Thank you. You are one in a million. Great job. Looking forward to finding right dolly for my 2000 Triumph Thunderbird. She got heavier over 24 years. 😮

Excellent ingenuity! Well done

Quite ingenious - well done and thank you for sharing

Nice result necessity is the mother of invention good job using your head. good on you from Ireland.

Brilliant!!!!! You've done it again, Norm!!!!

This is one of the best KZfaq videos I have seen. Answered all the problems I was having only thing is my floor is rubber matting which means it doesn’t glide like that but this has made things so much better. Thanks

Norman, thank you for your video. The correct way to put a bike on the center stand is to press it down with your right foot while the bike is resting on the side stand. When the left side of the center stand contacts the floor, then push the bike slightly away from you until both legs of the center stand contact the ground. Now press down hard using all your body weight. With my GSA, using my right hand I grip a strut from the baggage rack and pull it upward. I do this in one motion by pressing my right foot down and pulling on the strut. It is still hard to do especially when I have full baggage mounted. I’ll be forthright with you. I don't like this Wunderlich dolly, but I want to congratulate you for the front wheel dolly you made. A few weeks ago I received a dolly set from Dynamoto from Australia and I like it very much. It is very safe to install and at no time I feel my bike could drop away from me. Their design is very clever. I live in southern California, and I received the dolly set within 10 days after ordering it online. It was airshipped with Qantas from Brisbane to LAX in ~ 14 hours, stayed 3 days at LAX airport to clear US customs, and one day to reach my house in San Clemente. The set (rear and front dollies) cost me US$ 598.50 + US$ 85.00 for a grand total of US$ 638.50. So far the US Customs didn’t send me a bill so I guess it’s tax free. I understand it is quite a bit more expensive than the Wunderlich offering, but for me there is no comparison between the two.

Thanks Norman . Think most people will find a GS is slightly harder to get on the centre stand, but if you're struggling, run the front wheel on to a piece of 1/2" chipboard or something before putting the centre stand down. Makes it a doddle ( but remove the wood once its up on its stand . ) Cheers Roj

Brilliant chap

Excellent video, thank you!

This is brilliant! Thanks for making the effort, I just bought myself a new K1600B and need to move this around as well.

good idea, thanks for sharing

I bought the Wunderlich stand for my R1250RT about 6 weeks ago. On my first attempt to get the bike on the stand I failed miserably (5'9", 72 years) - I kicked the stand to one side and harummphed at another waste of money....a couple of weeks ago I thought I'd try again, this time emptying the top case before the attempt. To my amazement I succeeded - but then ran into the front wheel problem plus the castors just scraping across my painted concrete floor rather than rotating. Wish I'd seen this video before! Some more DIY to do in the garage now. Thanks Normski - I too thought I was the only one struggling with this 😅

Norman: Hello from Canada! Many, many thanks for video-documenting your approach to putting your BMW bike on the "Wunderlich" dolly. I have the same stand, though made by "ConStands," and it's a "bear" to put my 2013 Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 on - the effort required is substantial! Happily, your method of adding a block under the rear tire prior to using the dolly has solved my trouble! I also place a same-height block under my side-stand to prevent the machine from over-leaning. It's a safety thing. Your other suggestion to use a mini-dolly under the front tire is similarly brilliant, though I've opted to use a small furniture-move tri-dolly instead of building one like yours. It's 12" wide, is cupped in the center and the bottom is about 1/2" off the ground, which allows me to slide it under the front tire without trouble. With everything in position, it's effortless to turn the bike 180 degrees (to drive it out from its storage shed) or move it from side-to-side. Awesome, and such a relief! Well done!

I have a 2002 Goldwing. I am 5’11” and 185 lbs. I was having a devil of a time getting the bike onto my Park n Move. The wood under the rear tire made all of the difference. I saw a comment about rolling the front tire onto a 1/2” piece of wood. I’ll try that next. Thanks for the great ideas.

Thanks uncle love it !

sheer genius!

Don't lock the Easy Park wheels and allow it to roll forward as you lift the bike on to the center stand. I'm 5'5 130lb and can do this solo.

Thanks for this easy way - thanks a lot

You score 10/10 again Norman. Your trolley's movement seems so much more fluid than the Wunderlich. I am surprised you did not make your own centre trolley. Hats of to you.

My experience using the Easy Park is exactly the same as yours - after a long day riding the last thing you need is to struggle (even more than usual) to get the bike on the centre stand. For moving the front end around (side to side) I adopt the lean on the back approach - not very sophisticated but it works ok.

A completely brilliant idea, I'm going to try and make one myself but from timber. Should be fine as it doesn't take a lot of weight. You should sell them if you had the time. Thank you

Brill video , reference putting it on the main stand, I think you must trust yourself to get your weight over the bike , to get it on the main stand , when the right side of the stand is touching it won't fall over 👍

another good one. Ive got same problem. only 5 foot 7. with 4 bikes in garage. Its a pain moving and turning main one round so it can be riden out. My Gs I lean on the rear carrier and turn bike on its main stand. only problem is i have to lean bike a bit. stand digs into the concrete floor. Ive got two machine mart car moving dollies. the red ones. on castors but i dont think they have wheel locks. Ill be trying to do the same as you. Main stand on one. Front wheel on the other. Then see if it works.

Very interesting, I wonder if the centre of gravity on the centre stand is in the right place. Perhaps the centre stand foot lever is preventing the stand from being placed farther back on the trolley. I do like your solution, nice one.

Ive watched some videos of experienced riders that have owned all kinds of motorcycles and they say that when you go to the biggest and heaviest motorcycles the experience becomes unpleasant, problematic and it gets to a point you just cant be bothered to ride them and the BMW R1250 GS is definitely a huge heavy motorcycle.

Unlock the wheels of the easy park and It will be much easier…

Good video - hadnt thought of making my own front dolly, but I guess a cheaper ebay lighter weight one may work as well as fabricating my own. One other question though ... where did you purchase your garage floor matting. It looks solid and neither bike side/main or casters dig in - cheers.

Have a similar dolly and being 70, 5ft 11 3/4 and shrinking, it's an increasingly redundant piece of kit. The castors catch on the joins on flagstones and I've managed to tip bike over once. The bits of wood, front and rear skip off into the distance when the wheels push them away rather than ride up on. Discussed options, modify or go upmarket £££ with my local bike fixer. Handy hint from bystander there -- get front tire near where you want to be and then put rear tyre on the dolly, some success but is still a faff. Dynamoto got me excited but they say wouldn't work with my shaft drive. Going to have to get some of them amazonian castors

Compliments!! do you have the link where buy your central stand? thank you in advance

To raise the back wheel you could put a bigger piece of MDF ( wider and taller) and then place it in front of the back wheel. You could even climb the piece of MDF with the engine help, It should be easier than pulling the bike backwards

Interesting video. I have a VFR and restricted space... tbh I'm thinking of just getting a CRF300 Rally, 153kg, enough poke, fairing, screen, 90 mpg, easy filtering, off road, comfy upright riding position. Fed up with big cumbersome bikes 😅

Hola. Un consejo . Para subir la moto a esa peana que cuesta subirla por cierto. Lo mas sencillo es antes de ponerla, subir la moto a un par de tablas de unos 2 o 3 centimetros de grosor para equilibrar la altura de la peana y asi se sube superfacil, sin apenas esfuerzo Incluso si no teneis esa peana y os cuesta subirla al caballete, tambien es muy util la idea. Podeis comprobarlo. Un saludo.

Push the back end down so it ballances just on the stand

I had the same problem with my Thruxton. I use a paving brick to lift the rear tyre. Still a struggle though. Bad design. I'm going to buy a scissor lift to use in conjunction with it and take my centre stand off.

Sometimes its a defo knack getting bike on a centre stand.I once pulled up at work on my 250 Honda and heaved the bike onto the centre stand in the works bike park shed .One of my buddies ( big heavy built guy ) said to me jeez u made hard work of getting that on the stand ( I am prob half his weight and size) I said ok u try it .Well it was hilarious as he could not get it up on the centre stnd and all he succeeded in doing was drag the bike back wards. He had to give up in the end as its not all about strength .Its also the co ordination between foot on stand and yank back and up . He could not believe he could not do it .lol

What if you made a stronger version of the front dolly to fit the back wheel? Linked with a piece of bar to the front one and roll both wheels on rather than struggle with the centre stand. Then each wheel is independent and will move in any direction.

Normski, when taking your bike off its centre stand put your right foot on the tab rather than your left, that way you will be more planted and you can control the stand so it doesn't bang up against the underside of the bike.

Genius!

To move the front wheel for parking just lift the front wheel and push to one side.

What if your bike doesn't have a center stand like my Harley or triumph rocket three ?

I bought same one of ebay for £84 slightly lower quality castors shipped, never used nippy double price Norman's yet, though they have neat stuff, though a lot is on ebay for half the price I too was disappointed as front wheel does not lift, but I put mine up OK without locking castors not very easy though.

La traduction est approximative. Il s'agit de motos et non de vélos ! How to leave this trolley in order to start the moto bike? Easy?

HELLO NORMAN, VERY GOOD VIDEO ON INGENIOUS LIFT TROLLY FOR BMW RT BIKE ( i have same bike ) TO raise bike off ground and spin it around. ( AT 65 YEARS OLD I STRUGGLE TOO ) would you consider manufacturing the same front wheel trolly again for a order off me to pay you for all parts, your time involved and either postage or we could collect at location off your choice. we travel around the uk motorhome camping trips. would send you email for more information thanks NORMAN, regards PAUL

Great thinking, maybe you could sell the idea to the company you bought the metal one off!!👍

I've just bought the larger version of this for my 23 GSA. It's black and although well made the plate the material used is barely up to the job, it twists and flexes under the weight of the bike a fair bit giving you the felling of instability. My garage floor is matted with quality solid PVC tiles which are smooth, anything but smooth, anything other and it's not going to be easy. Because of the instability on anything other than a smooth floor, I think there's a risk of the bike possibly tipping over. I've got another dolly from a another manufacturer and the plate the Wunderlich is made of is a good few mm thinner. Sadly this latter version doesn't have the off set back wheel and the stand interferes with the frame and can't be fully deployed. At £169 it's not value for money, more evidence of cost cutting to protect profit margins!

My 1500 Goldwing was a hell of a lot easier to get onto the centre stand that my GS1200 Adventure. I am 5ft 7in -ish. I bet you would have a market for those front wheel dollies. A great video. Thanks.

And if you roll the back Wheel on to it..? Put it after in 1 gear!!

I always pop mine in 1st gear before dropping it off the main stand. Stops it running off 😃😃

Just push down the rear wheel. You don't need the aditional thing.

I have a much lighter R65 and am 6'3". The foot tab on mine is for dropping the stand, then you move your toe onto the bung at the back of the stand tail. The foot tab is not designed like yours to be pressed on hard. On level ground, simples. On a slight hump or using these movers, you cannot get your toe in to get on the bung. Even with slippers on! I do use my mover, but have to pirouette the bike up on side of the stand, kick the edge of the mover under, then pirouette again. It will end in tears one day. That 15mm makes all the difference (in a bad way). Also, the four double castors only have M8 centre bolts and all four have gone wonky already. One has stripped. Good idea in theory, but not universal.

Would it not be easier if you put the wood under the front wheel instead of the back? ……….putting a bike on a stand when facing uphill is always much easier

Leave brakes off it is easier.

Get your bird to sit on the back of the seat then put another dolly under the front tire

At some time in your life you're going to have to realize that you are now officially a 'geezer' and smaller lighter bikes are in your future.....😊

Yeh unstable! Better with sidestand , lower etc.

That’s ridiculous. Get a condor drive on dolly system

Bad design, go with Dynamoto.

Jeez a lot of aggro .

Terrible! You need all the strength of the Hulk ! 😳 Wunderlich Easy Park 👎