Member Contributer coderighter Posted September 6, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2009 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=96349 I use my center stand when ever I put the bike away in the garage. I'm thinking this might save a little wear and tear on both the floor and the stand. It' not going to damage the fork or anything is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Luvmyvfr Posted September 6, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2009 I've seen other more expensive versions in use and they seem to work great, just pricey. I've looked at that version myself a few times and it seems like a ok product. How about HF's other version, looks a little more heavy duty! The only thing is that I wouln't want to bolt it to my floor, maybe great on a trailer though! :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marid2apterbilt Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I use one on my trailer, as the Poster above me also said I wouldnt bolt it to the floor in the garage.. Get a set of Pit bull stands for garage storage, They also help when working on it or changing tires.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Knife Posted September 6, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2009 Several months back, they had a special on these for $19.99 each, and I believe the shipping was free (or nearly so). I bought two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear22099 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Up here in Canada, Princess Auto has a clone of the Baxley Chock, and when on sale it can be had for $91CAN including taxes. Works beautifully. http://www.princessauto.com/shop-garage/re...k?keyword=chock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer coderighter Posted September 7, 2009 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 7, 2009 I've seen other more expensive versions in use and they seem to work great, just pricey. I've looked at that version myself a few times and it seems like a ok product. How about HF's other version, looks a little more heavy duty! The only thing is that I wouln't want to bolt it to my floor, maybe great on a trailer though! :fing02: Why won't you bolt it to the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bryan217 Posted September 7, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 7, 2009 Up here in Canada, Princess Auto has a clone of the Baxley Chock, and when on sale it can be had for $91CAN including taxes. Works beautifully.http://www.princessauto.com/shop-garage/re...k?keyword=chock Baxley is awesome! I use a sport chock for my R6 all the time. Damn supersports with no center stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted September 7, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 7, 2009 Several months back, they had a special on these for $19.99 each, and I believe the shipping was free (or nearly so). I bought two. At $20 each I could justify buying a case of them... How "cheap and cheerful" are they in real life? Would you trust, say, an RC45 to one of them? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Knife Posted September 7, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 7, 2009 Several months back, they had a special on these for $19.99 each, and I believe the shipping was free (or nearly so). I bought two. At $20 each I could justify buying a case of them... How "cheap and cheerful" are they in real life? Would you trust, say, an RC45 to one of them? Cheers, Wish I was qualified to answer that for you. The construction is quite substantial, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasmeneh Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Used that exact chock bolted to my trailer to bring my Y2K VFR home, 200 miles no problems worked great. Mike Y2K VFR 72 Mach III H1B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechdziner714 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Dont expect the HF chock to support the bike on its own like the Baxley does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Luvmyvfr Posted September 8, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've seen other more expensive versions in use and they seem to work great, just pricey. I've looked at that version myself a few times and it seems like a ok product. How about HF's other version, looks a little more heavy duty! The only thing is that I wouln't want to bolt it to my floor, maybe great on a trailer though! :mellow: Why won't you bolt it to the floor? Good question! Answer: Floor space is a premium to me and to have something bolted down to the floor where I have to park the bike would drive me crazy! I have a a center stand, a side stand a SSS rear stand, pit bull front end stand, a regular front end stand and a HF bike lift....so I'm pretty covered on ways to park the bike in the garage...but for a guy that always pulls into the same spot I can certainly see the application! :fing02: But I am always working on something, so sometimes the bikes are all over the place, but It would come in handy on a trailer. But after looking again closely, it looks like the stands would hit the rotors?? Can anyone comment on whether they do or not. I'd hate to park it or trailer it once and find out it bent my rotors. The more expensive HF version looks like it doesn't touch them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terminex Posted September 17, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2009 I have a couple of these on my flatbed that I use for towing the bikes. They work great. They hold the bike with no problems while I am strapping it down. I used them for the Summer Summit trip in Colorado a couple weeks back. 650 miles each way on the trailer with no problem. FYI - they do not hit the rotors on my 07 VFR. cheers:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marid2apterbilt Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I've seen other more expensive versions in use and they seem to work great, just pricey. I've looked at that version myself a few times and it seems like a ok product. How about HF's other version, looks a little more heavy duty! The only thing is that I wouln't want to bolt it to my floor, maybe great on a trailer though! :warranty: Why won't you bolt it to the floor? Good question! Answer: Floor space is a premium to me and to have something bolted down to the floor where I have to park the bike would drive me crazy! I have a a center stand, a side stand a SSS rear stand, pit bull front end stand, a regular front end stand and a HF bike lift....so I'm pretty covered on ways to park the bike in the garage...but for a guy that always pulls into the same spot I can certainly see the application! :fing02: But I am always working on something, so sometimes the bikes are all over the place, but It would come in handy on a trailer. But after looking again closely, it looks like the stands would hit the rotors?? Can anyone comment on whether they do or not. I'd hate to park it or trailer it once and find out it bent my rotors. The more expensive HF version looks like it doesn't touch them... No it will not damage your rotors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=96349 I use my center stand when ever I put the bike away in the garage. I'm thinking this might save a little wear and tear on both the floor and the stand. It' not going to damage the fork or anything is it? I had 3 of these made at my design about 10 years ago. There were non available to buy at that time. One of the 3 has a wider cross-bar at the front for floor use; the one in the pic was designed to be bolted to the trailer/truckbed. The design has a number of useful applications: drive-in at the track, when you're just too exhausted to reach back for the rear stand. Just drive in and fall off the bike. Great for loading, it holds the bike up while you secure the straps etc. And in the shop it holds the bike quite stable when you have the rear wheel off. Don't hesitate to grab one. I paid around $80 (plus powder coating) for each of mine to be custom made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Baxley is awesome! Baxley's make checking sag a piece of cake with you on the bike and someone to read the tape measure. Let's you "assume the postion" without having to balance the bike or have someone hold it up. Just make sure you have the rear tire on two pieces of half inch plywood to lift it one inch. The Baxley stand lifts the front wheel one inch when in the full forward position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I prefer this model - much more sturdy and can be had for $39 with one of the coupons in the major motorcycle mags (cycle world etc.). Basically a knockoff of the condor or Paldins's I have found that it does help to have it positioned against a wall for loading the bike, or you could bolt it down like I have on my lift table. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97841 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer AussieinUSA Posted February 9, 2010 Member Contributer Share Posted February 9, 2010 I have one and I just got a baxley if that tells you anything, condor is another good one. The HF one is "only" anygood if bolted down but as someone above mentioned, it won't support a bike by itself. I say buy it if your planning on installing it in a trailer and using straps, that way it'll work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer PLCGuy Posted February 9, 2010 Member Contributer Share Posted February 9, 2010 The HF works great on my trailer. It holds the bike up fine while i'm putting the straps on. I had it bolted to 2x12 a 1000R parked in it and it held that up fine. The 2nd HF stand is the garage choice tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Joker Posted February 9, 2010 Member Contributer Share Posted February 9, 2010 The HF works great on my trailer. It holds the bike up fine while i'm putting the straps on. :fing02: I got in on the $20 deal last year for two of them, and believe it to be money well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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