Trailering your Bike
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Trailering your Bike
I know, "ya need to ride it not trailer it", but when trailering your touring bike where do you attach the tie down straps front and rear on the bike, handlebars, frame? Just purchased a new FeatherLite 6x12 enclosed trailer and can put the tie down plates wherever they need to be. Purchased the Bike-Pro front wheel chock, fits like a glove!
Steve
Steve
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RE: Trailering your Bike
FRONT PLATES SHOULD BE ABOUT 3-4 INCHES AHEAD OF FRONT WHEEL TO ANCHOR AROUND FRONT FORK LEFT AND RIGHT. THE BACKS SHOULD BE 3-4 INCHES BEHIND TO THE SIDE OF REAR WHEELS TO ANCHOR LEFT AND RIGHT SHOCKS AT REAR OCER REAR AXLE.MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE FRONTS PULLING FORWARD AND THE REARS PULLING BACKWARDS WITH VERY LITTLE AIR INTHE REAR SHOCKS SO THAT THE SHOCKS COMPRESS EASILY. SAME FOR FRONT. .COMPRESSS THE SHOCKS FOR STABILITY.
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RE: Trailering your Bike
90% of your replies will tell you to latch the handle bars and slightly compress the forks into your chock and 100% of those are wrong. Use softies and wrap them around the front forks just above where your front fender is attatched to the fork or just below that at your wheel axle. Cinch the front wheel tight into your chock and let the bike ride on its suspension don't compress it. As for the rear, I wrap a tie down strap thru the rear wheel at the top of the wheel with the strap coming over the top of the wheel,(still with me here?)so that both ends hang down and I secure the ends with ratchet straps on either side of the bike. Again you are not compressing the rear shocks but letting the bike ride its own suspension. USE RATCHET STRAPS, NOT CAM LOCKS.
Jim
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RE: Trailering your Bike
I beg to differ about pulling forward on the front and backward in the rear. If you are using a chock it is best to have all tension pulling forward into the chock. If for some freaky reason the front tiedowns should loosen up your rear tiedowns will keep your tension and front wheel in your chock. Tensioning it the other way would pull it out of your chock.
Jim
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From: MA
RE: Trailering your Bike
I beg to differ about pulling forward on the front and backward in the rear. If you are using a chock it is best to have all tension pulling forward into the chock. If for some freaky reason the front tiedowns should loosen up your rear tiedowns will keep your tension and front wheel in your chock. Tensioning it the other way would pull it out of your chock.
Jim
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RE: Trailering your Bike
Sorry about the double reply, my pc froze.
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RE: Trailering your Bike
I only read the title of this thread and I want to complete the sentence.
Trailering your bike should only be done if it is BROKEN [8D]
Have a nice day!
Trailering your bike should only be done if it is BROKEN [8D]
Have a nice day!
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RE: Trailering your Bike
HA HA HA me to. Except mine was gonna be,
trailering your bike should be against the law!
KB
trailering your bike should be against the law!
KB
ORIGINAL: ApeKing
I only read the title of this thread and I want to complete the sentence.
Trailering your bike should only be done if it is BROKEN [8D]
Have a nice day!
I only read the title of this thread and I want to complete the sentence.
Trailering your bike should only be done if it is BROKEN [8D]
Have a nice day!