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Garage Tie Down Of Your Bike In A Toy Hauler???
Dan_Lockwood:
Well I finally got my Biker Bar installed yesterday.
I just purchase one more used Biker Bar and plan on installing it next weekend. That way I can haul both my '09 CVO SERG and my '76 FLH Shovelhead. I may be able to tweak one of the clamp bars to work with my Honda Helix as well. When we do winter or summer extended, I would only take the CVO and the Honda, not the FLH. Although I will be taking both to Sturgis next summer just for some added fun.
Right now if I can get the second Biker Bar installed, I plan on parking both into the toy hauler and storing them over the winter in the toy hauler's garage. A little Stabil and pull the batteries and I'm good to go.
Have a great week!
rodrocket:
I have built my own toy hauler & during construction I added a couple of plates that I have tapped threads into
The floor is 19mm Formply & all I did was countersink the bolts into it
I use a condor bike rack and when its in the trailer it is secured with the 4 countersunk bolts when the bike rack it out I simply screw the countersunk bolts back into the floor and you would not even know that they were there unless you went looking for them
BigLew:
Hey Dan when I installed mine (2 different ones and 3 locations) one drilled and mounted took them by my buddy's machine shop and wielded metal from the bracket support from the bar to a metal cross member. Mine will not tear through the floor if you turn it upside down. Great product, great customer service!
BigLew
Dan_Lockwood:
Well guys, just bought one more yesterday for the other side of the garage floor.
They're both the newer ones with the twin lever toe releases. One side of my first one is a bit dry and seems to catch when opening and kind of locking up. I think I'll take it apart and put some grease under the plates to the locking mechanisms move a bit more freely.
I'll be mounting the second one with another two angle iron cross braces the same as the first. It was a real hassle getting all the holes drilled correctly to match the angle iron predrilled holes, but ended up looking good on the inside of the garage.
I'm going to park my two Harleys in them and take the RV back out to the storage lot for the winter. Great timing. Too bad I'm not off on Thursday as it will probably be close to 70 here that day. In the 40's for the weekend, that sucks... :(
Any thoughts on the way to adjust the main slot mounts?
I see the original Biker Bar has straight slots that the clamp bar slides into. The newer version has the same starting slots, but the last inch of the slot takes a dip downward about 1/4" to add more preload on the suspension.
Should I have the slot mounts set up so with me on the bike it's a straight in, or should I have to bounce down just a bit to start the clamp bar into the slots? With the curve downward I'm thinking I can be more aligned rather than having to bounce down to align.
Thoughts?
Dan_Lockwood:
This is what I started with for under the garage floor. You can see the angle iron is full width to span between the outside "I" beams and the center laminated garage floor steel channel assembly.
Here are the two ends prior to drilling it in place.
Here we go, dual Biker Bars all set up and ready for the bikes.
The carriage bolts have been upgraded to 3/8"-16 grade 5. That should be more than enough to hold it in place in case of a rollover... well maybe not a rollover, but a good stiff pothole or a panic stop etc... :)
I've got room to mount my '09 SERG a bit more forward on the frame and the '76 FLH a bit more rearward. That way the handlebars will not interfere with each other. Just have to figure out which to load first... :)
A guy on the Keystone forum has used Biker Bars for many years, first on a trailer and then his toy hauler. He currently uses two in his toy hauler, one for his '09 CVO Ultra and one for his wife's Tri-Glide. He's had no issues whatsoever and is very pleased with the way they've worked for them.
I hope to have many years of use from the two I've installed. I bought them both used for $200 plus shipping and they're both in great shape.
I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
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