Putting my iron on a trailer? Is it safe

  • iron14
    iron14
    13 years ago

     

  • iron14
    iron14
    13 years ago
    Gotta get my bike home from bundy and im in gladstone for work till weekend so was thinking putting in a trailer and towing it back to emerald? Think 2 tie down on front and one over seat will do it?
  • evilsim
    evilsim
    13 years ago
    I use 6 tie downs for the fatty ... I'd use 4 as a minimum mate.
  • als1200
    als1200
    13 years ago
    Like evilism says, use a few more. Good brand ones too not the shitty autoparts store crap.
  • Bunyip
    Bunyip
    13 years ago
    I used 3 on my sporty to get it to ACT from Sydney (3hrs) It was ok. Put a soft rug over paintwork, Had a few heart attacks going over pot holes, but stayed rock solid.
  • evilsim
    evilsim
    13 years ago
    What if one snapped ...
  • iron14
    iron14
    13 years ago
    The dealer is giving me some tie downs when i pik it up. Il use 4 2 on front and 2 on back and just take it easy
  • Lost
    Lost
    13 years ago
    If you can tie proper knots, use good tie downs on the triple clamp with cloth under the metal hooks at the front - dont rely on the plastic covering of the hooks to protect anything. Then use rope to do a back up tie down (just firm, not tight, the rope is just a back up) going from the handle bars to the trailer. Use two more tie downs and rope back ups at the rear. ( usually one over the swing arm between the pivot and the tyre is usually a safe place to go) , again use rags to protect the paint. Use rope to tie the tyres down to the tyre channel if you can, if you are using a box trailer, use the rope to make sure the tyre/wheels wont slip or move side ways.
    And dont collapse the suspension right down using the tie downs. The suspension can be damaged if you pull all the travel out of suspension. About half travel is a reasonable amount.
  • matt
    matt
    13 years ago
    The best way to secure the front end is to put a football of your code of choice between the mudguard and lower triple tree so you can tension the front end down without damaging your suspension. The rear end just needs to be stopped from skidding.