The normal system of tie downs and of using a seal saver block between the tire and fender bottom works well on a lot of bikes. But, if the bike has an aluminum front fender that you wish to not put pressure on with the seal saver, and you do not wish to pull down hard on the forks as the seals and other rubber items are old, how would you secure the bike? I have seen all sorts of wheel chocks and was wondering if any of you have used any of them on a vintage bike for transport and if so how well did they work?
Thanks
Paul
Paul,
I use a short 2 X 4 and am sure to put it on top of the tire and the bolt on area of the fender. I haven't damaged on yet...I hope this helps.
Ron Carbaugh
Paul,
Call me and give me your address and I will send you what you need. A guy here builds them for me. It is a great front wheel secure/chock and would really work great for that situation. I've got a favor for you too, as payment, though.:D
Larry P
Paul,
I use a short 2 X 4 and am sure to put it on top of the tire and the bolt on area of the fender. I haven't damaged on yet...I hope this helps.
Ron Carbaugh
Paul,
Call me and give me your address and I will send you what you need. A guy here builds them for me. It is a great front wheel secure/chock and would really work great for that situation. I've got a favor for you too, as payment, though.:D
Larry P
Thanks Guys,
Larry,
I hope I can afford the payment:D
Paul
I can blow out a set of seals on these old bikes so GD quick...
Is it just my rebuilding techniques, or do these front fork seals just continually blow out every hard ride ???
Paul, I've never had a problem with the seals leaking while transporting the bike. I've seen guys use the fork stops before,
and it seemed like a horse blanket on a cold night. Its there just to make the owner feel more secure... The horse isent any warmer. Some times the fork seals hold. and sometimes they dont.
I know I have fork seal problems, but does anyone else order 12 32mm seals at a pop from Al ??
the 35mm seem to blow out easy too.
Raymond
Down East Pentons
Raymond,
You are probably also needing to replace your wipers. Many people replace the seals and use the same wipers that let the dirt get to the seals again. The remakes of the wipers are not as good as the originals and even when replaced they are often the culprit. The other possibility is that you are needing new bushings and that play is helping to eat up seals too fast. I add seal savers besides and use fork savers when strapping down and have little seal troubles.
Larry P
Paul, I have had great success using my dog's Kong Toy between the fender and the tire. A Kong toy is a hard rubber, hollow "stack of donuts" looking thing. the narrow part goes up.
I have also used an old , half deflated volleyball.
I have used both of these on my aluminum fender front ends.
Happy New Year.
Conrad
Conrad Pfeifer
1972 Penton Six Days
ATK Bike Shoe, holds the front wheel/tire only, keeps the entire bike steady, I place one Ty on the rear in case of an vehicle accident. Have used them 20 years with no problems. CIAO
Kip,
I just looked those up and they seem to have a really good concept. It appears that when you move the one arm back it clamps the other arm down on the tire and holds it forward and down,is that correct?
Thanks
Paul
Paul,
Yes, you got it. That is like the one I can send you.
Larry P
Paul,The bike shoe like Kip is talking about is what I use,I have 3 of them in my trailor.Thats what I used to haul the old bikes your talking about.I even have 2 of them on plywood to use in my pickup.Bob
OK, now where do you get the ATK Bike Shoe?
Tony
Tony,Chaparral Motorsports is the place I got all mine.They have the best price 69.95 1-800-841-2960 or on line at //WWW.ChaparralMotorsports.com Hope this helps. Bob
Raymond Use the CR seals for resto's and try Leakproof for riders. The 35mm seals are easy to find but the 32mm are tough to find. I found a PN for them the other day (google) but can't remember where I put it. It was from a Italian machine and took the Ceriani 32mm fork! Getting old!:(
Thanks to all for their input. I did buy the bike shoe from Chaparral and it worked perfectly. It holds the machine in place without putting any undo pressure on the fork bellows, seals, metal fender or bracket.
Thanks
Paul