Harbor Freight Motorcycle Dolly - Anyone Using One?

[Gone in 60]

With my new need to park all three bikes in the garage, including one sandwiched between the front of my car and my cabinets, I figured one of these Harbor Freight motorcycle dollies would make maneuvering a bit easier.

Picked one up a few nights ago on Facebook, and adjusted the side stand outrigger to fit all three bikes. Only monkeyed with it for a few minutes, but found it hard to roll with a bike on it. I'll try lubing the caster wheels which should help, but I'm wondering if anyone here uses one, and if you'd have any hacks or tricks that makes it easier to use.

[mvk24_imp]

Father in law and a another buddy that flips harleys both have them. No complaints. I might grab one myself to make getting the bike in and out of a tucked away corner easier in the winter.

I believe there is a "parking brake" or something on the wheels or dolly itself to keep it from rolling when you have it where you want. Maybe double check you dont have a stuck caster or the brake isn't on

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[Gone in 60]

Father in law and a another buddy that flips harleys both have them. No complaints. I might grab one myself to make getting the bike in and out of a tucked away corner easier in the winter.

I believe there is a "parking brake" or something on the wheels or dolly itself to keep it from rolling when you have it where you want. Maybe double check you dont have a stuck caster or the brake isn't on

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

Yeah, I'll grease the wheels. The only brakes are the two ramps on the ends that flip down and raise the platform a bit so that you can roll the bike on and off without the thing rolling around. On my fairly slick floor, it still slides when you push the bike on, so I'll have to put some rubber under the ramps to keep it from sliding.

[the Ferret]

I think PB has a couple of those

https://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread...ht=dollies

[peterbaron]

[Gone in 60]

Oh yeah, I thought there was another thread on this. PB, any tricks you employ on the red HF dolly?

[peterbaron]

No tricks needed on my yellow dollies.
I don't have HF.

[the Ferret]

No tricks needed on my yellow dollies.
I don't have HF.

My bad, I thought that's what you had PB. I remember 1 or 2 people had red ones that looked like that.

[Gone in 60]

Well, OK, mentioned it to a neighbor. He's been wanting one, and since I'm finding it a bit fiddly to work with, he's going to buy it for what I paid for it.
I also had an issue with my mirrors... with the HF dolly, the front wheel pretty much has to be pointed straight. To keep my left mirror from bumping my cabinet doors, I have to turn the handlebars full right in that parking spot. On the dolly, to keep the mirror from bumping the cabinet, it has to be positioned uncomfortably close to the car.

So, I'll just have to jockey the bike into position a bit to park, but don't have to worry about the mirror getting bumped out of place or my car bumper dinged, and I help out a neighbor.

[suhawk305]

Gone, I have a red dolly that looks exactly like yours. My dolly will also side on my garage concrete floor while loading my bike. I cutted wedges from boards that are placed against the kickstand extension of the dolly, and another wedge against a dolly wheel on the other side.
I use the dolly for moving my 355 lbs CB77, which is a lot easier than rolling my CB1100 up on the dolly. The dolly is a perfect solution for parking both bikes in a tight spot.