Anyone tried oee of these trolleys?

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Anyone tried oee of these trolleys?

#1 Post by wayno » Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:59 am

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garage-Motor- ... 3ccd51bde6

I have a really steep drive and backing the bike down so I can ride out is a bit iffy, turning the bike round in the garage is a pain in the neck so thinking about trying something like this to spin the bike on the spot and ride it out the garage.

They seem to be really cheap though and I'm worried about their performance.
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#2 Post by D-Rider » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:50 am

The principle has been well trialled in the past

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#3 Post by wayno » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:52 am

Have you just likened the Falco's to steam trains? Blasphemy :smt010
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#4 Post by D-Rider » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:57 am

wayno wrote:Have you just likened the Falco's to steam trains? Blasphemy :smt010
Impressively engineered machines with huge torque ..... what's not to like :smt004
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#5 Post by wayno » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:58 am

I'll give you that one :)
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#6 Post by BikerGran » Fri Sep 12, 2014 1:02 pm

Why should it be expensive? Simple design, no waste of materials, quick to put together - you could make it yourself ifd you're into making things.
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#7 Post by Falcorob » Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:02 pm

The Falco can be spun 180 degrees on its side stand quite easily. Just lean it into your body holding the inner handlebar grip and pillion grab handle and walk it round.

This, of course, assumes a change of sidestand to a more suitable type - Honda for preference - or it will end in tears. :smt003
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#8 Post by fatboy » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:57 pm

the trolley looks well thought out but not very robust.
As Falcorob suggested, it can be spun on the sidestand so how about knocking up a small turntable for the sidestand, a small shallow dish with ball bearings, captivated by inverted dish type thing ?
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#9 Post by wayno » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:56 am

fatboy wrote:the trolley looks well thought out but not very robust.
Those are my thought exactly.

As for spinning a bike on it's sidestand, that's just asking for trouble. Doing it once in a blue moon isn't too bad (I think I've done it twice on the falco when I've got bored with a million point turn), but the stands aren't designed to do that and grinding it round on the stand as a pivot it asking to stretch or crack the cast mount or bust the stand due to the massive torsion loads.
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#10 Post by D-Rider » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:24 am

Are we looking at the same thing?
I think it does look fairly robust ...... just expensive.
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#11 Post by wayno » Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:28 pm

Lets be honest, anything prefixed by motorbike is always a premium price.

When you compare this to the ABBA stand it's an absolute bargain :)
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#12 Post by blinkey501 » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:21 pm

Yes I have one. Unless the path way is perfectly smooth and flat they are a pita to move :smt002
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#13 Post by randomsquid » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:27 pm

The Bursig stand with wheels would do what you want. But they are HUGELY expensive. Here's a video of some foreign bloke using one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTwKq5EB5U0
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#14 Post by BikerGran » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:24 pm

blinkey501 wrote:Yes I have one. Unless the path way is perfectly smooth and flat they are a pita to move :smt002
If you built it yourself you could put larger castors on which would help with that problem - just need a little ramp to get on it.
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#15 Post by Falco Frank » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:01 am

I bought a discounted £40 stand last year that is basically a rear paddock stand but with a trolley component underneath on 3 wheels.

Works a TREAT on my Falco - on my Ducati, that does NOT have bobbins, I simply shove some socket extension bars in the axle tube and use those, lets me move the bikes around quite well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RPS7-SEALEY-P ... 540b5af937

but I wouldnt bloody pay THAT price!
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