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Shorebird10
01-07-2011, 05:08 PM
http://www.wheeljockey.com
mrlmd1
01-07-2011, 06:27 PM
Harbor Freight has a similar item for about $25, not $59 as this costs.
Shorebird10
01-07-2011, 06:54 PM
Harbor Freight has a similar item for about $25, not $59 as this costs.
Reading the various reviews on what Harbor Freight offers it does not perform nearly as well. Want your bike to flip over? Understand it is next to impossible to rotate the wheels. Go buy yourself the cheap one and save a few bucks! Go for it! Just trying to post what is new out there.
You get what you pay for most times, I wouldn't skimp on safety.
Anyway I am thinking of buying one.
Thanks for your input though.
:whistle:
oakies
01-07-2011, 08:09 PM
The Harbor Freight one will work fine for the GZ...Maybe not for a heavy Goldwing or Harley
Shorebird10
01-07-2011, 08:53 PM
The wheel roller manufactured for Harbor Freight is made in the far East. No one else sells it, I have bought from them in the past and most/many of their products are not known for their quality but for their price.
I have two bikes, a GZ and a Bonne the Wheel Jockey should do it!
:tongue:
Water Warrior 2
01-08-2011, 03:38 AM
I wouldn't own the wheel jockey. There are cheaper easier items available. Many are home-made and have been posted here for others to copy. I used a short stick under the right side of the swing arm to raise the rear tire. Cheap and easy.
mrlmd1
01-08-2011, 09:01 AM
Here's an idea for a rear bike stand like WW is referring to, just to get the rear wheel off the ground, and I posted somewhere on here a homemade version for about $5 in materials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wJvQ_Uipgw
Water Warrior 2
01-08-2011, 03:46 PM
Here's an idea for a rear bike stand like WW is referring to, just to get the rear wheel off the ground, and I posted somewhere on here a homemade version for about $5 in materials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wJvQ_Uipgw
Yup that one is good. It is on my to-do list for Lynda's M-50. Should be easy to make even for an old guy. :lol:
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