i am planing a trip to the outter banks NC.. i have a 2004 dyna super glide and i was wondering what you all
would think about this tie down method.. i have a rubber chock block , going to put it under the frame . it has to go kinda in the front because of the motor sticking down below the frame a little.. kinda behind the front motor mount .. i'm doing this to keep from having to compress the front forks very much... tieing to the frame and the triple trees .. 4 straps on the fron and two on the back.. does anyone think this will be a prob or will it hurt anything like this ???? any help would be great...
thanks

 

Trailers are for boats [8D]

 

you know , trailering may be for boats !!! but it's kinda d#$m hard to haul my family on the vacation on my bike... all i did was ask a question about a trailering method , i did'nt ask what a trailer was for ! oh well , just never mind my question if that's the only answers i get !

 

Trailering From TN to NC and you've actually got " live to ride ride to live" in your your signature

 

you don't read the above post much do ya ? and i've made this trip a few times on a bike and a hell of alot more miles than that on a bike... i will say my longest time at once on a bike was 19 hours stright.. stops for gas only... more miles most on here !!

 

IMHO.....

If you Strap her down correctly, you really dont need anything else.
Even if you install something to help support the bike, you will still WANT to compress the fronts.... even if just a little.
This will ensure that the bike takes no Out of the blue extreme shock.
If you dont have some weight on the suspension to start with, you may not be pleased with the result of a sharp pot hole.

Now if you were to suspend the bike in total, with something that could take a beating "Softly" I'd say have at....
But last thing you want is your Bike with uneven weight teeter-tottering around back there.

In short....
Your bikes suspension can take it !
Its all in how you tie her down.

Just MHO.....

Hope it helps.

Budds,...............

 

Thank you , finally got an answer that i ask.... i was just worried bursting the fork seals.. but really , thanks for the reply...

 

I hear ya....

No need to worry about the seals as long as you dont over do the compression.
Just enough to hold the bike steady with a moderate compression is plenty.
Of course you should inspect the bike for movement at every stop/chance..... and tighten accordingly if need be.

Goal it to apply just enough pressure to keep the bike from drifting on its stand..... and then a touch more.
If the road is extremely rough... you may have to tighten the straps a time or two no matter how tight you compress or strap..... so no need to over due it right out the gate !
My bike was purchased in Kentucky, and trailered to Florida for me.... and I was surprized how little the bike shifted during the trip, and it was in a make shift utillity trailer !

Use your best judgement, and you'll be fine....

Be Well.........

Budds...............

 

My neighbor gives me the "I'd rather die than trailer my bike". He has 8,000 miles on a 3 year old bike.....in California. When I strap down the bikes...Oh, I have over 17,000 miles on my '03, and wife has 14,000 on her '04 and we do trailer...anyway when I strap down the bikes I compress the front forks a bit, about 1/3 to 1/2 way. I put bungie cords on the tie-downs to maintain stress if I hit a pothole or a whoopie in the road. Been doing this for years and never had a strap come off. I can see the bikes from the truck, so keep an eye for straps coming off, and check every once in a while. Have fun, enjoy the bike like you want, and don't listen to 'I'd rather die than trailer" people. They probably don't have families, or don't care about the rest of them.


My Wide Glide, wife's Nightrain, #1 Son's Softail and his girlfriend's Sportie
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Hey, thanks for the pic.....tips. How long is that flatbed you have there? Does it have electric brakes? Do you know the dry wieght of that trailor? Trailoring down to Daytona, just like that, four bikes and a I think 16 or 17 foot trailor And if you have any other pics, from the sides.....post em if you do not mind, it is the first trailoring I have done and just want to do it well