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Joe, That is quite the load! I cant help but laugh....... Do you load from the side and the back?
from the back, then lifted each one into place, worked like a charm! took a bit of beef to get it there... check out the rig we built for my dad... he took his jet ski down to FL and the bike!
*rockon you can get a wheel chuck for like 20 bucks man, much safer way to go... i have about 15 of them in my garage from our big trips, hell if yu lived close i would let you use it!
this is before we cleaned it all up, but when we where done you could ride the bike up and off as well as back it into the water to get the jet ski off! not bad not bad at all! thats right that is a Harbor freight wheel chuck! works great!!!
Nice job for DAD. And Harbor is one of the best. With all those bikes on that trailer didnt you break a clutch or brake lever ? Your Dad must be a young guy.
One everyone may have missed: strap bike down in place and cut excess strap from the ends of the tie-downs. They always come undone and flap around! Don't forget the spare tire for the trailer; they can wear out rather quickly!
dad is 54 now... just likes his toys!
man if our bikes would have hit i would have gone insane! we had 2 custom paint jobs on that trailer with all the bikes, big money in paint! just got to lock em in right and nothing to worry about!
If it is in a standalone wheel chock you still should tie the back. However always tie the back still to pull the bike forward not to the side or worse the rear. If the front straps fail and the rear is tied to pull back it will just pull the bike out of the chock. I tie the front at the axles with soft ties then ratchet them down very tight. Does not pull the suspension down and thus no pressure on the seals. Also the straps don't loosen when the suspension compresses when the trailer goes over bumps.
Without the rear secured you could be in a curve in the road and if it hits a bump the rear of the bike WILL slide sideways.
Another trailering trip that is in the owners manual (trailer's) load 60% of the weight of the load forward of the axle line (single axle) 70 % forward for a dual axle.
Why? If not the trailer will sway going down hill, in cross winds, when a semi passes or when you brake. Not fun at all.
There is a lot to know about trailering not just fill it and go. The chains should be crossed under the hitch and shortened buy twisting so that if you forgot to latch the ball hitch when the trailer jumps off of the ball the chains job is to hold the tongue off of the pavement so that it will not hit a raised section of pavement and try to do a pole vault.
When in a turn the trailer will follow some to the inside so when turning to the right keep the front tires more to the outside of the turn. If to the left keep the front tires closer to the fog line to keep the rear outside of the center line.
At an intersection that you plan to turn right go straight until you hip is even with the curb line of the road you are turning on. That way your trailer tires will not go over the curb.
I have trailered for about 50 some years not from boats, campers, open and enclosed trailers. Many more tips but it would be a long post and its bedtime for me.
2 straps up front, 2 in the back. All pulling forward. Remember to have a strap attached on the kickstand side of the bike when you pull the opposite strap tight, or the bike may flop over to the right. Very embarrassing, believe me.
