HF motorcycle chock

[Roidfingers]

Saw this on sale. Anyone have one or had experience with it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1800-Lb-Capacity-Motorcycle-StandWheel-Chock-61670.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiNTE1NjA2MTAiLCJza3UiOiI2MTY3MCIsImlzIjoiNDcuOTkiLCJwcm9kdWN0X2lk%0D%0AIjoiMTA1NTQifQ%3D%3D%0D%0A&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1116a&utm_source=1015&cid=mEmail_s1015_c1116a

[John Schmidt]

I have one and the only problem I have is it wants to slide forward when I try to drive into it. I ended up laying a couple 35 lb. dumbbells across the front outer arms, that helped. The best thing would be to sink a couple bolts in the floor and lay a piece of wood between them to prevent it from sliding. Or, just make them narrow enough to push the chock against them. Otherwise it works OK for me, just getting in/out is a problem because of the movement.

[Ken Tarver]

Fat front tire like on Valk will get stuck in it. I bought one, assembled it and rolled the front tire into it. Could not back the bike out of it the tire was so wedged into it.
Had to disassemble the stand while bike still stuck in it to get that yoke off the tire.
HF has another chock that will work well, and it's cheaper. Will need to anchor to floor.

Ken

[RDKLL]

I have one and I like it. I have a little bigger front tire and it does want to move. I have a step in my garage and that makes it easier.

[DOC47]

I have one and really like it.  Bolted down with two bolts at the back holes.  When I want to take the bike out, I pull the rod out of the back tire support and use a tire iron to pry it back a few inches then remove it.  works great!!!!!!

[hubcapsc]

I got the cheapo one and stretched it out so it wouldn't pinch my tire
and like to use it for maintenance...



-Mike

[indybobm]

I got the cheapo one and stretched it out so it wouldn't pinch my tire
and like to use it for maintenance...



-Mike

Moke, saw that years ago and did the same to mine. Worked great. I have two, one on the trailer and one on a 4' x 8' x 1/2" plywood.

[ptgb]

Have one, works great in all situations.

IMO the reason that some are having problems with the tire getting "stuck" in the chock, making for difficulty in pulling the bike out the chock is that you have it set up that the tire, in the chock, sits down too low. The pivot point of the "flapper" is too far back. Like this, and you have to pull the tire back over the "flapper".

Any chock should be adjusted so the front wheel sits UP in the chock, with the tire off the ground by an inch or 2 or 3. Still will hold the bike solid and it will be easy to back it out of the chock.

[Momz]

I have two of those HF chocks.
They were modified to work in my new toy hauler (stabilizer bar removed and bolted (w/wing bolts) to the floor).
Best wheel chocks ever for less than $60.00 and very, very stable. I'd recommend them.

[Flat6Valk]

I have one.  works for me, but sometimes hard to back out of.  I use mine in my enclosed trailer.  I will probably go to a wheel dock brand.  Ive used my HFT chock for the last 3 years.  I have a condor as well I keep at home for my other Valkyrie.  The condor is better in my opinion than the HFT but there is a price to pay.


Greg
Flat6Valk

[MNBill]

I have two in my enclosed trailer and one on my open trailer they work great. Mine are bolted down, and I have hauled Victory Cross Country bikes and a Harley Fat Boy. Sometimes you have to really pull back to get the bikes out but they hold the bike up and make one person loading alot easier.

[IamGCW]

I have two on my trailer.  Work great, just rattle when empty so I use a bungee cord to keep them quiet.

Gil