Bike trolleys/dollys

[Multiman]

My garage is pretty cramped right now with 4 bikes in it.
Two are next to the door so easily extricated.
The T160 is on a ramp to work on with the 400 next to it which blocks access to shelving.
To ease the 400 movement I'm thinking of getting a trolley of some sort.

What are peoples thoughts and experiences of wheeled devices to move bikes around in confined spaces?

Thanks

Tim

[Matt_Harrington]

Tim, I've not got a lot of eperience with ones for bikes but the ones I have used for cars are not bad BUT you need to have a decent/smoothish floor.
I'll be interested to see what others think/recommend.

[Multiman]

The floor is concrete but not that smooth so the larger the wheel the better.
I've adapted my bike ramp so it can go sideways both ends, front was on casters and the rear a solid axle.
I made two brackets up to carry casters and bolted them to the rear.
Works quite well now.

[Orcade-Ian]

I have a Clark Strongarm lift which I used to move my 1500 'Wing on - it's brilliant but the 400 although far lighter is not flat underneath, so you might have to be a bit inventive with custom wooden cradle on top.  I also used it to lower and raise the gearbox on my XJ-S when I replaced the clutch.

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What about a flat sheet of 1/4" steel about a foot square with casters on brackets welded at the corners so the plate is almost on the floor and then put it on it's centre stand - there is quite a bit of weight on the front wheel, so that might need a skate of some kind.


Ian

[Matt_Harrington]

The floor is concrete but not that smooth so the larger the wheel the better.
I've adapted my bike ramp so it can go sideways both ends, front was on casters and the rear a solid axle.
I made two brackets up to carry casters and bolted them to the rear.
Works quite well now.

You see, I sometimes don't think out of the box! As I need to replace a seal in my ramp, I'll add the casters the same time - great idea.
As far as 'dollies' are concerned, I'd like to see one that allows the use of a centre stand - my old bikes don't have a side stand. If they did, then maybe this would type do the job:

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