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<blockquote data-quote="brianinpa" data-source="post: 192328" data-attributes="member: 2394"><p>I think this may be the flaw in the design of these types of lifts. The makers claim the lifts are rated for 1500 pounds and they may be but that is if all that weight is right above the lifting cradle. As soon as anything over-hangs that cradle, the center of gravity changes drastically and the lift can become unstable. With the bike completely balanced (so the jack is located further back than in the pictures in my original post) and less than a foot off of the ground, I have begun to remove the front tire and quickly had the bike sitting on the rear tire. </p><p></p><p>The base of the jack is wide enough as long as you aren't doing anything to offset that center of gravity when the bike is in the air. Strapping the bike to the stand will keep it firmly affixed to the lift, but if the lift is what is tilting, then the bike is tilting also. For that reason, I like to insert something under the rear to just keep that center of gravity in check.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brianinpa, post: 192328, member: 2394"] I think this may be the flaw in the design of these types of lifts. The makers claim the lifts are rated for 1500 pounds and they may be but that is if all that weight is right above the lifting cradle. As soon as anything over-hangs that cradle, the center of gravity changes drastically and the lift can become unstable. With the bike completely balanced (so the jack is located further back than in the pictures in my original post) and less than a foot off of the ground, I have begun to remove the front tire and quickly had the bike sitting on the rear tire. The base of the jack is wide enough as long as you aren't doing anything to offset that center of gravity when the bike is in the air. Strapping the bike to the stand will keep it firmly affixed to the lift, but if the lift is what is tilting, then the bike is tilting also. For that reason, I like to insert something under the rear to just keep that center of gravity in check. [/QUOTE]
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