Trailering my baby
#11
02-22-2008, 04:10 PM
RE: Trailering my baby
ORIGINAL: IBEW505
Headed to Datona myself . Trailering two bikes 1 SG , 1RK on 7x12 . I use www.lockandloadusa.com .Coast is higher than straps but alot easer for one rider to load and unload. Alot safer for myStreet Glide and buddies Road King both 07s .
Headed to Datona myself . Trailering two bikes 1 SG , 1RK on 7x12 . I use www.lockandloadusa.com .Coast is higher than straps but alot easer for one rider to load and unload. Alot safer for myStreet Glide and buddies Road King both 07s .
#12
02-22-2008, 04:50 PM
RE: Trailering my baby
ORIGINAL: the reverend
Just a word of caution... make extremely sure that where you hook on to the bike, the hook can't possibly shift into a place that it can get lodged...
Don't ask how I know... lets just say 3 hacksaw blades later, I got my bike off the trailer!
Have fun in Sturgis... went out last year, so doing a different big ride this year... ALASKA!
Just a word of caution... make extremely sure that where you hook on to the bike, the hook can't possibly shift into a place that it can get lodged...
Don't ask how I know... lets just say 3 hacksaw blades later, I got my bike off the trailer!
Have fun in Sturgis... went out last year, so doing a different big ride this year... ALASKA!
HOOKS?? [:-] Holy crap, please tell me that his happened long before they invented soft ties?
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02-22-2008, 06:20 PM
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RE: Trailering my baby
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I rarely trailer but when I do I use two sets on the handlebars (or forks depending on the type of bike), one going forward and one to the side because several years ago I let my son take my Bourget in an enclosed trailer and they only used 1 set to the bars. Guess what, one of the hooks, yes the 5/16" type from a well known maker, not the cheap stuff, broke in half. Fortunately the bars would lean on the trailer wall and no damage was done. Since then it's 2 sets on each bike in the front and one set on the rear.
I rarely trailer but when I do I use two sets on the handlebars (or forks depending on the type of bike), one going forward and one to the side because several years ago I let my son take my Bourget in an enclosed trailer and they only used 1 set to the bars. Guess what, one of the hooks, yes the 5/16" type from a well known maker, not the cheap stuff, broke in half. Fortunately the bars would lean on the trailer wall and no damage was done. Since then it's 2 sets on each bike in the front and one set on the rear.
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02-22-2008, 06:57 PM
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RE: Trailering my baby
I'm going to try to explain my tip w/out a picture. I use HD wrapson the bars & frame of themachine so no chance of marking up the machine. I then use the tie down straps from the HD wraps to the trailer. Now the tip: Onthe wratchet strap itself,,,,, each end has a "hook" and an eye hole (typically black in color),, then the nylon and the wratchet. After the machine is tied down, I take a strong & tight bungy chord and attach it to both ends of the eye holes of the respective tie downs. The reason is if/when a you hit a large bump, the suspension on the bike may compress further than the tie downs are holding the bike. When this occurs, the tie downswill then have slack in the nylon during this split second....... It may cause a "hook" to disengage and the bike is on it's side.... But, the strong & tight bungy chords attached to each eye hole will keep both "hooks" in place, even if there is slack in the nylon of the tie downs. As soon as the suspension rebounds, the slack in the nylon is gone, the tie down straps are again doing their job.
#15
02-22-2008, 07:13 PM
RE: Trailering my baby
Why attach to a point above the suspension in the first place? If you attach below the front suspension at the fender mounting point the straps are always tight and there is no chance of any slack in the strap when you hit a "bump" because you are allowing the bike to ride its suspension and keeping it absolutely secure at the same time. IMO attaching to the handle bars is not a very secure point. They are held in place by 2 clamps, are 1" in diameter, hollow and very thin walled. Any good shock or constant vibration could possibly cause the bars to rotate down in their clamp cradle or fatigue the bars themselves. Not my choice for a secure tie off point.
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02-22-2008, 09:22 PM
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