Motorcycle rollers: types and self-manufacturing

As you know, a moving bike needs only two points of support - the front and rear wheels. However, sooner or later any motorcycle has to stop. To preserve the vertical position of the iron horse at rest, humanity came up with a simple and reliable thing - a side step.

Fixing motorcycle in vertical position

Light movement of the foot, worked out to automatism, and the rider leaves the saddle, leaving the motorcycle standing resting on three points. However, heated asphalt, loose soil or loose ground can play a cruel joke with a motorcyclist, and on his return, he can find a loyal friend lying on his side, in a puddle of gasoline and oil. Experienced riders know about this, someone puts a custom footboard with a heel of a large area, someone carries a special plywood with him, well, and brutal bikers on chrome monsters basically do not use anything except a flattened beer can.

Motorcycle rides

Another thing - the placement of a motorcycle in the garage. Yes, the floor there is usually concrete, and the rollover does not threaten the motorcycle, but for a more comfortable access to the units and units, the vertical position of the vehicle is required, and on the side step there is a certain slope to the left. Sometimes this problem is solved by the central step, but not all motorcycles in principle can be equipped with such a device. Therefore, the most optimal solution is a motorcycle trail. These devices allow you to lock the vehicle in a strictly vertical position and due to a wide base provide much greater stability in comparison with the central step. Motorcycle hikes are widely used in service centers, and in a private garage they can be used.

Types of podkatov and supports

Modern industry offers a wide range of suitable devices, so it will not be difficult to find a tackle for your motorcycle. When choosing, it is necessary to take into account the weight of the motorcycle, the type, and also the type of the rear suspension. The rear tackle, as a rule, fixes the motorcycle under the rear pendulum, which makes it possible to dismantle the rear wheel without any problems. The front tackle for the motorcycle is much higher, it is impossible to fix the vehicle under the forks of the fork, as when dismantling the front wheel this threatens to overturn. Therefore, the front tackle is fixed under the traverse, ideally - the top, if the design of the motorcycle allows. The higher the fixing point is, the more stable the design. In view of the huge number of options for the device front fork, ideally pick up the front tackle you need directly under the motorcycle. For cross-country motorcycles, they do not use pick-ups, but the supports for the central part.

Self-made production

The motorcycle hiking boots are not that complicated. If you do not want to spend on buying from three to ten thousand rubles, they can be manufactured on their own. There are quite a few drawings and instructions on how to do tackles, you will need only a few skills to work with metal, the basics of welding work, a corner or square and 2-4 small wheels. The latter are excellent from old roller skates.

The basis of your roll - U-shaped frame. The width should be chosen based on the width of the rear pendulum or the front fork, if you do the front tackle. Add five centimeters to fit. It is desirable to strengthen the corners of the frame with kerchiefs. It is desirable to weld the handle to the crossbar for convenience. At the ends of the legs, make holes to fix the axles of the wheels. Then it is necessary to weld the posts to the ends of the legs. Note that the posts should be welded at an acute angle to the legs of the frame, in order to avoid tilting forward. Seventy-five degrees is the optimal angle. Between the legs and legs, you need to make kerchiefs, since this angle accounts for the greatest weight. At the top of the pillars are attached corners, on which the pendulum will lie. Two nuances: the corners should not be welded stiffly, but placed on the rotation axes, and it is desirable to cover with rubber so as not to scratch the pendulum's coating.

How do I make the front wheels? Not more difficult than for the rear, but the racks should be higher and converge at the top for attachment to the traverse.

Making a stand for a cross bike

Somewhat differently made a stand for a cross bike. Since such a transport is not attached to a pendulum or traverse, but to lower engine protection, an additional mechanism will be required to lift the platform platform. Usually the base of the stand is made in the form of a parallelogram, a vertical rack of squares, a crossbar from a corner or just from squares. The base is better done with departures, for greater stability. The square of the pillars must have open internal holes, cleaned from burrs. A jack is placed in the center of the base, on which a lifting platform or an H-shaped frame is welded on top. To the site or frame are welded squares of smaller size, they must enter inside the squares of the base, providing the necessary stability.