Came out to see my bike on its side!
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Came out to see my bike on its side!
I always park my ride in one of those floor "Chocks" like Harbour freight sells.
It is in my garage and bolted to the floor.
My wife goes out to the garage this moring and yells back in that my bike was on its side......Holy Shat!
Anyway, I get out there and there she is. Looks bad as the front wheel is off the ground, windshield bend 90deg into my wifes SUV. MF!
Anyway, after calming down, I pivot the bike on the engine guard to get the front wheel out of the way of the chock so I can stand it up. (Why not....Whats a little more damage?)
Get her up....Flip the jiffy stand down and.......I cant find any damage!!!!!
Between the windshield, crash bar, and swingarm bag, it somehow survived scratch and damage free.
Im still wondering about the front wheel though, as it would have twisted out of the chock as it went down....Hoping it isnt bent.
Anyway guys, dont trust those chocks to hold the bike up without tieing it down.
It went the whole winter in it without a problem.....But now i dont trust it.
It is in my garage and bolted to the floor.
My wife goes out to the garage this moring and yells back in that my bike was on its side......Holy Shat!
Anyway, I get out there and there she is. Looks bad as the front wheel is off the ground, windshield bend 90deg into my wifes SUV. MF!
Anyway, after calming down, I pivot the bike on the engine guard to get the front wheel out of the way of the chock so I can stand it up. (Why not....Whats a little more damage?)
Get her up....Flip the jiffy stand down and.......I cant find any damage!!!!!
Between the windshield, crash bar, and swingarm bag, it somehow survived scratch and damage free.
Im still wondering about the front wheel though, as it would have twisted out of the chock as it went down....Hoping it isnt bent.
Anyway guys, dont trust those chocks to hold the bike up without tieing it down.
It went the whole winter in it without a problem.....But now i dont trust it.
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Get a heavy duty wheel chock with deeper channels where the tire rests (3:00 and 6:00 O' clock) and adjust it where the tire drops down and wedges tight into the chock. It can take a pretty good tug to pull the bike out but you won't have to worry about it going anywhere. If you have a decent chock (Harbor freight excluded) there should be no need to strap your bike down to the chock unless your trailering.
Also avoid buying a chock that has a bolt down upright.
Also avoid buying a chock that has a bolt down upright.
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Their handy for doing maintenance and the bike doesn't take up as much room as it does when the bike is leaning in the jiffy. Especially when your running longer shocks and your bike leans more on jiffy
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