Cheap stand for washing front wheel

[clogan]

From in front of bike, I just grab the bottom of the front wheel by the spokes, and pull toward me.
The wheel rotates about a quarter rotation. I wash that section, then pull again. Very easy. Never skinned my hand, or broken any nails. I suppose you could put a wooden block under the header, and shim it enough to get the front wheel far enough off the ground to free wheel. But I never wanted to go to that much trouble...didn't seem necessary.

[Conrad]

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.

I bought one of these a couple of years ago and it works as advertised (used a coupon and got it for like $9). I don't know what the disaster waiting to happen might be?

The way that I use it is, I put my bike on the center stand first then I then lift the front wheel off the ground using my forearm under the headlight area and slip the roller/chock under the tire, making sure that the tire contacts both rollers. Now you can roll the front wheel to your heart's content while you clean it. It makes it easier to clean up the rotors too.   

[gPink]

ok, that makes sense.

[Conrad]

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.

No, no, no! This might be where G thought about a disaster.

I would NOT ride up onto this thing, no good will come of that. Besides, if you rode up on to it how would you get the bike onto the center stand? The side stand would never work with the roller/chock, the bike would be on it's side in no time.

[gPink]

Max would have his little feet dangling for about three seconds before.....

[maxtog]

Max would have his little feet dangling for about three seconds before.....

Yeah, really.

[Stephen.G.Fiddes]

Ive been doing the previously mentioned put bike on center stand, grab spokes and pull up, but I've also used a couple 2x4's under the header to prop it up. Theres very little weight put on the header doing this so I'm not worried about damaging it.

[MrPepsi]

From in front of bike, I just grab the bottom of the front wheel by the spokes, and pull toward me.
The wheel rotates about a quarter rotation. I wash that section, then pull again. Very easy. Never skinned my hand, or broken any nails. I suppose you could put a wooden block under the header, and shim it enough to get the front wheel far enough off the ground to free wheel. But I never wanted to go to that much trouble...didn't seem necessary.

Well I'm delicate.

[marku8a]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago and it works as advertised (used a coupon and got it for like $9). I don't know what the disaster waiting to happen might be?

I just bought one. Original price is $35. On sale and a coupon, the out the door cost was $20. I have a 190/55 tire on the rear. Due to the larger diameter this is not so easy to slide under the front tire. It can be done with a bit of encouragement from my right foot.

Mark

[gPink]

On the side stand or center stand?

[marku8a]

On the side stand or center stand?

Center stand.

[tonedeaf]

I use one of those small hydraulic jacks. Put the bike on the center stand and put the jack under the bottom of the fork and pump it up an inch or so. There is no real load on the jack and if the jack falls the bike just goes to rest on the front wheel - no blood, no foul.

[galaxieman]

I have 2 35# dumbells in the garage.  When I need the front wheel off the ground I put the bike on the centerstand, and then put both weights in the topcase.  It'll almost pull the front wheel up with the 1st weight alone, so I'd imagine a pair of 25# weights would get the job done just as well.  I realize this is past the capacity of the case, rack, well pretty much everything back there, but then again it's not moving at all and it's a lot less painful than trying to get SWMBO to sit on the back seat for as long as I've got the front end in the air...

[JS_racer]

Pitbull stands MP! 

looked on the site, what ones are those ??
had a pair of trex with the tripple adapter, but have been unable to use them with this bike

[MrPepsi]

Pitbull stands MP! 

I would love those, but they ain't cheap either. Plus its hard to figure out which ones to buy. Do you happen to have a couple extra sets, maybe one in green?

[ZG]

looked on the site, what ones are those ??
had a pair of trex with the tripple adapter, but have been unable to use them with this bike

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15597.0

[ZG]

I would love those, but they ain't cheap either. Plus its hard to figure out which ones to buy. Do you happen to have a couple extra sets, maybe one in green?

 

[MrPepsi]

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=15597.0

Nope, not in green. 

[ZG]

Nope, not in green. 

 

[wally_games]

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

I think that you "set" her on the seat and tell her to "sit" there and be quiet.

Or, better yet, you sit on the bike and tell her to put on a bikini and wash front wheel.