Securing Bike for Traveling

Thumper

Thumper

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PurpleDog said:
oh, i see what ur saying; yeah that makes sense. I'd have to check that out next time I got 2 bikes in there as I've got 'em pretty close. So you guys draw 'em in low down by the VR...they don't sway any up top that way eh? I'll give it a try guys, thanks for the tip - no sense extended compressing times at all for me if I don't need to i guess....:up:
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Yes, I meant to pull forward NOT down, For sway I usually put safety straps on. Heres on pic of my old trailer and setup

 
PurpleDog

PurpleDog

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Well damn very cool, thank you all for teaching me better ways. Thumper I hear ya bro makes sense to hold it into the chock too.
ShowDog I met you at Biketoberfest last year; I know you've hauled some dogs bro....:D
Shit my past experience had basically consisted of this old biker telling me never to draw the forks down to far or you'll blow the seals as he's showing me sure as shit his seals are leaking like hell....:D :D :D
I just bought a good chock and strapped it down pretty snug, tied my cheap S hooks and didn't have any trouble so that seemed good enough basically. I know that I didn't hit the stops or fully collapse the forks though, was scerd...:D
Thanks again guys, I've learned more - this site is awesome...:up:
 
coach

coach

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I guess I'm kinder and gentler strapping my bike in the trailer. I have a V-Nose trailer, and the way the front tire rests there is no need for a chock. The strap hooks are located on the front wall about 18" off the deck, so the draw the bike forward and down at about 45'. I use 2" wide nylon straps connect to the tree and tighten about as much as normal travel on the fork. Most importantly I rap the back wheel with one turn of a tie-down and secure to hooks about 36" left and right of center. Now there is pressure pulling back as well as anchoring the back end of the bike from moving.

First time a met up with a guy out of TX. We open the back door of his trailer to see his Hot OCC machine and it was laying over because the back end had been bouncing around. Front was cinched up tight and in a chock. :spank: Of course he also drives like a wild man. Cool looking bike.....(by the way....broke down allot on our trip)....it looked like it had been thrown in the back of his trailer like so much garbage. Guess he didn't bother to do the 100 mile check.

It really is just a little trial and error and differs from trailer to trailer. Good Luck
 
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onaprwl

onaprwl

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Showdog, Thanks for that story and info, It brings back a memory when I was returning from having my bike serviced and had to swerve and slam on my brakes because a deer ran in front of me at about 50. I just knew the bike was on the floor. That was the time the dealer had pulled the forks all the way down, and the bike was fine. It's going to the stops from now on. Thanks:2thumbs:
 
showdog

showdog

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Well I can't promis that pulling the forks all the way to the stops will not blow the seals but that's the way Rick and I haul them and it works well for us.
 
toomanybikes

toomanybikes

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kickstart said:
I also put one on each side of the upper trees just to steady it a little.

Showdog, I love my bike more than you do :lol:
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I also use straps on both sides of the triple trees and tie down the rear with ratcheting straps (Powertye 1.5 in Back-End Ratchet Tie Down ). By the time everything is tightened, if I try to shake my motorcycle the entire trailer moves.
 
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