Now all I have to do is manage to level the table--my garage floor seems to be comprised of six cracked pieces at slightly different angles.
Looking for wheel chock suggestions.
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BimmerMike
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I have the Baxley which I use on my BMW F800ST and I have a cheepy similar to the one from Princess that I use for my pit bike...Aprilla SR50
Problem is not the wheel diameter..it is the width. I bought some plastic inserts a while back to go inside the wheel chock but I have yet to try them out.
Problem is not the wheel diameter..it is the width. I bought some plastic inserts a while back to go inside the wheel chock but I have yet to try them out.
gammaguy21
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BimmerMike, where did you get the plastic inserts from? Any chance you have a link or a picture?
I use this one - just toss it into the uHaul - but still use rachet tie-downs. Be very carfeul when using this the first time. When the channel rotates forward to lock the tire, the back end of the channel comes up and can crack the fairing by the rad. I didn't know that but I was lucky - I have just a few milimeters of clearence that I noticed the first time I used it. Maybe it's designed to just miss the fairing?The current one at PA is adjustable fore and aft for wheel size. It also looks like it would be quite easy to fasten to different kinds of base surfaces. http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8240145/Misc./Motorcycle-Wheel-Chock
joeyjoejoe
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I used something similar importing my bike from the US (Street Triple R)... It's a naked bike, so no problems with hitting any fairings (it's naked, but I do have some fairings). But I did notice one problem. Trying to get the bike off, the wheel gets really suck in there. We had to keep hitting the back of the wheel chaulk with a mallet and yanking the bike hard to get it out. This could have been because the tire was brand new though...
Thanks for the warning. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Tried to check the clearance tonight before mounting it on the table. The chock just slid on the driveway. Okay, no problem, I'll just bolt it to the table then, right? Wrong, sucker! NONE of the holes match! Pretty funny eh? Gets me every time, Made In China.
Yup - it's a PITA to get the bike out. I don't recall what I grab - forks or the clip ons and with a lift and push motion I get the bike out. The rotating channel adjustment is not very incremental so to get a snug fit I used a bicycle innertube and wrapped it around the hoop where the front of the tire rests, got the fit that I wanted and then wrapped it tight with duct tape. It works.
mototrek
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You mights want to look here:
http://www.bike-pro.com/brochure/
http://www.bike-pro.com/brochure/
joeyjoejoe
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That's the one I used!
BimmerMike
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Last year at the Jan bike show...the guy selling the Bike pro style chock had them. This year he had a trailer with a side access window to look in and there was a Busa lit up with neon inside. He might be back at the spring show?
Found a pamphlet from www.bike-pro.com and it mentions a " Narrow tire Kit " required for 3.5" tires or narrower. Sorry no pics, haven't installed them yet and they are in my racecar trailer which is in storage.
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BimmerMike
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That looks like the cheap one I bought at Harbour Freight and use for my scooter. Like I mentioned it is too wide and needs some blocks installed for the narrow tire.
It is no comparison to my Baxley. When I tried my BMW in it the bottom of the fork tubes came way too close to the steel rod on the top of the chock. I bought the cheap one first for $49US for my trailer and then later ordered the Baxley at around $300US...worth every penny!
The biggest difference is the Baxley ( and the Royal Dist knockoff ) have a system that tightens the grip on the tire as it pivots forward. This helps greatly to hold the tire and then of course the bike.
I use the Baxley in my garage all the time, just ride into it and get off. No need to anchor it, it doesn't slide due to the rubber on the tubing ends. It also raises the front of the bike slightly which makes it easier for me to slide my park n move dolly under and then lift the bike onto it's centerstand. Then I just pull the bike back out of the chock and spin it around.
Go to some dealers....I imagine many of them have wheel chocks on the bikes in the showroom. I would bet that they use the Baxley style chock, much better for customers to sit on the bikes without them falling over.
Baxely is the ultimate.But PA sells a chinese knockoff for about $80 that is identical.It will hold my 900lb wing no problem.
I have this chock and it works great!!!! Highly recommend them ..... i have a vfr which is no light weight and holds the bike vertical no issues
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+1.... Not worth the difference for sure.
joeyjoejoe
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Aaaaand that's where I got it from!
gammaguy21
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Thanks BimmerMike! :thumbup:
Found it on that site, just need to visualize how it's done and adapt something similar to my chock. 80's stroker wheels are a bit smaller in width.
BimmerMike
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As someone who owns both versions and paid about $15K for my last bike.....I would never use the cheap model on this bike...ok for my Pit bike scooter. Besides the Royal version of the Baxley is $129 list and I picked one up for a buddy last summer onsale for $79
I have 1 baxley, and 1 PA blue one, I carried 2 race bikes in a trailer with them (all over the place), not bolted to the floor (just up against a 2x4 that was screwed to the floor), tied off bikes in the middle facing forward. Not one bit of difference at all, except that the cheap one was always harder to release the front wheel. The race rubber seemed to stick to the flat surface.
Also used them in the pits and could see no difference.
BimmerMike
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I must have missed the post showing the Blue PA wheel chock, that one does look very similar to the Baxley. I was referring to the post # 24 That showed a black PA wheel chock that looks like the same design as the Bike Pro which is what I have for my scooter ( or at least the Harbour Frieght version )
Too many freakin knockoffs out there to keep track!
So is the Baxley knockoff;
1- any good, and
2- really on sale for $70 right now (that's what it shows up as when I put it in my cart on the RD site, even though it's listed for $130)?
1- any good, and
2- really on sale for $70 right now (that's what it shows up as when I put it in my cart on the RD site, even though it's listed for $130)?
