I know...another trailering question
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Tourer
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From: Christiana, Tn
I know...another trailering question
I have used the search function and have read no telling how many post but I got to ask.
2000 road king with tour pak with straps on the down tube where the highway bar attaches, pass floorboards, and light pressure on the handle bars and front wheel straped to the trailer frame to keep it straight. bike standing straight up (not on jiffy stand) and in 1st gear. Going 800 miles most interstate.
This is kind of a last minute thing and I cant get my hands on a chock. Please don't flame on me for asking I'm just a little nervous.
Just want to make sure this sounds ok/safe, thanks i advance for any ideas or input.
2000 road king with tour pak with straps on the down tube where the highway bar attaches, pass floorboards, and light pressure on the handle bars and front wheel straped to the trailer frame to keep it straight. bike standing straight up (not on jiffy stand) and in 1st gear. Going 800 miles most interstate.
This is kind of a last minute thing and I cant get my hands on a chock. Please don't flame on me for asking I'm just a little nervous.
Just want to make sure this sounds ok/safe, thanks i advance for any ideas or input.
Road Warrior
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From: Columbus,Indiana/ Arecibo,Puerto Rico
Put a strap around the forks just above the bolts for the front fender, let it go forward at a 45 degree angle down & away from the bike. Use the passenger floorboard braces to put the rear straps on and pull them 45 degrees down and back at 45 degrees.. on my 06 ultra, I put a 4x6 with a piece of plywood under the bike near the oil pan before strapping the bike down. It rode like that from Indiana to Florida to Puerto Rico. It worked for me>
Tourer
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When I didn't have a wheel chock, I've done the same as above with straps around the forks just above the bolts for the front fender and additional straps on the the rear passenger floorboard braces. I usually tighten the straps to the point that the shocks are approximately 1/2 compressed. There are lots of opinions on this. I'm sure others will chime in.
Make sure that you check the straps early in the trip and then when you stop for food or gas to make sure that they don't loosen up.
Road Warrior
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Sound advice. One year failed to check at our first stop,
remembered at the lunch stop and the Ultra fell over onto the wifes Dyna. Dented the tank and tour pack. Now when the truck stops that's the first thing I do.
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Make up a block out of 2x8's screwed together to go under the frame, double strap the front end. One set doing the work, the other as back up. Just one strap around the rear wheel so it doesn't jump around is all that's necessary.
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I'd say neutral as well. And it woudln't hurt to pick up some HF chocks. They have that fancy one that grabs your front tire. It goes on sale regularly.
Whenever I tow anything (cars, mostly), I check all the tie downs and the trailer tires at each and every stop. I do a complete walk around. And if hauling a bike, I load the suspension down with the straps, as mentioned.
Whenever I tow anything (cars, mostly), I check all the tie downs and the trailer tires at each and every stop. I do a complete walk around. And if hauling a bike, I load the suspension down with the straps, as mentioned.
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Glad you made it safe.
I tie the front wheel to the front trailer frame rail, then strap front end down in a fashion that compresses forks about half way and pulls forward and out to each side(never strap off handlebars or they will bend/break).
Then I strap the back down fully compressed after pissing all air out of rear shocks.
From there, I run another strap around bottom of rear tire and straight out to each side of trailer to keep back of bike from skittering sideways.
Use ratchet straps to get her compressed, then follow up with stiff tied rope that won't release like ratchet straps sometimes do.
I tie the front wheel to the front trailer frame rail, then strap front end down in a fashion that compresses forks about half way and pulls forward and out to each side(never strap off handlebars or they will bend/break).
Then I strap the back down fully compressed after pissing all air out of rear shocks.
From there, I run another strap around bottom of rear tire and straight out to each side of trailer to keep back of bike from skittering sideways.
Use ratchet straps to get her compressed, then follow up with stiff tied rope that won't release like ratchet straps sometimes do.