DIY motorcycle dolly
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Road Captain
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From: Boston, MA
Built this dolly today to make it easier to move the bike around the basement this winter. Basically an overgrown furniture dolly. Gets the job done though. Picked up the locking casters at lowes. 
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Very creative, but I have to tell you there is nothing better than the J&S Jack.. it may be pricey, but certainly very stable and capable of many things more than a fixed stand.. Worth every penny..
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Road Captain
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From: Boston, MA
Jack the bike up with a black widow scissor jack, built the dolly around it, then lowered the jack and slid it out. When the spring comes I'll jack it back up and remove one side of my dolly to slide it out.
I've heard a lot of great things about j&s, but it surely doesn't spin 360 on its own footprint which was my goal in building this jack. Also so I could remove the bars and push it through a doorway by myself. Plus this dolly is for long term winter storage, not just a quick service.
I've heard a lot of great things about j&s, but it surely doesn't spin 360 on its own footprint which was my goal in building this jack. Also so I could remove the bars and push it through a doorway by myself. Plus this dolly is for long term winter storage, not just a quick service.
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I see that Black Widow has a dolly specifically for that scissors jack. Is there any reason (other than cost) that you didn't go that route? I'm considering using the scissors jack and it's dolly for winter storage. Although I have (and love) a J&S, I have two bikes and really don't need two J&S jacks, but could sure use a storage only jack that I can whip around the garage during the winter.
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Road Captain
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I have the black widow dolly. The wheels are too small for it to really work well. tried it out and the bike actually slide on the jack before it rolled.
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From: NoVa
Thanks for the info. Since that is my specific use case, it leaves either something else or your DIY. Are those 2x4's on top of 2x8's on top of the locking casters?
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What kind of wheels are on that? All hard rubber I've seen will flat spot due to weight after a certain amount of time. I would think steel wheels would be best here.