Park And Move Suggestions?

[msgkelso]

I am trying to find a "park and move" method that works for my 2017 T120 Bonneville. Tired of having to make 10 turns in a limited garage space to get the bike turned around. With the Givi bags and other gear, it's about 530 pounds. I tried the Venom mover, rated for 500 pounds. But the geometry of the Bonneville's center stand would not let me get the bike up on it. Plus, the "brake" on the mover is worthless. I even backed the rear wheel onto boards to raise it about 3/4" but no joy.

Other options are the original "Park-N-Move" with a $250 price tag, and the Harbor Freight rail that uses the side-stand to prop up the bike. Wondering if anyone else has found a way to put the bike up on the center stand and easily move it around.

 

[Rocky]

These aren't cheap but you need one of these.

 

[msgkelso]

These aren't cheap but you need one of these.

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Yeah, that's the Harbor Freight mover. So it works for you, Rocky, and that was the kind of info I was looking for. Thanks. Definitely half the price of the original Park-N-Move, a little more than the venom. I'm wondering if staying on the side stand for a long period will cause the fork seals to leak. That happened to an '86 Magna I had to leave over the winter on the side stand several years ago. Perhaps short stints won't hurt the seals. That's the problem with past experiences, they poison the future Can leave on the center stand over winter, which here in Minnesota is 10 months of the year sometimes.

 

[Rocky]

Just speaking from my own experience, I leave my bikes on the sidestand all winter without a problem.

 

[solomon]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CAnKtW_Put0

 

[Greyfell]

I have a center-stand 4-wheeled dolly that I have never used (because I couldn't get the bike up on the stand and the dolly). I will get a photo of it and send you a private message.

 

[Greyfell]

ConStands center stand mover dolly

 

[msgkelso]

Just speaking from my own experience, I leave my bikes on the sidestand all winter without a problem.

Good to know, Rocky. My bad seals with the Magna may have been due to other factors, but it did spook me.

 

[msgkelso]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CAnKtW_Put0

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Thanks, Solomon. That DIY solution is also under consideration. Biggest problem is finding the 16" wide top plate. Just haven't had time to fully flesh it out. Appreciate the suggestion.