I have a cargo trailer that I am setting up to haul my TG to Phoenix. I noticed several posts that say you shouldn't place the tie downs on the crash bar and instead suggested tying to triple tree. The crash bar seems like a really good place to me. What is the disadvantage of tying to it? I have an anchored E-Track to connect the other end to and the front wheel will be in a wheel chock. Thanks.

 

I just run a strap though the front wheel and one strap on the strap loops under each rear shock.....The case protectors AKA cash bars are only clipped on and i 'me wouldn't use them..... Be sides if you use the two loops and though the front wheel strapping method, Thats all you need....IMO....

 

Engine guard bolts aren't that strong to use as a tie down point. I use a chock and secure the front wheel so the forks don't get compressed and possibly blow the seals.

 

What this says ^

 

I use a front wheel chock, two short tie downs under the rear in the slots provided, plus one on each side from passenger foot rest. Have towed my 2016 over 10,000 miles the past 2 summers with no issues.

 

I use a Condor chock (with out the clam part) with E-trac on both sides of the chock and double strap through the front wheel (pulling forward). I also have E-trac on both sides of the rear wheels and run a single strap though each rear wheel. No loading of the suspension at all.

 

I just trailered my '17 Tri Glide from Green Bay, WI to Palm Springs, CA (2451 miles) in a 6 x 10 cargo van with one ratchet strap each from the rear axle tie downs to D rings on the floor and a strap through a front wheel chock. For added measure I attached a loop tie down to each engine guard to floor D rings. Nothing moved.

 

I use one of these and that's it. Also use one for my Road Glide and nothing else. Makes trailering very easy. I actually have one of these, new, for sale but I think it has a bar for a softail and not a touring bike, but you could pick up a touring bar for not too much. B&W makes them if you want to find one locally.

 

Did you have to do any modification, to the Biker Bar, in order to get the right height for the frame to lock in, or is the Tri-Glide low enough linke a Ultra Classic? If the height is right I would use a Biker Bas as well. How do you secure the front wheel to keep it from slipping over to one side?

 

The trike I was talking about in that post was a 2013 Road Glide that had a Motor Trike conversion kit on it. Since that time we traded the Road Glide trike in for a 2019 all Harley Tri Glide. I could not get the biker bar to work with the TriGlide. I think it might be possible but you'd have to make your own bar for the trike. Now I just use a Condor wheel chock and tie downs on the rear of the trike.