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[WestCoastRuss]

Good information here on trailering bikes.....I have a question however....when trailering should you leave your bike in gear or in neutral? 

[DaBigNuttedMan]

I would leave it in neutral, even though it shouldn't move front- rear at all, If anybodys interested I saw an aluma trailer on Indianapolis craigs list, a week or two ago $1,000.oo, sure enjoyed Maggie valley guys.

[SBB]

I would leave it in neutral, even though it shouldn't move front- rear at all, If anybodys interested I saw an aluma trailer on Indianapolis craigs list, a week or two ago $1,000.oo, sure enjoyed Maggie valley guys.

I try to put my bike in gear.
Sometimes I forget, but with that strap holding the wheel in the wheel chock I guess it doesn't matter.
As I have said a couple times in this thread that wheel chock strap is the most important strap holding the bike.

DaBigNuttedMan glad you and the better half made it to the Valley.
See you again next year or hopefully at Ribfest.


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[tazmun]

 I want to thank you again Chip, as we did over 1600 miles to and from Maggie Valley without
as much as a scratch or a rub using your idea. We only used the front forks and wheel chock,
not the crash bars. We also went threw the rear wheel, but I used a spoke from the wheel from each sides and that also kept the bike from moving!  I really like not putting any pressure on the suspension! Again super idea, thanks!

tazmun

[porthole]

Good information here on trailering bikes.....I have a question however....when trailering should you leave your bike in gear or in neutral?

Don't think it really matters as long as it is properly tied down.
I do leave it in gear, but I always park the bike in gear to keep it from rolling on the kick stand.

I always use the clutch with the bike in gear to unload from the trailer. No front brake application.

My wife always freaks out when we get off the bike and it does that little forward roll.

I used to strap down the front wheel when I used BikePro chocks. I havent used a strap on the front wheel since switching to a Condor chock

[bubtrauma]

I use hand cuffs and soft rope so it doesn't leave marks on her ankles and wrists...........

Oh wait you are talking about a MOTORCYCLE.....

ah ..... well never mind.

[tazmun]

I use hand cuffs and soft rope so it doesn't leave marks on her ankles and wrists...........

Oh wait you are talking about a MOTORCYCLE.....

ah ..... well never mind.

I'm going to have to remember that, good one!

tazmun

[DaBigNuttedMan]

I try to put my bike in gear.
Sometimes I forget, but with that strap holding the wheel in the wheel chock I guess it doesn't matter.
As I have said a couple times in this thread that wheel chock strap is the most important strap holding the bike.

DaBigNuttedMan glad you and the better half made it to the Valley.
See you again next year or hopefully at Ribfest.

rite on Chip we will see yas next year

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[ptnlinda]

Thanks for some helpful hints. Am trailering my 2008 Ultra to Alice Springs on Thursday to pick up the new 2015 CVO Limited Friday, a total of 3000k round trip. Will now be using a couple of your hints especially strapping the front wheel to the cradle.

[Aussie]

Thanks for some helpful hints. Am trailering my 2008 Ultra to Alice Springs on Thursday to pick up the new 2015 CVO Limited Friday, a total of 3000k round trip. Will now be using a couple of your hints especially strapping the front wheel to the cradle.

I trailer my bike similar but don't strap to the Wheel Chock in fear of scratching the rim.

[smkymtnboy]

   tried tying my bike down!! u cannot tie those big blue bikes down!! like wild horses or something. just get on,shut up, and hang on ! 

[2 ROSE]

There is a very simple solution...RIDE THE DAMN THING!!! 

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Cool, I guess my method of tying down a bike doesn't meet your approval.
Guess what? I don't care what you think. I have read enough of your post to know NO ONE knows as much about ANYTHING as you.
May have been all that pooping while you were on the I-Pad. Don't know, don't care, but for the record, your opinion on anything carries no credibility for me.


Thousands of bikes have been delivered to Harley Davidson dealers strapped to a pallet from the fork leg. The same applies to the engine guard. Clearly you know more about strapping a bike than Harley Davidson. Well at least in your world you do. Thankfully most of us don't live in your world.

Speaking of opinions about "incredibly bad ideas" I think trading "an orange & black 'CUSE7 with a really nice motor" for a BMW is a better example of an incredibly bad idea. We know those SEUC's are not perfect but it appears those BMW's have faults also.

Wait, what do we believe? Above you list things that suck on the BMW, below you tell us a different story. Besides being a motorcycle expert I'm thinking you may also be a politician.

I have seen many Harley's straight from the factory tied down like mine so if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.
I trailered a Beemer home once. I threw a blanket down to protect the trailer, laid the bike on it's side and tied it down with a truck strap from Harbor Freight. All while pooping from my I-phone. (but no video's)

SBB

Beat me to it...

Unless the idiot at HD forgets to secure a strap like mine was and the bike arrives with the mirror and clutch lever sticking out of the cardboard box the straps HD uses hold up remarkably well.

We travel interisland and use cargo containers, 4 bikes in each. If you've ever seen the way pier jockeys shuttle containers around with those big lifts, you'll know SBB is 100% right. no such thing as too many straps.

[Indenial]

Just wondering--- with no compression on the front suspension,  it seems to me that each time you apply the brakes on the truck, the bike will compress forward on the shocks. The harder the braking, the more compression and the more rocking. Unless there is compression force on the shocks., the bike is constantly moving, even on a bumpy road. I always compress mine an inch or so., so there is no movement.  Please comment., am I missing something?

[tazmun]

Just wondering--- with no compression on the front suspension,  it seems to me that each time you apply the brakes on the truck, the bike will compress forward on the shocks. The harder the braking, the more compression and the more rocking. Unless there is compression force on the shocks., the bike is constantly moving, even on a bumpy road. I always compress mine an inch or so., so there is no movement.  Please comment., am I missing something?

When you secure the wheels so they don't move letting the bike move on it's suspension
is the same as you riding the bike. Wheels never leave the ground (hopefully).
If you see car carriers on the highway now, a lot of them use wheel straps to hold the cars down, not chains pulling the suspension down.What I'm trying to say is, it's a great practice
not putting any load on any suspension component!

tazmun