Good News: We bought a "new to us" house with a 1 1/4 car garage, and I own a LOT of woodworking equipment (bandsaw, drill press, 48" jointer, etc) which fit well in our former 3 car garage, but not-so-much in the new garage. So I bought this Park-N-Ride directly from the manufacturer. Absolutely LOVE IT! I can easily rotate the GW in front of our shelves at the front of the garage, and move it when it's riding time. Bad News: My only problem is I also have a "ride off" replacement center stand, so the rear tire still touches the floor when it's on the Park-N-Move. I had to strap a piece of 5/4" x 6" deck board on the Park-N-Ride to raise the rear tire. It works, so I'm a happy camper. Tip: For us old guys who don't bend so well and reaching under the GW is a pain (literally), you can use an adjustable wrench to spin the rollers on far side to set/release the caster brakes. The larger the wrench, the longer the handle, the easier it is to spin (class 2 lever).
Thanks for posting. I ordered one for my VFR1200F and it works fantastic. The very little trouble that I have using the dolly is dismounting the bike (almost no trouble). The brakes on the casters are ok but I find that it helps to wedge an HF tire iron under the dolly to keep it from moving when dismounting the bike off the center stand.
This dolly has allowed me to own and keep my Goldwing in the garage! I love the tip about the 3/4" board to raise up the rear wheel! One big CAUTION!.... when MOVING the bike around, if there is any gravel, debris or divot in your garage floor, it could cause the dolly to stop moving suddenly and your momentum will carry the bike forward and OFF the dolly! Yes, this happened to me once but fortunately I always keep the side stand down. In that instance, I was so glad to see the Goldwing roll off and stop and lean onto the side stand! As for getting the bike off the dolly, I simply use a wooden wedge and wedge it under the front of the dolly on the side of the wheel so the dolly won't move forward. Well worth the price!
Main design flaw of this unit is the on/off levers are hard to get to and activate once the bike is on the stand. Since the wheels move 360 degrees, the levers are not always easily accessible. And u have to use your foot, not hands, to push on/off levers. (My levers do not move so easy with fingers like on this video). I wish there was an update or better design for the levers.
I bought this exact “dolly” and it’s extremely hard to keep it from rolling when trying to put a bike on it. I have two Harleys and a gold wing and i don’t wanna drop any of them and this thing is almost guaranteed to cause just that.. just my opinion of course and I’m sure you’re gonna tell me that I’m not doing it properly lol But I’m using your “dolly” for my trash can in my shop
I'm sorry to hear that. Yes you are right...if you follow Fred's instructions in the vid you shouldn't have a problem getting one of your bikes securely on the dolly, but I understand you not wanting to drop any of your bikes.
Cringeworthy when you rotate that beautiful bike by the rear passenger backrest like that. The fiberglass trunk closure contact points were screaming being compressed so unnecessarily. I would not suggest that technique. Learn to live about your machine without all that gymnastics.
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Good News: We bought a "new to us" house with a 1 1/4 car garage, and I own a LOT of woodworking equipment (bandsaw, drill press, 48" jointer, etc) which fit well in our former 3 car garage, but not-so-much in the new garage. So I bought this Park-N-Ride directly from the manufacturer. Absolutely LOVE IT! I can easily rotate the GW in front of our shelves at the front of the garage, and move it when it's riding time.
Bad News: My only problem is I also have a "ride off" replacement center stand, so the rear tire still touches the floor when it's on the Park-N-Move. I had to strap a piece of 5/4" x 6" deck board on the Park-N-Ride to raise the rear tire. It works, so I'm a happy camper.
Tip: For us old guys who don't bend so well and reaching under the GW is a pain (literally), you can use an adjustable wrench to spin the rollers on far side to set/release the caster brakes. The larger the wrench, the longer the handle, the easier it is to spin (class 2 lever).
Thank you for your feedback, Terrill!
Thanks for posting. I ordered one for my VFR1200F and it works fantastic. The very little trouble that I have using the dolly is dismounting the bike (almost no trouble). The brakes on the casters are ok but I find that it helps to wedge an HF tire iron under the dolly to keep it from moving when dismounting the bike off the center stand.
Thanks for sharing!
This dolly has allowed me to own and keep my Goldwing in the garage! I love the tip about the 3/4" board to raise up the rear wheel! One big CAUTION!.... when MOVING the bike around, if there is any gravel, debris or divot in your garage floor, it could cause the dolly to stop moving suddenly and your momentum will carry the bike forward and OFF the dolly! Yes, this happened to me once but fortunately I always keep the side stand down. In that instance, I was so glad to see the Goldwing roll off and stop and lean onto the side stand!
As for getting the bike off the dolly, I simply use a wooden wedge and wedge it under the front of the dolly on the side of the wheel so the dolly won't move forward.
Well worth the price!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this review Fred. I didn't know that something like this even existed for motorcycles as heavy as a Gold Wing.
You bet!
Main design flaw of this unit is the on/off levers are hard to get to and activate once the bike is on the stand. Since the wheels move 360 degrees, the levers are not always easily accessible. And u have to use your foot, not hands, to push on/off levers. (My levers do not move so easy with fingers like on this video). I wish there was an update or better design for the levers.
Thanks for sharing your feedback!
I would put some sort of rubber or something on the area where the kitsch stand pads rest. That surface looks very slick to me.
Thank you for your comment, Floyd!
Thank goodness for 3M nonskid tape.... I'm not sure why they'd skip this important safety feature but at least we can pick up the slack.
I bought this exact “dolly” and it’s extremely hard to keep it from rolling when trying to put a bike on it. I have two Harleys and a gold wing and i don’t wanna drop any of them and this thing is almost guaranteed to cause just that.. just my opinion of course and I’m sure you’re gonna tell me that I’m not doing it properly lol
But I’m using your “dolly” for my trash can in my shop
I'm sorry to hear that. Yes you are right...if you follow Fred's instructions in the vid you shouldn't have a problem getting one of your bikes securely on the dolly, but I understand you not wanting to drop any of your bikes.
I'm wondering if you'd have any more success if you locked all the wheels?
No rubber flooring to keep centerstand from sliding off as you try to put motorcycle on dolly?
Love
Thanks!
wintertime sucks
Lol
I'd be too worried about dropping it.
Sweep floor of debris. Then like anything. Slow and easy. Repetition/practice brings confidence Not fear.
Cringeworthy when you rotate that beautiful bike by the rear passenger backrest like that. The fiberglass trunk closure contact points were screaming being compressed so unnecessarily. I would not suggest that technique. Learn to live about your machine without all that gymnastics.