tying down a Road Glide
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tying down a Road Glide
Okay, I'll cut to the chase..... My father passed last Feb and I need to back up to RI for two weeks to do some stuff around the house for Mom and bring some of his stuff back to FL. I figured since Laconia is going on up in NH, I'd I'd trailer my Road Glide up. Question is, where do you hook up the tie downs?
John
(yea I can take all the BS about trailering the bike....... :-)
John
(yea I can take all the BS about trailering the bike....... :-)
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RE: tying down a Road Glide
i put one around the engine gaurds...one on each grip to limit side to side...and two on opposing sides goin thru the rear tire...done it like this several times and I have had no probs...BUT, this weekend, a friend was pullin the trailer and the bike listed too much to one side and i got a damn scratch on my fairing [:@] ... i think he curbed the trailer but i cant prove it
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RE: tying down a Road Glide
One of the safest things, especially if it is a trailer with a wooden floor, is to nail two 2x on each side of the tires, to keep the bike from scooting out from under the tie downs. Other wise try to tie one set down low to keep the same thing from happening if it is a metal bed.
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RE: tying down a Road Glide
Just posted in another thread... Put the tiedowns between the fork and front fender. I use two of the factory ties on each side (in case one pops). You do not want to compress the suspension as you can damage it. If you tie down at the forks it lets the bike ride on it's own suspension.. Check with your dealer service dept., they usually have a box of the tiedowns off of new bikes, and will give, or sell you five or six of them. You want the long ones...
A pingle chock for the front wheel will cost you about $40.00 but will easily save you that much in damage...
If you do compress the suspension, by using crash bars, foot pegs etc put a 4X6 under the
frame and rachet it down on that so the suspension will not be able to compress any further.
Handlebars will bend..
A pingle chock for the front wheel will cost you about $40.00 but will easily save you that much in damage...
If you do compress the suspension, by using crash bars, foot pegs etc put a 4X6 under the
frame and rachet it down on that so the suspension will not be able to compress any further.
Handlebars will bend..
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