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Anyone tried oee of these trolleys?
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:59 am
by wayno
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:50 am
by D-Rider
The principle has been well trialled in the past
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:52 am
by wayno
Have you just likened the Falco's to steam trains? Blasphemy
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:57 am
by D-Rider
wayno wrote:Have you just likened the Falco's to steam trains? Blasphemy
Impressively engineered machines with huge torque ..... what's not to like
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:58 am
by wayno
I'll give you that one :)
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 1:02 pm
by BikerGran
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.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:02 pm
by Falcorob
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:57 pm
by fatboy
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 ?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:56 am
by wayno
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:24 am
by D-Rider
Are we looking at the same thing?
I think it does look fairly robust ...... just expensive.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:28 pm
by wayno
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 :)
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:21 pm
by blinkey501
Yes I have one. Unless the path way is perfectly smooth and flat they are a pita to move
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:27 pm
by randomsquid
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
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:24 pm
by BikerGran
blinkey501 wrote:Yes I have one. Unless the path way is perfectly smooth and flat they are a pita to move
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:01 am
by Falco Frank
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!