Loading and tie down

[The idea guy]

I stand corrected on the trailer. When I looked at U-Hauls site I looked specifically at the motorcycle trailer. It has the front wheel chock built onto the trailer and is 7 feet in length. Then I stopped looking. My mistake.
I am attaching pics of the last bike I purchased and trailered home. Unfortunately my trailer is only 8 feet.

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

I stand corrected on the trailer. When I looked at U-Hauls site I looked specifically at the motorcycle trailer. It has the front wheel chock built onto the trailer and is 7 feet in length. Then I stopped looking. My mistake.
I am attaching pics of the last bike I purchased and trailered home. Unfortunately my trailer is only 8 feet.

It's very possible that is you remove than swing door your K-9 will fit in that trailer.
All you need to do is make sure that straight down from the axle is supported. Part of the wheel can extend past the end of the trailer without issue.

When I bought my first K-9, I brought it home with a Kendon standup trailer. While I was getting ready to load the bike the mechanic at the shop was sure it wouldn't fit, the owner was absolutely certain it would since he sold one in Daytona that the guy said, if it will fit on the trailer I'll take it right now.
It fit and I drove it home with no issues -- about 2 1/2hrs on the Turnpike.

 

[Th3InfamousI]

Fits in the U-Haul MC trailer too with about 1" to spare. Or I've used the 12' box trailer handful of times. One time I was with a guy his Harley broke down so he rented a u-haul moving truck and we loaded in both bikes.

All kinds of options!

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[1 B.M.F.]

That trailer will work. Go get a 10 ft 2x10 board. load bike onto the board tie down bike. Close your gate at back with a piece of rope so they don’t swing, or take the door off. I’m confused... Are you the idea guy or are we.

 

[HMAN]

Ps.... what ever you load it in, remember to remove the seat or you will be on the swap meet hunting one..

Or put a safety wire on it

 

[jsousa515]

I like closed trailers keeps the bike clean

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[Mickmorris]

Or put a safety wire on it

Nice!

 

[Sven]

What do we have going on here, an oil thread page 2? Something like a long wooden 8x4 and another 12x = 2. A door hinge with an easy pin pull. Lay the one short board down off the tailgate, lay the longer board on top to ease the incline. Once you have the mark, screw the hinge on so it won't walk. Pull the pin and place both boards in the bed, red flag at the end of the planks. Bottom of the frame does not hit, nor is the incline so deep, it take one person to push the bike up.

Too much weight on the planks? Hinge a 2x4 so it drops as a leg support so the weight does not bow the plank on the way up, is more stable... 'You're killing me, Larry!'

Signed,
NOLTT (no one likes trailer towing)

 

[The idea guy]

Or put a safety wire on it

I really appreciate the heads up on the seat. I knew that they just suction cup in place but I didn’t even consider that it could easily come off while trailering. Thanks for bringing it up!

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

That trailer will work. Go get a 10 ft 2x10 board. load bike onto the board tie down bike. Close your gate at back with a piece of rope so they don’t swing, or take the door off. I’m confused... Are you the idea guy or are we.

He's the idea guy, we're the solutions/implementation guys.

 

[PROFLYER]

I've used the uhaul motorcycle trailer several times with my K9. It fits perfectly, and a round trip rental is cheap. If you get the bike on a sidewalk and then back the trailer up so the ramp lands on the sidewalk, it lifts it up just enough that you don't drag the frame getting it in. Trying to load a bike in/out of a truck is a great way to drop a bike and have it land literally on its head. I'd also suggest you get 4 tie down loops. Two for the triple on either side and two for the rear frame on either side. I like to loop the rear around the swingarm on either side so the bike's suspension has some give on the road. A rag inside the loops will help to prevent any marring from the straps. Then hook your tie down hooks to the loops. Get GOOD straps, not the cheap junk ones that come in a 4 pack for $20. If you lose a strap...it's bad news.

 

[Butch Cassidy]

I agree with Mike, to much weight on the tail gate. Rent a trailer. U-haul has them with a wheel chock already in it. If you don't go that route go to harbor freight and buy a wheel chock, they're cheap and work well. Now for the tie down this is a very important when you're tying down the chopper.
First rule the bike up into the wheel chock.
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Using loop straps tie around the frame at the battery box, mid frame. Then you going to pull them straps slightly forward but mostly down. This will pull the bike into the chalk.
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I crisscrossed my straps just to make them shorter. Then I took a scissor jack, that I also got at harbor freight, and put it underneath the frame. Jack it up so it makes the straps taunt.
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Tying it like this will save your fork seals and bushings.

I agree with the scissor jack. that's what I use and it works great.!

 

[The idea guy]

Everything went perfect.
Best of all, I didn’t have too worry about California’s 55MPH limit for all vehicles with trailers!

 

[Rottweiler]

Nice job

 

[Mickmorris]

Awesome!

 

[HMAN]

That works

 

[awg]

Good job and nice color bike!

 

[Mr. Wright]

That worked out great

 

[Mikeinjersey]

Everything went perfect.
Best of all, I didn’t have too worry about California’s 55MPH limit for all vehicles with trailers!

Nice job! Did you make the rear wheel chock? If not where did you buy it?

 

[The idea guy]

Nice job! Did you make the rear wheel chock? If not where did you buy it?

I made it using some 1x1 .020 wall and a piece of 1/4x2 flat bar. It was an easy build and works like a charm.