The Best Answer.

But if you're really **** like me, on the rear fasten to the bag guards if you have them. You don't need alot of pull down pressure in the back.

 

Who the heck is in the Philippines? Make an adventure out of it. Wife drives the truck and trailer you ride on bike.

 

That sucks man. Very cool for the dealer to come that far and get ya .

 

This is what I do. Big Daddy Ratchet Straps, 6 per bike.
I have 2 of these made up, take 4"X4"X24" and add a 2"X4"X24" to one side of the 4x4. This will now be a 4X6 made up. I then place this under the bike across the bottom of the frame, then when I tighten up the staps everything is solid. I then attach 2 Soft tie with ratchet straps around frame and front crash bar where it bolts to frame pulling down, slightly forward and out to each side. Ratchet straps attached to fork tie downs slightly forward and out. Soft tie wrapped around passenger foot bracket, then ratchet strap pulling outward and to the rear. After about 20 miles I pull over check straps and then every time it stop I check straps.

 

Four straps on the front. Each going to it's own anchor (no amount of strap is good if the anchor fails). Two straps on the rear. They're just to keep the rear from moving so they don't have to be real tight. Use a soft tie at the shock bolt on the swing arm.

Use soft ties on the frame at the crash bar mounting for the front straps. Avoid ratchet straps if you can, they put too much strain on parts. If you have to use them make sure they're on frame parts that can stand the strain.

Pull the suspension all the way down, it won't hurt it at all & you don't want the bike to be able to bounce. Enough slack from a bounce can release a strap & throw the bike either down or off the trailer.

Another approach is to place blocks under the frame & strap the bike down tight to the blocks. The bike can't move & the straps are tight.

 

I use soft ties on all 4 corners. I put the front ones around the mustache bar that holds the 2 lights with the ratchet near floor. I usually use two sets on front. The ratchet ties can get slack if the suspension bounces and let the bike fall over. I use ratchet and the push button release type. On the back I tie to the passenger floorboard mount and or the saddlebag guard at the front. Use good straps and you will be fine. The ones Harley sells are good and not that much more than other name brand. Always close the ratchets all the way as this locks them.

 

Thanks, everyone! I sincerely appreciate the input.

 

I have a small 1ft ratchet strap I use to strap the front tire to the wheel chock.
No way is that bike going anywhere as long as the chock is bolted down.

 

I hauled my Ultra out west last year using a $45 Harbor Freight wheel chock bolted to floor of trailer. Ran two straps from anchors on trailer floor to soft straps wrapped around each fork leg right above fender mounting point. No fork compression involved and no worry about straps coming undone when suspension compresses. Also ran two straps from passenger floorboard mounts out to the sides and anchored to floor of trailer. This setup worked flawlessly the entire trip out and back.

 

Yeah, everybody should be just like you!!!!! how @#$%^&* boring!

I have a "condor type" chock.
1. You can secure your front wheel to that type of chock, run a strap off each passenger floor board and it won't move
2. I usually use Big Daddy straps and pull forward off the down tubes into the chock. Got "E-Channel" in the v nose of the trailer. It compresses the shocks some, but not all the way. Never had a problem. I always strap off the back from the passenger floor board mounts. When/if I trailer again and strap it off this way, I'm going to try a wood block under the frame and compress the frame down onto that. No bounce this way and the shocks aren't compressed over half way.