Today I was using my Harbour Freight motorcycle jack to lift my Nessy and like before, I slid it under the engine and got down on my knees to make sure it was positioned properly, when all of a sudden I discovered that there are two lift points on the front part of the engine.  Perhaps you Vision Veterans knew this but I sure didn't.  With a simple relocating of my jack to be under these points, Nessy was up off the ground squarely and stable.  Here is a picture of the arm of the jack and the two points resting happily.  I didn't find mention of these two points in the owners manual nor when I searched this forum.  BTW, the Harbour Freight lift works great!  Both wheels were off the ground in perfect balance.

opas ride - 2012-04-10 9:15 AM I have the Sears Craftsman..It looks the same as this one...Anyknow if it works the same as I have never used it....Where does the rear catch up...Any pictures of that???Thanks.....How do you hold bike when you lift it up and can one person do it???

Yep, one person can do it.  The rear part of the motor is kinda rounded on the bottom so it sits on the mid point area... I could have taken some pics but didn't as it was stable thanks to the front points.

radioteacher - 2012-04-24 2:23 PM I have the steel Harbor Freight Jack above. I have the Vision Tour (with trunk). Putting the Vision on the jack using the front bumps of the motor mount places the Center of Gravity (CG) only a few inches in front of the rear of the jack. So you have to place something under the rear tire. I used a cinder block and then lowered the jack to its locking point. Pros: The Jack works. $70 + $20 more for a no questions asked return for 2 years. Cons: It is difficult to slowly descend. Coming down in small steps was the best I could do for control. CG of a Vision Tour is close to the rear of the jack making the quite tippy to the rear. You must block up the rear tire for stability. Next I am getting a skid plate to see if I can move the jack further back to center up the jack on the CG. Ride Safe!

 I use a jack stand under the swing arm,works great for me. Works great for cleaning the rear wheel too. It can be lowered slowly but it takes practice.

radioteacher - 2012-04-25 9:23 AM How do you practice lowering the jack? I guess I could practice by using the jack on my truck. I was thinking of putting a heavy spring under the release lever. Ride Safe

Mine has two methods of lowering.  If you press the relase pedal slightly it drops quicky (counter intuitive!) and if you press it quickly it goes down slower.  For me, I make sure my handlebars are turned left and my kickstand is down.  Then I tromp (technical word ) on the release pedal and the bike goes down.  Now, the slow speed is still fast so having the handlebars and kickstand ready are a must.

BTW, since I do not have a trunk the bike has a perfect balance once on the lift points and jacked up.  I could imagine, as mentioned, that those that have the trunk would find it heavier in the rear.

Be safe...

radioteacher - 2012-04-25 9:23 AM kris1956, I will look into positioning the jack further back on the swing arm. Thanks. How do you practice lowering the jack? I guess I could practice by using the jack on my truck. I was thinking of putting a heavy spring under the release lever. Ride Safe

 I use that jack when I work on cars. its great for lifting one side. I've used it so much I guess it's experience. That and I spend 30 years in the car business.

IndyDan - 2012-04-27 3:30 PM Can someone tell me how to attach photos on this forum ? I clicked the attach a file after posting box and I did attach a file and it does not show up on the post. Thanks, Dan

You must use a "host" such as Ipernity.com.  Then you give the link ("post image url" in the picture box) within the post.  If you right click on the image below and look under properties you'll see my ipernity host URL.  This is what I posted in the picture box here.

Hope this helps you.  -Jeff (aka JS5Owner)