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Old 04-03-2018, 07:05 PM
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Someone on here mentioned it recently and I thank them. Having recently bought a 5X10 V nose trailer I took the easy way out and went with dealer suggested security. Had to use the trailer Sunday to drop the new bike off at my Indy's for a boatload of stuff going on. Pulled onto the wheel chock and it hit my front fender. As I was in a super hurry I could not determine if the damage was much but will find out when I pick the bike up.

But this is just a thanks to those that mentioned the Biker Bar.I paid a bit less on ebay but know this will be a huge improvement with much less effort. No more struggling to get the bike off the wheel chock, screwing up my fender, ratchet straps.
 
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Originally Posted by nobodyknowsme
Pulled onto the wheel chock and it hit my front fender.

But this is just a thanks to those that mentioned the Biker Bar.I paid a bit less on ebay but know this will be a huge improvement with much less effort. No more struggling to get the bike off the wheel chock, screwing up my fender, ratchet straps.
Not sure what wheel chock you have but I've got a Condor Pitstop and it doesn't come close to my fender nor is it difficult to pull out.
If I'm not riding my bike stays parked in it.

I looked at the Biker Bar when I was up in Sturgis a couple of years back and think it's a good system however if I'm not trailering it I use my wheel chock to park the bike in the garage and the biker bar is a one-off trailer only kind of thing.

I think you'll be happy with it.
It's probably the easiest way to secure a bike while it's in the trailer.
 

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Old 04-03-2018, 09:59 PM
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Somehow I thought this post was about something totally different...
 
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Somehow I thought this post was about something totally different...
Me too. I thought it was about preventing theft of a trailer.
 
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Me too. I thought it was about preventing theft of a trailer.
Ain't that one of the reasons to always have a gun at hand? God help anyone that ever messes with anything of mine if I catch them. There are a number of forms of insurance. The Biker Bar is one of them that I chose to keep my valuable to me bikes safe inside my trailer. I pay for typical insurance twice a year. I paid good money for the insurance that is always at hand. That insurance is fueled with hollow point ammunition.
 
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If the chock hit the fender you didn't have it adjusted properly. It's to far back, and if you moved the trailer like this you probably screwed it up even more.
 

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Originally Posted by RANGER73
If the chock hit the fender you didn't have it adjusted properly.
or he has a wrap around fender

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...r-my-sg-2.html
 
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that's funny, I was thinking it was about something else also. )

Oh well Lock and Load anyway.
 
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I use my Condor for both my Softail and the Street Glide. You need separate cradles for each tire width (narrow or wide). I have a wrapper front fender on the Softail and with the chopper wheel cradle it doesn't hit the fender but is close. Can't say enough good things about the Condor.
 
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Originally Posted by RANGER73
If the chock hit the fender you didn't have it adjusted properly. It's to far back, and if you moved the trailer like this you probably screwed it up even more.
It was installed when I went to pick up the trailer. Now wish I would have taken pictures.

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On the Road King I do have a wrapper fender but stock on the Road Glide and that is the one this happened to. Where it hit there plastic caps so hopefully no damage. If so I will have an issue with the place where I bought it from.
 


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