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New road glide owner here. I'm planning to use the fairing brackets as recommended by the Harley dealer. Around the handlebars won't work on a Road Glide.
regardless of whether it would work or not, you don't want to use your handlebars as tie downs, not unless you want bent handlebars. i've used soft ties wrapped around the downtubes, above that crosspiece in the front. but doing that does compress the suspension, so i will put a chunk of wood underneath the frame so that when you compress the suspension, it will tighten up against the wood. makes it super solid, almost like the bike is 'at one' with the trailer. you'll get no 'wiggle' what so ever.
that's the way that i was taught many years ago. if you don't want to do it that way, then i would go with brandon's method.
either way, make sure that the front tie downs are pulling the bike forward into a wheel chock. and strap the rear down as well to keep it from bouncing side to side. ensure that the straps are not pulling on anything that can bend or break, not rubbing on any painted surface, and the extra tie down is secured and taped up so that it doesn't flap in the wind and cause any damage to the paint.
or you could just get a b&w biker bar and avoid straps altogether.
New road glide owner here. I'm planning to use the fairing brackets as recommended by the Harley dealer. Around the handlebars won't work on a Road Glide.
Using a soft strap wrapped around the engine guard just inside of the fairing brackets was what I was looking at. Unclip the plastic air deflector from the tube and let it hang.
regardless of whether it would work or not, you don't want to use your handlebars as tie downs, not unless you want bent handlebars. i've used soft ties wrapped around the downtubes, above that crosspiece in the front. but doing that does compress the suspension, so i will put a chunk of wood underneath the frame so that when you compress the suspension, it will tighten up against the wood. makes it super solid, almost like the bike is 'at one' with the trailer. you'll get no 'wiggle' what so ever.
that's the way that i was taught many years ago. if you don't want to do it that way, then i would go with brandon's method.
either way, make sure that the front tie downs are pulling the bike forward into a wheel chock. and strap the rear down as well to keep it from bouncing side to side. ensure that the straps are not pulling on anything that can bend or break, not rubbing on any painted surface, and the extra tie down is secured and taped up so that it doesn't flap in the wind and cause any damage to the paint.
or you could just get a b&w biker bar and avoid straps altogether.
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How do you tie down a Road Glide when transporting
