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Old 11-16-2011, 05:09 PM
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I have a very tight space that my new Road King has to fit in. I can get into it just fine, but baking out or turning the bike around so I can get out is going to be pretty tough. It's kind of a side-yard with a 90-degree turn right behind the door. It's barely as wide as the bike is long.

I was thinking of getting a dolly on wheels so I could just spin it around in place and Harbor Freight has this dolly...20% off until tomorrow.

http://www.harborfreight.com/low-pro...lly-95896.html

anyone have one? Will it fit a 2012 Road King Classic? I've read that the kick stand portion may not be long enough for some bikes so I'm a bit concerned.

I see that DropTail also makes a really nice dolly at almost 5x the price that comes with a nice wheel chock too so you don't have to use the kick stand, but it's too long to spin around in the space I have, so let me know if you have experience with this dolly and a Road King.
 
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Build a bigger garage! or clean out the junk.
 
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Originally Posted by blarg
It's kind of a side-yard with a 90-degree turn right behind the door. It's barely as wide as the bike is long.
You are gonna have to explain that better or take a picture.
 
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Unless you are long legged, I can see a problem driving on that thing.

 
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Got a tape measure? If your bike is 75 1/2" or less it should work.
 
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check these out - www.legalspeeding.com Their video looks pretty good. I have been wanting to try this one but hesitant to try and use this to lift my bike. It looks like this might be good for a tight space.
 

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Originally Posted by coolerman69
Got a tape measure? If your bike is 75 1/2" or less it should work.
more worried about the kick stand - Most of the reviews say that's where the problem would be IF there was one...from what I've seen, Harley kick stands come out pretty far but nobody mentions them...only BMW's
 
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stupid triple post
 

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Originally Posted by Texas Fat Boy
You are gonna have to explain that better or take a picture.
It's a covered patio in front of the house


House patio door
______/______/_______________________________ property ends here
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| covered patio
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| (bike goes here)
|______________________________/___gate_____

Wood fence


wow...that's pretty good for an ASCII diagram!
 

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