Trailer Tie Down a Harley
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Front down tubes with Big Daddy Powertyes. On the rear I use the passengers floorboards and the straps that come from the factory on new bikes. I've got a homemade Condor type wheel chock. I could turn the trailer over and the bike would stay put.
Last edited by mike5511; Sep 7, 2016 at 11:51 PM.
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There was really no comparison between the two. The Aluma was a toy compared to the Worthington. The nose guard is taller and much more solid. You can jump up and down on the fenders, if you did that to the Aluma they would have bent.
The best thing is the ramp. It is very long , so my feet are always able to reach it when going up or down on it. With the Condor chock, the whole task is easy by myself.
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Because it is hard for me to get to the lower triple, I go around the frame/crash bar and compress the forks slightly.
I then go to the sides and to the rear off the bag bars
since this picture was taken I have gone to a Condor chock, which is much better at holding the bike up.
The tricks are slightly compress the suspension, a friend straddling the bike pushing down on the forks helps for the front, and slightly sitting on the seat when you do the rear straps works for me.
The higher you go the less chance there is of the bike flipping over on a corner.
the rice bike, being lighter and easier to tie down only needed 4 straps. This picture was 1300 miles into a 1600 mile trip and the bike did not move a bit.
1400 miles into a 1600 mile trip up the east coast, bagger in the Pingle chock with 6 straps on the trailer, the RK in the bed of the truck, on plywood with a Condor chock hard mounted to the wood, 4 straps from a high mount point, again neither bike moved outside of bouncing on the suspension
I then go to the sides and to the rear off the bag bars
since this picture was taken I have gone to a Condor chock, which is much better at holding the bike up.
The tricks are slightly compress the suspension, a friend straddling the bike pushing down on the forks helps for the front, and slightly sitting on the seat when you do the rear straps works for me.
The higher you go the less chance there is of the bike flipping over on a corner.
the rice bike, being lighter and easier to tie down only needed 4 straps. This picture was 1300 miles into a 1600 mile trip and the bike did not move a bit.
1400 miles into a 1600 mile trip up the east coast, bagger in the Pingle chock with 6 straps on the trailer, the RK in the bed of the truck, on plywood with a Condor chock hard mounted to the wood, 4 straps from a high mount point, again neither bike moved outside of bouncing on the suspension
Last edited by Neggy ZRXOA 5248; Sep 6, 2016 at 08:38 AM.
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I use 6 straps. Two around the forks at the fender. Those I make tight and then the front and rear crash bars slightly compressing the suspension. Similar to what Mike posted.
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I think that was just loose straps to keep them from flapping around ..