.

If this is confusing I can post some pics.

Cheers.

Posted by chief
 - September 30, 2010, 22:06:20 PM

I bought one from Sam's... removed the pads on the arms so it fits under the bike.

If you go over to the accessories area of the website there is some information about bike lifts in general.

http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/reviewpost/showcat.php/cat/all/page/1/si/lift/perpage/12/sort/2

Posted by Gas Grecco
 - September 30, 2010, 11:58:24 AM

Has anyone modified a normal bike floor jack for a 1500 drifter

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