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[CVODON]

Installed the rear tie-downs, very hard to photo, but this will give you an idea. Had they been available in chrome I probably would have gotten them that way. After installing them I am glad they are black, they just kind of blend in. For $40.00 and they include bolts they are worth it if you haul your bike, even occasionally.

[mjb765]

Got mine the other day but have not installed them yet.

[Phreakyz]

Just ordered myself a set.

[Designflaw]

I typically use a soft tie around the passenger foot mount and the frame. Will have to look into these.

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[bfd7165]

I installed mine and used them to trailer to NC.  Worked great! Recommend them. The only thing is they push the passenger peg out 1/2 inch and now I can really feel them now.

[FLH91]

I still love my "Biker Bars"  no wheel chocks or straps required........

[us1fountain]

Too much leverage on a biker bar for me to be comfortable to use it. 900 lbs being supported just a few inches above the ground.  Mount that bar up on top the gas tank, I'll be a buyer. lol
I use straps up front and high, straps in back. Leverage point is reduced 10 fold, as is the bike wanting to twist with straps and chocks. With straps, you are working a 4' spread to keep the bike straight. A biker bar, a few inches, the width of the bar clamp.  I'm just not ready to risk it using the biker bar just yet.  Bikes that come loose, regardless of  method, was done incorrectly. That's my thinking. I'm not worried about taking 5 min longer to strap my bike down. That short amount of time savings shouldnt be the selling point. Just different strokes.

Edited to correct spelling errors and rewording. duh

[CVODON]

Biker Bar to me is a scary piece of not well thought out equipment. First almost all motorcycle trailers are equipped with plywood floors that are screwed (not bolted) but sheetmetal screwed to crossmembers. Unless you are lucky enough to catch a crossmember when you bolt the base of the biker bar down you are otherwise just going to the plywood. A piece of plywood will just not support the weight of a bike when forces are increased due to impact from a wreck. It will just tear loose from the floor and the bike will bounce around in the trailer.
Another posting on this site yesterday points out he hit a hole in a parking lot and the actual biker bar itself failed. Someway the guy who had this happen justified it. But not me. The bike itself is so tall and heavy that the sway multi time increases the leverage and the bike will twist the small bikerbar loose from the floor. I bet alot of these already have damage to the floor from normal bumps etc but no one will notice until they need it to hold, when it won't
I will stick to a Condor with 6 tie downs that are all connected to e-track in floor which is welded to each crossmember the full length of the trailer. Part of this overprotection is due to running a tow company in the past and all the crazy crap I saw people do and the damage that resulted. In my opinion the Bikerbar falls in that category.

[us1fountain]

Biker Bar to me is a scary piece of not well thought out equipment. First almost all motorcycle trailers are equipped with plywood floors that are screwed (not bolted) but sheetmetal screwed to crossmembers.

Ive seen more than my share of floor rings just screwed to plywood floors with nothing more than regular washers underneath.  Same can be said about some wheel chocks.  A head shaker sometimes. I'm a firm believer of everything should be solid. If I'm in a wreck and my trailer is upside down or on its side, the bike will still be strapped solid in place.

[iski]

Biker Bar to me is a scary piece of not well thought out equipment. First almost all motorcycle trailers are equipped with plywood floors that are screwed (not bolted) but sheetmetal screwed to crossmembers. Unless you are lucky enough to catch a crossmember when you bolt the base of the biker bar down you are otherwise just going to the plywood. A piece of plywood will just not support the weight of a bike when forces are increased due to impact from a wreck. It will just tear loose from the floor and the bike will bounce around in the trailer.
Another posting on this site yesterday points out he hit a hole in a parking lot and the actual biker bar itself failed. Someway the guy who had this happen justified it. But not me. The bike itself is so tall and heavy that the sway multi time increases the leverage and the bike will twist the small bikerbar loose from the floor. I bet alot of these already have damage to the floor from normal bumps etc but no one will notice until they need it to hold, when it won't
I will stick to a Condor with 6 tie downs that are all connected to e-track in floor which is welded to each crossmember the full length of the trailer. Part of this overprotection is due to running a tow company in the past and all the crazy crap I saw people do and the damage that resulted. In my opinion the Bikerbar falls in that category.

X2.  6 tie downs, 2 each - front, middle, rear. Adjustable wheel chock, self locking.  Good point on trailers, best to make sure you hit a crossbeam to secure.

Will look into these tie downs.  Have been considering something for front and back, more secure.