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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Default center stand question?
Anybody here use the Wheeldock stand to remove the rear wheel? How about the Rivco or MoCo one?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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I don't think you get enough height. I still had to put my bike on a jack and get it up there fairly high to get the wheel clear of the fender. Of course, I was working single handed, so I wanted to have as much space as possible. The job requires at least three hands.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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I don't have a centerstand, but correct me if I'm wrong I don't think it will lift the bike up that high to get the rear wheel off.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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The reason I'm looking: I pull a trailer and burn through rear tires like you wouldn't believe. I can add a set of tire irons to the compressor in the tool kit and swap tires on the road, but without a way to pull the wheel I'm stuck getting bent over by the $teeler...
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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So a center stand and a bobbed rear fender... Hrmmm, this could work
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Make you wonder why did they take away the hinged rear fender from many years ago..
 
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Make you wonder why did they take away the hinged rear fender from many years ago..
That would be the last time the average rider changed their own tire...
 
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The Wheeldock is a ride-off stand. It doesn't lift the rear tire off the ground by itself. Wheeldock does suggest using a piece of 1/2" plywood under the stand to lift the rear wheel off the ground but I never got the impression it would be high enough to remove the wheel from the bike. I could be wrong. Mainly, I thought it would make cleaning and checking air pressures a little easier.
 
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That would be the last time the average rider changed their own tire...
Looks like 1984 was the last year for the hinged FL rear fender... Hrmm, even better idea than a bob job...
 
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Got a 09 Ultra here with a wheeldock and that just aint going to happen
 
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