@Ian149 I think this would fit the bill- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143651503959 Intended for cars but I don't see why it wouldn't work on bikes. In case its not clear, the hydraulic ram pulls the legs together and the wheel pops up off the ground.
I just don't see how they'd be stable enough to wheel the bike around though, let alone leave it on them once you got the bike where you want it.
It lifts the rear wheel off the ground by 2mm-just enough to slide the wheel sideways…..the side stand should still work when sitting and you hold the bike handlebar in left hand and back of bike in your right hand and push the dolly with your foot…….job done! still think the full length dolly is the best option…..
Yep, can see that. But the design looks like it's designed for flat profile car tyres where there are two lines of contact on each tyre. Wouldn't it be dodgy, especially in regard to the front wheel of a bike (narrower tyre plus steering), rolling it around the garage? Could suddenly twist, with only two small contact points, and destabilise/twist dropping one tyre back onto the garage foor. Even more likely to happen if the floor isn't a particularly smooth one. Not seeing it the flesh I can only assume however. Maybe you're speaking from experience of using them. Agree with you that the full length dolly looks good, as does the fancy one from Aus.
Maybe something like this is my suggestion. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZWB-Furniture-Crowbar-Lifting-Objects/dp/B08KWDXJ26
Think the OP wanted to move the rear of the bike into the side against the wall…..so move front when into the corner then swing the rear….. Here is one for motorbikes-same idea https://www.motea.uk/garage-dolly-m...awikoycWRL5k48hU0GaLBvTFYgbS4DtBoCqz4QAvD_BwE
Yep, OK. That makes more sense. The Clarke dolly and similar do give more options in terms of moving it around, shifting it sideways, spinning it in it's own length etc. I thought that's what was required.
Apologies for not replying for a week - my PC disagreed with a Windows update and went for a very expensive holiday. There's been a lot of interest in this and some excellent suggestions - thanks very much. I was looking for a cheap simple fix to shift the back end of the bike over to the wall after parking it nose first into the corner. of the garage. I didn't want to have to lift the bike or use any sort of stand, which effectively means sliding the back wheel sideways about 400mm. If I had to go for a stand or lift, I think the Clarke unit really appeals for it's flexibility, but the idea I really liked was the baking tin on the floor, so I've gone for a variation of that. I fixed two sheets of 1mm galvi steel to the garage floor coverinto form a slide between the rear wheel and side stand 'drop' point and desired park position. Then made a couple of steel sliding plates with rubber matt glued to the upper side which sit on top of the slide. This makes it easy to push the back end across the floor toward the wall. I need to keep the surfaces clean but that's about it. Whole lot cost about £25 so very happy. Thanks again for all the suggestions.
Two problems with that - first, I'd need to turn the bike through 180 degrees outside the garage, which is too much hassle, and second, it leans over to the left on the sidestand so if it points into the garage corner, as pushed in, the bike leans away from the wall and the wheels are as close to the wall as possible and it occupies the least space in the garage. If I reverse it in, the bike leans into the wall and needs to be further away, occupying more space.
