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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: TAZZIEBAZ on October 31, 2013, 12:55:17 PM
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Not sure if anyone can point me in the right direction. I recently saw a small apparatus that fits under the side stand and I think (thought) it was named, "ezy2shift", but I'm unable to locate it anywhere on the web. You simply put your side stand down on it, (it's very low to the ground) and you can move your bike around very easily in any direction on it's 4 small casters. It just makes moving a a heavy bike, such as ours, very very easy, particularly if you don't have a lot of space to manouver it in. Any advice would be appreciated! :grin
PS: this is not the larger one that fits under the centrestand. :-(((
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One like this??
http://www.bikermart.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=PDSMVR11 (http://www.bikermart.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=PDSMVR11)
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This is wat you were looking for I think
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5319.0 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5319.0)
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No Mate, the one I'm after is very much smaller, approx 220 x 150mm. I've seen how easy it is to move the bike round on it!
One like this??
[url]http://www.bikermart.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=PDSMVR11[/url] ([url]http://www.bikermart.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=PDSMVR11[/url])
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No Marcus, this isn't it either. The one I'm after fits under the side stand, not the centre stand!! And is very much cheaper!
This is wat you were looking for I think
[url]http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5319.0[/url] ([url]http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5319.0[/url])
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Oh I know the one you mean... give me a sec
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Thank's Kev, you've hit the nail on the head! :grin
I think this is the one
[url]http://www.ezy2wheel.com.au/index.html[/url] ([url]http://www.ezy2wheel.com.au/index.html[/url])
Cheers
Kev
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I think this is the one
[url]http://www.ezy2wheel.com.au/index.html[/url] ([url]http://www.ezy2wheel.com.au/index.html[/url])
Cheers
Kev
Wow nice work Kev... I couldn't find it...
The best I got was this thing...
http://www.turnabike.com/ (http://www.turnabike.com/)
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Is that not still your job Kev??
endless days of surfin' the net.... :grin...oh hang on...that was my job... :cop
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I do find the ST heavy to move and I've got restricted space in the garage, I'm tired of pushing Norma Jean through 20 point turns,so I've just ordered one. Will review it once it arrives.
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I do find the ST heavy to move and I've got restricted space in the garage, I'm tired of pushing Norma Jean through 20 point turns,so I've just ordered one. Will review it once it arrives.
It looks like a good design however given a rough surface I'm not sure the wheels would be adequate. A smooth garage floor and you would be laughing.
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I do find the ST heavy to move and I've got restricted space in the garage, I'm tired of pushing Norma Jean through 20 point turns,so I've just ordered one. Will review it once it arrives.
I am keen to see the review to, it work well for Teela and I getting out bike out of the shed, I have to back the bikes in at the moment, and it takes some doing.....
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I've ordered one. I have a pebblecrete carport, so that will test its capability on a rougher surface.
Good quick response. Ordered at night, email in the morning saying it had been despatched.
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Guys I made my own it is great for moving the steed around the shed . The only thing to be wary of is when pushing forward the stand can fold up on you . There was some small stones on the floor of my shed which locked up the little wheels and the stand folded up and the steed tried to lie down for a rest. I now make sure floor is clean before I start to move the steed around. ps. would post photo but haven't worked out how to do it
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I also orderd one as soon as Kev posted. :thumbsup
I've seen how well they work wheeling an ST1300 around, Foxy actually has one that was given to him by a mate but he didn't know where he got it from. They move the bike around effortlessly. His garage floor isn't all that crash hot, but there wasn't a problem in moving it around! :grin
Check out the video on their web site and you'll see how well they work!
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When I read the first message in this strip my first thought was, "Huh?, on the side-stand with both wheels still on the ground?, that can't be right!" but I decided to look at the site and watch the movies before shooting my mouth off, and I am very glad I did!!!
What a superb looking little piece of kit. The girl, who looks about 5 feet tall and the weight of a wellington boot, has no trouble at all in moving her machine!!!
Next time I get a bike I will certainly get one of these, they obviously reduce the energy requirements and dramatically reduce the worries and risks of the process!!!
Nicely found gentlemen!!! :thumbs :clap
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I'm tired of pushing Norma Jean through 20 point turns,so I've just ordered one. Will review it once it arrives.
Hmm... this probably would have been cheaper then building another shed for my STeed :fp
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I bought one and it does not work well on my concrete garage floor.
The reason I bought it was to help my son move the bike, to get to the mower, when I'm away.
Of course, you have to move the air compressor to get to the bike.
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That's strange as the one I saw worked very well!
I bought one and it does not work well on my concrete garage floor.
The reason I bought it was to help my son move the bike, to get to the mower, when I'm away.
Of course, you have to move the air compressor to get to the bike.
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I am elderly, Couch, so I may have had it upside down at the time.
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That would present somewhat of a problem Lionel, but mate.............you're not elderly!! :-(((
In fact you've got quite a few years before you catch up to me!! :grin
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Touche!
I'll give it another go.
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Mine just arrived by parcel post. It works fine on pebblecrete, which would be one of the roughest surfaces to roll on. The surface is a bit rough on the nylon castors, which wouldn't be a problem on smooth concrete. I'm pretty sure the castors are a common Bunnings item, and easily replaced if they were to wear out. The bike wasn't too vertical, which was one of my concerns.
I might have found your problem Lionel. Initially mine wouldn't move, but it does if you pull the clutch in.
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:rofl :rofl
Mine should arrive in a day or two, or three, or four, by pony express! :grin
I might have found your problem Lionel. Initially mine wouldn't move, but it does if you pull the clutch in.
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It arrived a couple of days ago, works like a charm on concrete!! :grin
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My neighbour texted and told me mine has arrived in the mail today, so I'll be moving Norma Jean around the garage before taking her out for a trundle this evening. Full report tomorrow.
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Tried my ezy2wheel out, and it definitely makes moving the bike easier. The ST is a heavy bike and I found it was difficult to move because you also have to hold it upright, and I was always fearful that I would overbalance it and it would lay down away from me.. The ezy2wheel takes away that need to balance the bike while moving it and makes me much more confident in turning the bike around.
Putting it in place and removing it is a piece of cake, place the ezy2wheel next to the side stand, move the bike upright with your hip and slide it under the base of the side stand with your foot. Same to remove it, upright bike, move the ezy2wheel out with your foot, settle the bike back down on to its side stand. I keep mine in the pannier with my bike tool kit.
I've got a narrow garage so it doesn't greatly reduce the number of turns I have to do, but each turn is much easier. The instructions recommend holding the left handle bar and the left back hand grip, this is fine for backing the bike and turning it towards you. When moving the bike forward and to the right I move myself forward in relation to the bike and hold both handle bars. I find it harder to turn the bars from full left to full right, the bike is leaning towards the left and it seems as if there's more weight on the bars, that's why I use both hands on the bars for a forward right turn.
And as I said, in the narrow garage I still have to do a number of turns. But the ezy2wheel works and makes each turn easier. I tend to back it with the front wheel turned left and move it forward with the front wheel turned right, so the overall movement of the bike is an eventual clockwise rotation.
All in all, a smart little bit of kit.
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Exactly what I found when moving the bike around, I would certainly recommend the ezy2wheel to anyone who might be considering buying one! :thumbsup
Tried my ezy2wheel out, and it definitely makes moving the bike easier. The ST is a heavy bike and I found it was difficult to move because you also have to hold it upright, and I was always fearful that I would overbalance it and it would lay down away from me.. The ezy2wheel takes away that need to balance the bike while moving it and makes me much more confident in turning the bike around.
Putting it in place and removing it is a piece of cake, place the ezy2wheel next to the side stand, move the bike upright with your hip and slide it under the base of the side stand with your foot. Same to remove it, upright bike, move the ezy2wheel out with your foot, settle the bike back down on to its side stand. I keep mine in the pannier with my bike tool kit.
I've got a narrow garage so it doesn't greatly reduce the number of turns I have to do, but each turn is much easier. The instructions recommend holding the left handle bar and the left back hand grip, this is fine for backing the bike and turning it towards you. When moving the bike forward and to the right I move myself forward in relation to the bike and hold both handle bars. I find it harder to turn the bars from full left to full right, the bike is leaning towards the left and it seems as if there's more weight on the bars, that's why I use both hands on the bars for a forward right turn.
And as I said, in the narrow garage I still have to do a number of turns. But the ezy2wheel works and makes each turn easier. I tend to back it with the front wheel turned left and move it forward with the front wheel turned right, so the overall movement of the bike is an eventual clockwise rotation.
All in all, a smart little bit of kit.
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I've had my ezi2wheel for a month now and use it every time I ride. Before I got it, I'd ride my bike into the carport and when I rode out I'd ride over the back lawn through the back gate. Now I ride in, slide the ezi2wheel under the sidestand and turn her around so she's facing out of the carport ready for the next time I take her out.
There's one thing I've been a little uneasy about, there's probably 15 mm of clearance under the baseplate and I find I'm not sure how far I can move the bike upright to slide the ezi2wheel under the sidestand. If I were redesigning it I'd make the base just a little deeper, so the base plate would be closer to the ground. But that would affect it's performance on rough surfaces like pebblecrete . And I can put up with the height of the base plate - I've never felt the bike was unstable and likely to fall over the other side while using it, so it must be that I am still a little unfamiliar with the bike.
I'd recommend it to anyone who has to manouver their bike in a garage.
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Best bit of kit I have made is a small turntable just ride bike into garage centre stand down onto turntable
push down on top box and spin bike,
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