Anyone got one of these?

[GoldOxide_imp]

Maybe leave the car in the driveway and folks can park many motorcycles in the empty car spot (without dollies), plus some chairs, a bar frig, ... you get the idea.

When you guys visit me again, I will implement this option. ...Lash too
...and before winter

When you guys visit me again, I will implement this option. ...Lash too
...and before winter

Winter: Canadian Club, rocks 'n' soda

Summer: Bottled Sleeman Original Draught

Both are good enough and go well with shop talk.

[pekingduck]

Exactly pkd, this is what happened once:

Yikes! Well that ain't no good. I have one of those yellow Park-n-Move dollies, but have been using it as a dolly for my scissors jack, and it works great for a no-center stand bike I would be working on.


I found some better-designed ones on eBay, but they say a 500 pound limit. That seems a bit low, since they have extra bracing at the wheels, but the steel thickness doesn't compare to the yellow one that PB uses. But it is only $80 shipped in the US. There are comparable ones on eBay UK.

[Mixagon_imp]

Exactly pkd, this is what happened once:

That's the picture I remembered but couldn't find with the search function.
Good solution with the bolted on shelving posts.

That's the dolly type I'm now going to buy.
When you put the bike on it have you tried running the rear wheel on a piece of wood to even the height difference and make it easier to put on the stand?

[pekingduck]

Exactly pkd, this is what happened once:

That's the picture I remembered but couldn't find with the search function.
Good solution with the bolted on shelving posts.

That's the dolly type I'm now going to buy.
When you put the bike on it have you tried running the rear wheel on a piece of wood to even the height difference and make it easier to put on the stand?

That's the picture I remembered but couldn't find with the search function.
Good solution with the bolted on shelving posts.

That's the dolly type I'm now going to buy.
When you put the bike on it have you tried running the rear wheel on a piece of wood to even the height difference and make it easier to put on the stand? Don't bother with putting a little piece of wood under the rear wheel. It's much too fussy getting everything in the right place. Get a small sheet of 1/2" -1" thick plywood, maybe 1 or 2 feet square, and run the front wheel onto it, then slide the stand underneath, and lift. It doesn't matter which wheel is raised, and the front is so much easier.

Even if you aren't putting it on a dolly, rolling the front wheel onto that plywood, raising it even 1/2", will make it easier to put on the center stand.

[Mixagon_imp]

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When you put the bike on it have you tried running the rear wheel on a piece of wood to even the height difference and make it easier to put on the stand?
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Don't bother with putting a little piece of wood under the rear wheel. It's much too fussy getting everything in the right place. Get a small sheet of 1/2" -1" thick plywood, maybe 1 or 2 feet square, and run the front wheel onto it, then slide the stand underneath, and lift. It doesn't matter which wheel is raised, and the front is so much easier.

Even if you aren't putting it on a dolly, rolling the front wheel onto that plywood, raising it even 1/2", will make it easier to put on the center stand.
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Good point about the front wheel, I will be doing that.

I was going to buy that red one pictured above in a post, good design with the turned up edge and looks strong enough but its listed as having a 220kg limit and the cb is around 250kg. Are they underestimating the weight for safety ?
Is it worth the risk I wonder.
Edit.... just been looking again and some sellers rate the same dolly as 300kg weight limit and one in Germany as 500kg.. why do they complicate things

[peterbaron]

Exactly pkd, this is what happened once:

That's the picture I remembered but couldn't find with the search function.
Good solution with the bolted on shelving posts.

That's the dolly type I'm now going to buy.
When you put the bike on it have you tried running the rear wheel on a piece of wood to even the height difference and make it easier to put on the stand?

Yes, see the big X marked on the garage's floor, so I place soft 1" thick pad under each wheel , position the dolly under my bike and park it on the dolly, done.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Gotta get me one of those X things.

[pekingduck]

Good point about the front wheel, I will be doing that.

I was going to buy that red one pictured above in a post, good design with the turned up edge and looks strong enough but its listed as having a 220kg limit and the cb is around 250kg. Are they underestimating the weight for safety ?
Is it worth the risk I wonder.
Edit.... just been looking again and some sellers rate the same dolly as 300kg weight limit and one in Germany as 500kg.. why do they complicate things
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I suspect that the weight limit is based on the caster load capacity. While the steel thickness is a little thin looking. at the very worst, it will start to sag, and you'll lose ground clearance. Nothing catastrophic.

I took a look at eBay UK, but found this from ConStands on Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ConStands-Motor...B08GFZW9FL



It has a high load capacity due to double roller wheels, and the type of wheel lock works more easily than the individual locks at the casters.

[Houtman_imp]

Gotta get me one of those X things.

I have a XXX marker you can borrow , they are scarce .

[peterbaron]

Gotta get me one of those X things.

I have a XXX marker you can borrow , they are scarce .

I have a XXX marker you can borrow , they are scarce .
GO, awaiting your arrival.
The marker will leave its permanent X memory on the windshield of your bike, helmet or both .... as you wish, no charge