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Old 02-19-2018, 08:45 PM
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it is a quarter the price of the condor and i would only use it twice a year for oil changes. so is the HF chock descent?
 
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I have the black one and it works great. It's pretty heavy duty.
 
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For garage use the HF is ok... but not good enough for a trailer..
 
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i have used this style for ~15 years, all up & down east coast,

https://www.harborfreight.com/1800-L...ock-61670.html
 

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Got three of the heavy black ones on three Handy Lift tables. They work just fine.
 
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i have one and if you bolt it down to a trailer it will be fine. i use it in my garage all the time.
 
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Originally Posted by 04ctd
i have used this style for ~15 years, all up & down east coast,

https://www.harborfreight.com/1800-L...ock-61670.html
I set one of those up in my brothers trailer and he and I both used it to haul bikes all over the place. It's plenty beefy for what it has to do. The condors are way over priced.
 
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I had one, mounted my wife's Hyosung GV250 on it and went on vacation-when we came home, the bike was on its side and half the paint on the tank was peeling from leakage. It's been disassembled and sitting in my storage shed ever since. Plenty beefy, but still a cheap P.o.S. Where in NJ are you? We live by LBI, you can pick it up and take it for free. PM me.
 

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I have 2 of the black HF chocks. I like them, BUT...I don't rely on them to keep the bikes up by themselves. I roll the bike into the chock which holds it upright while I use ratchet straps on all 4 corners to secure it properly. The chock just keeps the bike from rolling forward or back when being trailered, but it doesn't provide much/any lateral support. That's what the straps are for.
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Originally Posted by shorelasHD
I had one, mounted my wife's Hyosung GV250 on it and went on vacation-when we came home, the bike was on its side and half the paint on the tank was peeling from leakage. It's been disassembled and sitting in my storage shed ever since. Plenty beefy, but still a cheap P.o.S. Where in NJ are you? We live by LBI, you can pick it up and take it for free. PM me.
This isn’t the first one I’ve heard about...Condor your guaranteed it will hold your bike up...that little bit extra $$ is well worth it
 
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