Big price drop on Baxley Sport Chock

Started by Slide Panda, December 27, 2011, 11:25:56 AM

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Quote from: ducatiz on December 28, 2011, 08:51:36 AM
Harbor Freight just dropped the price on their cheap copy of the Baxley too

http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-chock-96349.html

This item kind of sucks. i have one, but won't use it anymore...

think i will call about the Baxley tomorrow!
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can these stands be used for everyday use for lazy ppl? are they that stable that you'd roll onto it after a ride and walk away leaving it for a week or are they better suited to occasional supervised use?

ducpainter

Quote from: Roaduser on December 30, 2011, 04:30:33 AM
can these stands be used for everyday use for lazy ppl? are they that stable that you'd roll onto it after a ride and walk away leaving it for a week or are they better suited to occasional supervised use?
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Roaduser

the vid on their website is pretty convincing... and the new cheaper price of 189=10 for colours is gooood..

[roll] i really don't need it, but Its so cool and i hate the dicky little side stand on my monster. hmmm

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Quote from: Roaduser on December 30, 2011, 04:30:33 AM
can these stands be used for everyday use for lazy ppl? are they that stable that you'd roll onto it after a ride and walk away leaving it for a week or are they better suited to occasional supervised use?

Oh yeah they are stable. Until my recent move my bike lived outside in my codos lot. I had a spot where I could chain down the chock and parked my bike in it all the time. It weathered plenty a storm including what bits of the hurricane hit the mid atlantic.

-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
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Quote from: Roaduser on December 30, 2011, 04:30:33 AM
can these stands be used for everyday use for lazy ppl? are they that stable that you'd roll onto it after a ride and walk away leaving it for a week or are they better suited to occasional supervised use?

my track Monster lives in mine also....I have seen people with thinner rear tire bikes also use it to back into....like 170 series and smaller...
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I love mine as well.

I have seen bikes tip right out of Condor stands in highish wind at a track day.

The other stands on the market (Condor, HF stands etc) can't really be called knock offs because the baxley chock actually grips the tire as you rock into the stand.  The others don't.  And if it's Condor we're talking about, it seems to actually repel motorcycle rubber [laugh]

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Glad to hear I'm not the only one with Condor issues. A buddy has a couple and I had to move one of his bikes. I couldn't get it loaded back in the Condor chock for the life of me.
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
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IdZer0

Quote from: Monsterlover on December 30, 2011, 10:07:59 AM
The other stands on the market (Condor, HF stands etc) can't really be called knock offs because the baxley chock actually grips the tire as you rock into the stand.  The others don't.  

This one grips as well, but the Baxley chock looks a bit more stable. (I guess their patent isn't valid in Europe)
http://www.datona.nl/inrijklem-motor.html

The only problem I have is that when I roll the bike not 100% straight into it, the bike leans over a bit.
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Quote from: IdZer0 on December 30, 2011, 12:55:34 PM
This one grips as well, but the Baxley chock looks a bit more stable. (I guess their patent isn't valid in Europe)
http://www.datona.nl/inrijklem-motor.html

The only problem I have is that when I roll the bike not 100% straight into it, the bike leans over a bit.
That's pretty much geometry. The Baxley will do the same.

You can't tip the bike over if you try.
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Monsterlover

Quote from: IdZer0 on December 30, 2011, 12:55:34 PM
This one grips as well, but the Baxley chock looks a bit more stable. (I guess their patent isn't valid in Europe)
http://www.datona.nl/inrijklem-motor.html

The only problem I have is that when I roll the bike not 100% straight into it, the bike leans over a bit.

That is most definitely a knock off ;)

Nate's right about not tipping over. I sat on the 999 and hung off it and it didn't come out of the baxley.
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ducatiz

Quote from: IdZer0 on December 30, 2011, 12:55:34 PM
This one grips as well, but the Baxley chock looks a bit more stable. (I guess their patent isn't valid in Europe)
http://www.datona.nl/inrijklem-motor.html

The only problem I have is that when I roll the bike not 100% straight into it, the bike leans over a bit.

more likely, they could not get a patent for it.  it's not really novel.
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I have a baxley for each of my two bikes.  I use them for daily bike storage in a small garage (saves space), transportation in trailers and pickups, and at the track.  I would buy them even if they RAISED the price.  Wonderful product all the way around.

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Quote from: Roaduser on December 30, 2011, 04:30:33 AM
can these stands be used for everyday use for lazy ppl? are they that stable that you'd roll onto it after a ride and walk away leaving it for a week or are they better suited to occasional supervised use?
My 900lbs Harley lives on one in the garage.  I put an accordion hinge on a 6 foot plank of wood to drive up and out of otherwise the stand comes with the bike.  I've had it for two years with no troubles at all. 
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