*First time trailer transport help*
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From: Brisbane Australia
Yes... put it on the trailer and use the kickstand initially. Be sure that the first strap you attach is the front LEFT one... If you attach the front right one (first) and tighten it down just a little too much then the bike will fall over to the right... If you attach the front left one first and accidentally tug on it a little bit then the kickstand will save you. Attach the front left strap loosely but tight enough that it will prevent the bike from falling over to the right. Then attach the right side and ratchet it down just enough to start to stand the bike up straight off of the kickstand. Now put the kickstand up and evenly ratchet down the front two straps so that your forks are maybe 1/3 of the way compressed. And yeah, attach right at the base of the handlebars, NOT on the handlebars themselves. The front straps are the most important ones but do what that other guy said and tie off the rear of the bike somehow to keep it from sliding to the left or right. And yeah, check on the straps after pulling the bike 5-10 miles and then again maybe after 40 miles or so. If they're staying snug that long then you're probably gonna be fine. I use those locking wheel chocks now but a simple trick I used to use that helped keep the front tire from moving to the left or the right was... I cut a piece of plywood about one inch more narrow than the width of the trailer... and about a foot long... then screwed 2 2X4" boards to the plywood, each a foot long and spaced a tiny bit wider than the width of the front tire... then laid it down in the trailer at the front... pull the bike up so that the front tire slides in between the 2 2X4" boards. The weight of the bike will keep the plywood held down to the floor of the trailer and the width of the plywood will keep it from moving from side to side... maybe a picture would make it more clear...? Something like this...
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