Currently:
R18TC
Ducati MS 1200GTS
Previous:
Indian Chief Vintage
MotoGuzzi 1200 Norge
R1150RS
HD Sportster (please don’t judge)
Honda VF750R
2 x Honda Bol‘d Or 900
Honda CB 550 Sport
I had a K1600GA for three months and was very happy to see her go. My R18TC is not as fast or nimble but sooo much more planted on any kind of road than the big K.
https://www.k1600forum.com/threads/mitigating-dirty-air-instability.195689/
I would not feel comfortable to use a small lift on a bike our size and weight. The wheelbase on your lift is narrow on one side, making it unstable.
I can sit on the Indian while she’s up on the lift and I am pushing 230 lbs
I live in Rhode Island, €400 plus shipping to the US vs the cost of a pair of square tubing, some flat stock and a sixpack for my friend who donated the Becker lift. If I had only one bike, I would buy the Kern-Stabi, since I already have the J&S Jack it’s now suitable for the BMW, my Indian and...
The raw material is not expensive, it’s the time and work that makes it not cost effective. I just wanted to use my big lift and that was for me the easiest way to do so