Although we've been getting some snow, I'm not quite ready to quit riding and tear the bike down. So, I rearranged my garage so I can get both cars and the bike in, and still get everything in and out fairly easily.

The only thing is, I'm parking my bike in front of my wife's car. I had my garage built 6 feet longer (deeper?), so, there's plenty of room, but, it takes a couple of wiggles to get the bike right where I want it so I can still get to everything.

I checked out various dollies. I like the K&L MC460...
http://www.klsupply.com/LIFTEQUIPMEN...5/Default.aspx

... but, between the price of the K&L dolly, and a lift to get it up onto the dolly... well, my wife has made a few comments about how much I've been spending on the bike & bike related stuff.

The other problem with something like that, is that you have to lift the bike up, then drop it down onto the dolly. Obviously, you have to life the bike & get it off the dolly when you want to ride.

So, I was looking for something easier & cheaper.

I found this on the Harbor Freight web site
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95896

There is a Harbor Freight store near my office, so I stopped by to check it out. When I found out they had it on sale for $69.99, I figured I may as well give it a try.

I was a bit concerned about a few things;
1) My Wide Glide wouldn't fit - the bike is 94.5" long, the dolly only 83" long
2) It wouldn't be stable
3) It would move when rolling the bike on to it

As I type this, my bike is on the dolly, stuck in its cubby hole in front of my wife's car. The bike fits - just fits, There isn't an inch to spare. The dolly, with the bike on it is stable - I shoved it around the garage without strapping the bike to the dolly (which they say you should do). As for moving when you roll the bike on to it - the two ends flip down to pop the dolly up off the wheels, and to create a small ramp. The bike rolled right on without the dolly moving. Flipped the levers to drop it on to the wheels, and it was all good.

Storing it will be easy enough - I can just shove it under one of the cars.

Overall, if you have a need for such a thing, it's awesome, especially at that price.

 

Back in August I got a sale paper announcing Grand Opening at their Lombard store. I have since seen their north Arlington Heights store and have yet to pop into either of them. Probably fearing how much I would spend! Any recall regarding a "real" floor jack for cars/trucks? All I see everywhere are the ones with the dinky little lift cups, not the 6 or 7" that every service station has.

 

You really need to take a stroll in one. You wont break the bank the first time around, but you'll sure get ideas for tools that you might need for a project ten years down the road.....

Evil, Thats a cool little toy. Think I might have to get me one of those chinga-dinguses. Not that I'll ever use it, but it might be nice to have.....

 

ahhh man what a great price!!!! they work good... i have a buddy with a 1 car garage... he uses on on his rocket... loves it

 

Please tell us you put a curb or some form of wheel stop in front of her car.

 

Yeah. There are stops on the floor and I also made a center "target" using one of those orange/reflective fiberglass(?) rods you stick on the ground before it snows, so you know where to plow. But then, the bike is quite a ways in front of the car, so, it's not too terribly worrisome. When the weather is warm, I move the car forward, and park the bike behind it (because we rarely use that car).

 

I sure hope that piece was made in America

uh oh.....LOL

 

I think it said it was made in a city named China... which I believe is in Georgia somewhere south of Atlanta.

 

No it is not in Georgia, I think they moved it to Alabama.

 

Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana... doesn't matter. They're all the same. Companies keep moving their factories down there to save on payroll, because the rednecks will work for beer.