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Mar 10, 2012 | 02:09 PM

janetls

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From: Houston, Texas

need some tie-down help

I have a sportster and need some help on how to secure my bike in a wheel chock in my garage. I have purchased a harbor freight $15.00 wheel chock, mounted it on a 2x4 foot piece of plywood and need some help on how to secure the bike. I thought that it was possible to lock the forks in a straight postion, but when i tried it they only lock in a left or right postion. So, how do you secure the bike in a chock without it tippping? And where do I need to tie it down? Sorry if this has been covered before, but when I did a search all I get is a lot of different opinions of how to move a bike across the country. I just need to know how I can stand my bike up straight in my garage so I can install my easy-clutch. Thanks. Janet

Mar 10, 2012 | 03:29 PM

Big Lebowski

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From: Kansas

Hi Janet - I know you have the $15 version, but I think it would be better to return it and get the larger (P/N 97841) one. There is a discount code to get it for about $50 delivered to your home.

http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcy...6-001b2166becc

I have it and I know Rog does too. With it, there is no need to tie your bike down at all. Once you roll it up on it, it isn't moving anywhere without a cow-tipping effort. Here is a recent thread that includes a pic of my 48 on there.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...oor-chock.html

IMO, a better option for another $35. There's plenty of other chocks out there, but not at the $50 price point that work as good as this one.

Good luck!