What strength or weight-capacity should tie-downs be for trailering a street glide? any recommended brands?
Thank you in advance for any insights.

 

The bike weighs close to 800 lbs. Any decent set of tie downs should work. You should look for tiedowns with coated hooks and rachets. I have found some very resonably priced motorcycle/atv tie down sets at Walmart & Target.

 

+1. I have a good set (black) from Wallyworld and a good set (lime green) from Sam's. I didn't look but I'm sure they were made in Chiny.
It's hard to trust a $23,000 motorcycle to a $4 tiedown strap.
Northern Tool may have some better ones. Again, you get what you pay for.

 

Home Depot has some good motorcycle strap 1000#ers. They have a soft strap connection and a ratchet as well so you don't have to place a hook on any bike parts. They sell for about 25 bucks.

 

Tractor Supply has the right straps for Bikes and atv's. Rated at 1000lb and come with an assist strap

 

Ancra. http://www.ancratiedowns.com/ Real motorcycle tie down equipment. I must have 20 pairs, some older than you. I never use a tie down as a primary if it's more than two years old, but I've never had one fail.

Ratchet tie downs work if you use them wisely, but *NEVER* use 'em on anything but a hard point! I've seen 'em break handlebars, & tear bolted parts off bikes. Wanna see something funny/scary? Watch a friend try to control a hotrod bike with handlebars that have broken between the clamps after he used ratchet tie downs..........Gettin' him back to the campground was an exercise in "impromptu engineering".