Dresser trailered with NO STRAPS !
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Bartow, FL
I thought the same as you once, but not anymore. Left Maggy Valley, NC a 2 weeks ago Thursday to (home) Columbus, Ohio in steady rain for 440 miles. That ride was just plain misable. Maybe I'm just getting soft or smarter, have rode for over 40 years in all kinds of weather. I now have a trailer in my driveway.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
I ride most or the time...trialer the bike 1 time in4 years...Wife wanted to bring too much crap...either way...I just bought a Kyryakyn hitch rack and now have no excuse...it's nice to have a trailer around though... I was gonna get a truck but i think i will trade my Explorer for a car to save on fuel.
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From: Daytona, Fla.
Nice invention and is doable. I probably will go that route if I was going to trailer my Bagger or Sporty. Only negative part I see is 4 Master Locks on a bike meaning 8 on 2 bikes. IMO, Ridiculous. Even though I'll strap down the rear end as an safety precaution cuz physic equation suck sometimes.
Thorey
Thorey
It's a good idea for haulin' a bagger! Solves the problem of where to attach & route straps. I may do something similar when I change trailers.
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From: Wisconsin
Like others have said, I'll just ride mine. Interesting setup, though, but it invites the fact you must trailer a lot. In 36 years I've had my bike on a trailer once, it was mid winter and I wanted to get it over to my buddy's house to work on it, he had a nicer, heated shop and I didn't want to ride it in the snow and ice. Now I wish I had so I didn't have to say I ever trailered, but oh well ......
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From: florida swamp
I would think straps let the bike suspension give a little and soak up vibration.
With your set up, I'd be worried about vibration scraping the paint off my frame.
Enclosed trailer is best for security.
With your set up, I'd be worried about vibration scraping the paint off my frame.
Enclosed trailer is best for security.
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From: Lincolnton, NC
I've always thought that it is extremely important to secure the rear wheel while trailering !! If that back end 'hops' around... things could get ugly!!
The rear isn't going anywhere.
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From: florida swamp
Now think about this for a minute. How much does the rear "hop around" when you're riding it? When it's on a trailer, the trailer suspension is absorbing a lot of the bumps before they get to the motorcycle suspension. So if anything, it will "hop around" less than when it's being ridden. It would take a helluva big bump, in a turn, to unload the rear tire so it would move side to side. If you're going straight and you hit that huge bump, the rear is just going to go straight up and then back down.
The rear isn't going anywhere.
The rear isn't going anywhere.
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From: Indian Land, SC
Now think about this for a minute. How much does the rear "hop around" when you're riding it? When it's on a trailer, the trailer suspension is absorbing a lot of the bumps before they get to the motorcycle suspension. So if anything, it will "hop around" less than when it's being ridden. It would take a helluva big bump, in a turn, to unload the rear tire so it would move side to side. If you're going straight and you hit that huge bump, the rear is just going to go straight up and then back down.
The rear isn't going anywhere.
The rear isn't going anywhere.
I don't really want to take that chance, so I will continue using straps around the back wheels and/or frames to eliminate any movement.
