Tying down bagger on a trailer
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I use a Harbor Freight wheel chock to hold the bike upright..The Condor type....
Two tie downs from the fork/fender mount area (like SOOS), hooked to a section of E-Track... I have it pulling on the same angle as the forks straight down to the trailer floor.
Two tie downs going through the back wheel, one going left and one going right, so the bike doesn't shift in either direction.
SG did not move at all for the 325 mile trip to Lake George and then another 325 miles home.
Two tie downs from the fork/fender mount area (like SOOS), hooked to a section of E-Track... I have it pulling on the same angle as the forks straight down to the trailer floor.
Two tie downs going through the back wheel, one going left and one going right, so the bike doesn't shift in either direction.
SG did not move at all for the 325 mile trip to Lake George and then another 325 miles home.
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I have a wheel chock (loop or shoe type) on my trailer, never thought of going as low as the lower leg like Soos.. I was actually thinking of going around the grips with the loops and tying it down, but I'm not sure the bars are strong enough..
Last edited by customsoftail200; 06-16-2009 at 07:50 PM.
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Geez, whatever you do, stay off the bars. You're right, the bars are not strong enough. They are at best, 1" diameter with a .04 -.06 wall thickness. Tying above the front wheel axle involves compressing the front shocks. Doing that will put tremendous pressure on the bars which could cause them to rotate down loosening the straps or damaging the bars and still loosening the straps. Tying at the axles does not compress the forks and lets the bike ride its own suspension.
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