Cheap stand for washing front wheel

[MrPepsi]

When I wash Razzi, I prop her up on her center stand. However I mess up my hands when attempting to rotate her front tire while on that stand. What would be great, is a cheap solution for propping the front wheel .5 inches off the ground.

What do you use?

[VirginiaJim]

When I do wash it.....choke.......I use one of those front wheel stand thingies.  But I don't make it habit (washing the bike that is).  Let's be clear on that. 

[gPink]

Damn, I broke a nail.

[tweeter55]

After you set her up on the center stand (the bike) Have your significant other (must be politically correct) set on the passenger seat. That should do it. I've never tried it, but it sounds good.

[gPink]

Or Brent could sit on the seat leaning against the sissybar with his feet up on the hiway pegs drinking a beer while Mrs. Pepsi does the wheel washing.....At least that's how it should work.

[MrPepsi]

Damn, I broke a nail.

LOL, oh shudup.
I actually get my stupid hands inbetween the tire and the fender while spinning it and scrape my skin off. Plus it would be nice not to have to go back and fourth from side to side as I man handle the spinning. Can't the front tire spin freely like the rear?

GF doesn't really want to help wash my bike with me. But yes that does work.

[gPink]

Brent,  when the bike is on the centerstand I run a strap from the rack to a point on the floor or ground and tighten the strap, or set a bag of sand (cooler of beer?)  on the seat/rack to hold it down.

[MrPepsi]

hmmmm, that's good, lemme think about this one.

[Conniesaki]

Run a ratchet strap over the passenger seat down thru the rear wheel and back up and hook it to itself. Now ratchet it good and tight.

If the front wheel doesn't come off the ground at first just keep ratcheting and ratcheting until something happens.

[tweeter55]

I didn't think you could pull yourself up with your bootstraps.

[maxtog]

Have your significant other (must be politically correct) set on the passenger seat.

If you want to also be grammatically correct, they would "sit" on the seat, not "set" on it

[maxtog]

Damn, I broke a nail.

LOL!!

When I wash the bike, I end up backing up the bike some, then washing the next 1/3 of the wheels, then back up some more and wash the last 1/3 of the wheels.  Kinda sucks.

[RBX QB]

These are interesting... http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-cleaning-stand-98800.html... but I'd probably find a way to screw up using one.

[gPink]

These are interesting... http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-cleaning-stand-98800.html... but I'd probably find a way to screw up using one.

It reads like it's a chock. I don't see it in the picture. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen to me.

[maxtog]

It reads like it's a chock. I don't see it in the picture. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen to me.

No, it has two large rollers so you can spin the wheel once you drive up into it.  Not a bad idea.  I kinda like it.  Just scared of such things myself, since with my luck, I would still somehow lose control.

[Pokey]

I have this one, works great and you can use it with bike even on the sidestand.






http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/171236983067?lpid=82

[MrPepsi]

These are interesting... http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-cleaning-stand-98800.html... but I'd probably find a way to screw up using one.

Oh heck ya, that just might work. Thanks!

[ZG]

Pitbull stands MP! 

[Jaxter]

Damn...I didn't know I was supposed to wash it too! I thought that if I went fast enough that no dirt would stick to it

[VirginiaJim]

That's the spirit!