Bad Trailer Kharma
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Bad Trailer Kharma
You know what they say about kharma..........well it came back and bit me! years of riding I was always the guy giving crap to any bike in/on a trailer - mine have never been there. Over the winter tore apart the 2011 street glide, did some custom paint *on the outer fairing / fender & 2 toned the inner fairing along with some other stuff. For the last month been waiting for the weather to break - The bike had 1049 miles on it and needed to get the the shop for the 1k warrenty service. Forecast called for snow. Borrowed a trailer and took the bike out. lowered the ramp takin the ties off and the damn thing fell againest the trailer wall and snpped the right fairing mirror off, gathered myself and told them to add a mirror to the service. Picked the bike up that night, loaded on trailer and strapped it back down. pulled over on the freeway ramp for a final check, opened the man door and guess what *- the bike was laying againest the trailer wall on the left side -- and the left mirror was shattered on the floor. This time the D-ring pulled loose. Dropped the ramp * - rode againest traffic back to the shop - told em to keep it and I will be back when it stopped snowing.
Didnt even get to ride it before it flopped over 2 times. The only up side is it did not damage any paint and the mirrors were the only damage.
Kharma's a bitch
Didnt even get to ride it before it flopped over 2 times. The only up side is it did not damage any paint and the mirrors were the only damage.
Kharma's a bitch
I had the same thing happen to my 2010 Road Glide Custom. After I got home, I bought a condor lift front wheel scotch and took my cutoff wheel, removed all of the "S" hooks on all of my straps and replaced them with marine grade stainless hooks with latching closures. I've never had a problem since.
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Bingo! Worth every penny!
To the OP, sorry to hear about your bike. Nothing you can do but move ahead. Hopefully, things will be smoother down the road.
To the OP, sorry to hear about your bike. Nothing you can do but move ahead. Hopefully, things will be smoother down the road.
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