couch backing into the trailer trying NOT to trip over a permanently installed chock. I prefer the removable units because bikes aren't the only thing I haul with my trailer and I could just see myself with one end of a 150 lb. The 10 minute installation involves 4 bolts through the bottom of the trailer and with the Quick Release unit, the wheel chock is easily removed from the floor plate.
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So I did and it took me some time to find it and when I did, I ordered 2 since I can get 2 bikes in my trailer.Īs soon as the Bike Pro unit arrived I installed it for a December trip to Florida. But no, it stood there like a soldier at attention, straight up, no kick stand, no straps, nothing but the chock. I gasped as the guy stood up, let go and got off the bike, sure the bike would fall over. He insisted on riding the bike up into the trailer, and I watched closely as the bike rolled into the chock, and a lip on the chock came up behind the front wheel and locked the bike upright.
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When the driver arrived, he opened the ramp on the trailer and I looked in and saw something I had never seen before, some sort of chock contraption.
Here's the good news - last fall the local Harley dealer picked up my bike for major service I couldn't do myself. That was the last time I used that miserable chock. Luckily because the straps were still holding and because my bike has wide floor boards rather than foot pegs, the bike wasn't damaged. My heart dropped - to say I was angry is an understatement. During many "check" stops on the trip, I pulled into a rest stop and looked in the trailer to check the bike and there was my worst fear - the bike was on its side! Unbelievable! Because the removable chock didn't bolt to the floor, it wiggled loose and sure enough, the bike went down. Here's what happened to me the last time I used a standard wheel chock. But, when you're in the "go mode" and no one is available, let's face it, you will strap the bike down alone. Now you might say, why didn't you just get someone to help, you idiot?! Of course I would when there was someone around. My prayers were answered if the bike stayed balanced.
Then I'd work my way around to the front of the bike, hold the center of the handle bar and with one hand balancing the (650lb) bike, connect the first strap and then the second and carefully ratchet the first and then the second strap, one click at a time.
The permanently installed chocks are not much better because they don't solve the problem of holding the bike while strapping it down.īefore I had the Bike Pro Chock, I would roll my bike into the trailer and carefully get off holding the bike upright. By the way, If I thought those chocks were any good we'd sell them here.
Until recently I either didn't use a chock at all or used a one piece removable chock you can buy almost anywhere. The unique design of the Bike Pro cradles the front tire firmly, eliminatingĪny concerns of damage to the motorcycle.įor years I've been traveling with my bike behind me, mostly in a 7 x 16 box trailer with a ramp door. The Bike Pro is a new and innovative self locking motorcycle wheelĬhock.It makes loading, servicing, or storing motorcycles safe and easy. The ultimate transport and storage solution!
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