where did all the bolt on jack adapters go???

[jnicks01]

My buddy joined the Valkyrie family a few weeks ago.  I'm going to help him go through the bike, change fluids, service rear end, etc.  I mentioned he should look into an adapter to make life so much easier.  The bolt on one, not the wood DIY.

I have that "Prolift" one that I bought on Ebay a few years ago, which work wonderfully.  Even looking at Mark T's site, it appears he doesn't have anything either.

Did the adapters just disappear off the face of the earth?  I can't seem to locate them and they were everywhere a few years ago.

Any links or incite is appreciated. 

[hubcapsc]

I'd email MarkT... I removed my old prolift one and now use
one of his. I see an ad for his on ebay...

If y'all don't find one, maybe you can have my old prolift adapter...

-Mike

[NautiBrit]

I have one that I got years ago and never installed.  Unfortunately, it's in Arizona and I just moved up to BC, Canada for the summer, won't be back until October. If you're still needing one then, let me know.

[Bagger John - #3785]

I have an old Spoonland adapter from back in the day. It gets used here and there.

What I've been doing lately if I need to suspend both ends of my Valkyries is to put the Craftsman lift under the motor then raise the bike until it reaches sufficient height to allow the locking lever to engage  the first stop. Then I take a Kawasaki scissor shop jack and lift the frame at the swingarm pivot area, using a few wood blocks as cushions/spacers.

Granted you can't spin it around afterwards but once it's elevated with this arrangement, the Valk isn't going anywhere.

[Mooskee]

I had the same need this weekend. I bought one from Mark T. His work well.

[Avanti]

When you are traveling and you need to lift your Valkyrie, where do you get the jack?

[Valkorado]

When you are traveling and you need to lift your Valkyrie, where do you get the jack?

Just use this technique. I hear it requires a strong spine when lifting a Valkyrie.

[Avanti]

So you need to carry a real thick hat too!

[JENTZ57]

I just ordered one from Mark off of ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195641946875?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=U2KzWJyyQGq&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=c_g1ahf1S7S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Clarkcelt]

I just ordered one as well - been putting it off, but decided to pull the trigger.

[rws]

I have an old Spoonland adapter from back in the day. It gets used here and there.

What I've been doing lately if I need to suspend both ends of my Valkyries is to put the Craftsman lift under the motor then raise the bike until it reaches sufficient height to allow the locking lever to engage  the first stop. Then I take a Kawasaki scissor shop jack and lift the frame at the swingarm pivot area, using a few wood blocks as cushions/spacers.

Granted you can't spin it around afterwards but once it's elevated with this arrangement, the Valk isn't going anywhere.

I made and sold many of my RWS Jack Adapters (Spoonland) back in the day to VRCC members.  I still have my 1997 Valkyrie Tourer.

Here's some other adapters I made for my bikes...other than the Valk adapter the rest were one offs.

I've had a Rebel 1100 DCT for a couple of yeas now but have not got around to making an adapter for it.

Left to Right: Honda Rebel 500 - Honda Valkyrie - Suzuki Van Van - Honda CRF 450L - Honda VF1100 V65 Magna



The last time I used my adapter for the Valk was a couple of years ago...seems I failed to properly maintain the drive shaft  



Looked back and found some pictures from back in the day when I was selling the RWS Jack Adapter on the VRCC.

Here's the sheet shipped with adapter for installation. Unlike the knockoffs that appeared subsequently,  mine was set up to automatically center on the lift arm so a bolt could be inserted front and back to lock adapter to the jack. There was a text sheet to go with the numbers. 1. showed to center adapter, drill/tap hole for alignment stop, push adapter against the bolt and then drill/tap hole for securing adapter to lift. 2 & 3. attach adapter to bike with 2 L shaped bolts 4. roll jack under bike with foot as you pull the bike level, push in until adapter engages stop bolt. 5. pump jack to desired height. 6. install bolts front and back to lock adapter to lift.

Very stable and secure...no concern for bike or adapter coming off the jack when rolling bike around the garage or tipping bike either forward or backward to gain more height for wheel maintenance.







up in the air for fork service and tire change

[Swinborg]

I have been using an Abba lift, it’s quite a thing!

Check it out….

https://abbastands.co.uk/product-detail.asp?item=cruiser-sky-lift&pid=75

To give you some idea how sable it is,


I was pushing my bike around the garage yesterday,  and the bike had no wheels on!

Not sure if you can get them in US - but worth every penny if you can!!!

Mac