Relax
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Power & elegance...just like the Valk
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« on: April 08, 2017, 12:57:24 AM » |
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 I now and then would like a kinda support to my Valk ( standard 2001) to keep it straiht up, f inst during oil draining, washing and other stuff.. I do have a lift etc...but I am looking for a more easy / quicker solution... What do you do? |
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Harryc
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2017, 02:55:37 AM » |
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Here's my solution. I keep it on the floor of the garage and ready at all times. It's 'very' stable, quick, and easy. It takes a bit of a pull to get the bike out of the stand but not bad. Also it works much better if you have a rubber mat under it that the motorcycle also sits on. If you don't do that it tends to slide unless you also anchor it. http://www.harborfreight.com/1800-lb-capacity-motorcycle-standwheel-chock-61670.html |
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« Last Edit: April 08, 2017, 04:49:31 AM by Harryc »
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2017, 04:08:13 AM » |
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Yours looks much better than my Harbor Freight chock... mine works, but I had to bolt it to a piece of plywood, and I stretched it out because it pinched the snot out of my front tire...  Chocks are great for the OP's purposes... -Mike |
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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2017, 07:32:13 AM » |
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I use the Condor. Certainly not HF pricing. All aluminum. Works great for trailering, driveway and garage. FYI: On polished concrete the bike will push it even if on a mud flap  For departure I just squeeze front brake, pump the forks a couple of times then release on final pull back. |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2017, 08:27:38 AM » |
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I got a condor for the black bike...  It seems functionally equivalent to the Harbor Freight one, even though the Harbor Freight one is stamped steel and the Condor one is made from awesome sauce...  In my crappy Harbor Freight picture, you can see I have a large slab of half inch thick steel... I think it weighs about 50 tons  ... I put my chocks up against that 1/2 inch lip of immovable steel and the bikes just roll right onto the chocks with no chock slipage... -Mike |
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Jopson
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2017, 09:28:17 AM » |
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Axle stand under right side crash bar, 2inch block of wood under kickstand.
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Roadog
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2017, 10:05:19 AM » |
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Center stand.
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indybobm
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2017, 12:44:45 PM » |
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Mount the wheel chock to a 4 x 8 piece of plywood. When you are putting the front tire into or out of the chock, the back tire is on the plywood. Chock will not move.
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So many roads, so little time
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2017, 07:57:05 PM » |
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This is easy and gets the bike straighter than my chock  |
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2017, 08:12:32 PM » |
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I have the Harbor Freight unit, the heavy one. To keep it from sliding I just lay a couple 35lb. dumbells across the outer braces. Takes a could grunt to pull it out but works fine for my purposes if I don't need to lift the bike. I also have a centerstand so seldom use a lift except to work on the front wheel.
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Bugslayer
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2017, 10:13:28 PM » |
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My neighbor had some scrap steel. He put this together for me..... Works great. I also use it in the back of the truck for my dirt bike.  |
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Relax
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Power & elegance...just like the Valk
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2017, 10:39:40 PM » |
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Thanks guys  The ones in steel looks pro, but the solution in block of wood is a very wuick fix and will do the trick! Thanks! |
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Bone
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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2017, 03:45:43 AM » |
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Chrisj I like the idea do you lift with the jack to insert the supports ?
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2017, 04:34:35 AM » |
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Chrisj I like the idea do you lift with the jack to insert the supports ?
No the whole point is to not need the lift. While leaning on the side stand I position the right side stand. Then right the bike and slip the left one under the crash bar. Just make sure the bike is in gear so it can't roll off the stands. Stands are 12" high before cutting a nitch about a half inch deep for the catch bars to rest in. |
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Bone
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« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2017, 08:08:17 AM » |
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Thanks Chris that's why I asked I imagined it could be done by tilting the bike a bit.
I'm going to try a similar pair.
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