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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Does anyone use any of these to clean their wheels ? Basicly it is a set of rollers you set the wheel on and you can spin the whell to clean it without rolling your bike up and down the driveway.The roll stand is about $70.00 and the Easy roller is about $179.00
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Just use your lift if you have one.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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that was my other ? should i just get a J&S jack?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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I have the Harbor Freight cheapie. I think it's $79 now. It does the job and also comes in handy when you wanna work on the bike.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by anubisss
I have the Harbor Freight cheapie. I think it's $79 now. It does the job and also comes in handy when you wanna work on the bike.
Can you fit it under your bike? The only jack I've found that I think will get under mine when I'm done (I don't have air-ride) will be a Larin.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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I just picked up the Harbor Freight model for $40 at the local pawn shop. I figured for the price I couldn't go wrong. Tried it out and was pleasantly surprised how stable the bike was with both wheels off the ground.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by anubisss
I have the Harbor Freight cheapie. I think it's $79 now. It does the job and also comes in handy when you wanna work on the bike.
Yea I heard that , just got that same yellow jack on Monday and used it to change my oil and do a little cleaning under the bike. Man for the price it works great, hell that's all your gonna unless your making a living working on scooters.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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I have used the HD wheel roller at free bike washes at Daytona and MB Bike Weeks. They are not worth a crap. It takes a good bit of muscle to turn the wheel. A lift is a better option.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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+1 on the lift, makes its easy.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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I bought the HD roller and was never able to move the rear wheel on my Ultra using it. Consider it a piece of junk. I just noticed that Sears in today's ad has $47 off the nice aluminum bike lift. That would be what I would recommend.
 
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