I just purchased a WheelDock brand chock with the gas piston securing feature. It works great and secures my Road Glide Limited in an upright position.

For you guys who have a WheelDock, what method do you use to remove your touring model from the chock solo? You have to be off the bike to push down with your foot to release the chock. When it is released, I have to hold the bike up because it wants to fall to the side, that's not a problem. The challenge I have is that I have to make my way around from the front of the bike while holding it up. It's awkward because it's 900lbs. I'd like to make my way around to the side to put the jiffy stand down but it is in the way of the chock release lever when it's down, so the bike would need to be rolled back, first, which means it would have to be in neutral prior to releasing the chock, so now I'm trying to prevent the bike from falling over AND rolling back while I'm in front of the bike.

I don't think any of this would be an issue if it were a smaller bike, but being a 900lb touring model with a big fairing, it's hard to reach around and hold one handlebar end from the front to keep it upright and from rolling back.

I just got the WheelDock yesterday and had my wife with me to help keep the bike upright as I practiced. Maybe I just need more practice, I don't know. I got it to do maintenance and I'm usually by myself when I would do maintenance, so I need to work on the technique of removing it from the chock by myself.

I could strap it to keep it from rolling back when released. I tried strapping from the engine guard to the chock to prevent it from rolling back but that was just as precarious to unstrap while trying to hold the bike up with one hand. It would be great if you could sit on the bike to release the chock the same way when you lock it in.

Anyway, I'll keep practicing but wanted to see if anyone has their own techique or if I'm just making a big deal out of nothing and need to practice my technique.

Thanks.
Mike

 

Anchor an eye bolt in the floor slightly rearward of the release lever. Tie a length of rope to the release lever. String the rope through the eye bolt and hang it on your left grip. While sitting on the bike, pull the rope upward to disengage the release lever.

 

I stand next to the bike on the left
Hold handlebar
Press the pedal
Swing leg over


On your "roll back" problem, just zip tie the brake lever

 

I like the idea but there's not enough force to disengage via rope against the piston to pull it down. I'd probably pull the eye bolt out of the floor or snap the rope, LOL. My wife had to practically stand on it with all of her weight to push it down to disengage against the piston.

 

I think securing the front brake lever is the solution for rolling back, thanks for that. That might be all I need. I have to practice standing next to the bike holding it up while swinging a leg over. I'm short so I have to kick up and over which kind of throws the bike off balance a little bit.

 

They’re wheel and tire specific. Call the “best wheel chock ever” and give the wheel and tire size. I have two and wouldn’t have any other wheel chock. If the wheel dock folks say it’s the right size, you’re just gonna need to trust the wheel dock. Never had an issue.

 

Once again you're talking out of your ***. The Wheel dock is adjustable for various tire diameters. Wheel dock also provides shims to accommodate various tire widths. This way the user can use the dock on multiple tire configurations without purchasing more than one.

 

Be civil.

The Wheel dock comes in various widths, not one standard size, just like M Oclaf said.

 

velcro strap is what I use when I need a "parking brake"

KTF

 

Leave it in gear.