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« on: May 18, 2015, 01:22:10 pm »
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 01:43:21 pm »
Not much use to me as I don't have a centre stand.
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2015, 01:43:44 pm »
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2015, 01:47:17 pm »
The thing with using turntables is that it makes it even more difficult to get the bike on the centre stand, and if you are one of the owners who struggle anyway (and lots do) then that just adds to your woes.

I have never used one, but with the amount of weight on my front wheel (even with my Sport Cases fitted) I don't know how I would turn it round.

Even with all my considerable (but less than it used to be) weight on the SW-Motech Alu Rack to the extent that my feet are off the floor, I can only just get the front wheel to lift. I certainly couldn't rotate the bike on a turntable under my bike.

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Re: Turntables
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2015, 01:59:12 pm »
The link I posted to youtube Brian eliminates the need to lift the front wheel.
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2015, 02:06:07 pm »
Something like this could be made up with the Lazy Susan.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-mcd1-motorcycle-dolly
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2015, 02:08:34 pm »
If you look through the page and photos there on showing a bike on its sidestand
http://www.movetechuk.com/images/products/parkingsolutions02.jpg
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2015, 02:13:47 pm »
don't y'all just lift the back end around? isn't that what the grab handles are for ?  :P
(Ken who can barely turn himself around in his garage and hasn't worried about the bike falling over in there for years!)
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2015, 03:05:27 pm »
A friend has both of his bikes on one of the sidestand type and it works very well for him in his garage - a double.

There used to be the ghetto version which was two tim trays with thin layer of heavy weight engine oil or gear oil between them.
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2015, 05:09:12 pm »
Quote from: raesewell on May 18, 2015, 01:59:12 pm
The link I posted to youtube Brian eliminates the need to lift the front wheel.

I know, but it isn't a turntable, it's a dolly! Martin's query was about the turntable thingy and that other whatever it was.

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Re: Turntables
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2015, 06:07:36 pm »
It's kind of a combination of both its a rack mounted on a turntable.
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2015, 07:07:11 pm »
Oooooh Brian and Rae I feel a 'handbag' fight coming on!!

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Re: Turntables
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2015, 07:18:39 pm »
Nah don't be silly  ::)
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Re: Turntables
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Re: Turntables
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2015, 09:28:12 am »
Quote from: TomL on May 18, 2015, 10:40:43 pm
Why not get one of these http://syweizhong.en.made-in-china.com/product/bMjJyIeCLaHD/China-Garage-Turntable.html
In answer to your question Tom errr the size and the price I would think  :o
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