Guys, buy the Harbor Freight cheaper lift, the one pictured in this thread, with the crappy front wheel vise. I got mine for $240 plus tax on a 20% off coupon about a year ago. The lift and the bike are plenty stable, although I do use a PitBull rear stand on the bike too; but I have stood on the side of the lift with the bike in the highest lift position and everything was stable. To fix the vise problem, call the Harbor Freight 800 # for parts and order the vise assembly for their higher priced MC lift. It will set you back all of about $25, including shipping, plus about $10 at Lowe's for the grade 8 bolts, nuts, and washers to mount it. You will have to put the bike on the lift and stabilize it with the rear stand, and the original vise removed, then center punch the table for drilling the necessary holes. Allow for a range of front tire sizes when you figure out where to mount the new vise. The new vise looks like a Chinese knock-off of the Handy vise that is pictured in this thread. When you order the vise, you have a decision to make. You can get a "used" vise assembly within a few weeks; but if you do like me and order a new one, figure at least three months, mine took about six months to arrive (probably because they had to order it from China). If I remember to do so, I'll measure my newly installed vise this weekend ( its located elsewhere) to get the lift table measurements for the vise mounting and I'll post them up here.
