What a Great Idea

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Vince

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Does anybody else need to find blocks of timber to pack up wheels when putting them on the bike to aline the axle? I just saw an ad for an adjustable height frame you sit the wheel on and then slide it between the swingarm at the perfect height to slide the axle in that makes fitting wheels 100% easier for 1 person. It WAS on that unnamable place, I attempted to paste the address but that failed and 30 minutes of searching also failed. What the hell is it with that Zukerburg stuff disappearing and never being easy to find? If I was changing bike wheels all day I would love this gadget. It completely removes the need to bend your back lifting bike wheels into place. Found it
chuqy.com

Changing Motorcycle Wheels Easily - Chuqy

A first of its kind wheel stand that not only allows you to change your wheel in sub-three minutes, but also pays for itself after a few uses
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T.C said:
Made in Aus, cant get better than that! 👍 👍
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Chocks are great and you can remove the rear one and roll the wheel out. On a lot of bikes the rear guard, chain guard etc is in the way so the wheel can't easily roll out. I use a piece of flat plank that I can lift a bit and shove something under one end.
 
Nice idea, but I can't think of a single bike I own where that would actually work. Each and every one of them requires some form of exhaust removal and/or chain guard and rear fender, and even then the wheel has to push one direction or another and then be gently leaned one way or another to coax it out of the bike.
 
It's an ideal tool for an ideal world, seems to be great for working on the floor and where the wheel slots in easily.

Unfortunately, changing motorcycle wheels is usually far from being straightforward/ideal. Not much use if the bike is on the lift either, these are rarely long enough to accomodate such a gadget.

I use a pair of thin, long-tapered wooden wedges that I place on top of each other, pushing them together raises the wheel easily enough to position it for the axle.

Laverdas belong to the relatively hassle-free bikes regarding tyre changes. Lots of others require blood, sweat and swearing, you get the impression the whole fucking bike was designed and built around the rear axle!

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I do it the easy way Vince. Tie the front wheel down, sidestand, scissor lift under the rh side rear, axle out, wheel out. Scissor lift fully adjustable height wise. Easy. Just don't tell my boss how easy....
Not every bike has race stand bobbins or a centrestand.
 
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