Ok not sure what subforum to put this under so here goes....
I got A HF wheel chock last week.. Used it trailering my bike to the Skuuter crawl.. For what it is (cheap) it works.. I can run the bike up on the trailer letting the chock stop me pretty much and get off to tie it down.. Its not the steadyest contraption in the world but it will hold the bike up...
My problem is tieing the bike down.. Seems exerytime I have a strap come loose.. Because of this I always use 2 on the front and 2 on the grab handles.. Sometimes i even run 1 thru from side to side using the rear foot pegs..
This last trip I had 1 on the front come loose after coming thru the Ocoee river george on us64 and a rear 1 come loose right after i got on the interstate from Mt eagle..
I am using Ratchet type tie down straps and a canyon dancer for the front and just ratchet tie downs on the rear.. My only guess is the trailer is flexing loosening the tiedown where i hook into the Stake pockets on the trailer...
How do you tie down your bikes??
Any special tabs or hooks I can bolt into the frame of the trailer??
If you have pics can you post them too.. I meant to take pics of mine but forgot sorry.. Its just your basic tiedown S shaped hook.. The stake pockets on the trailer are angle iron welded to the side of the trailer forming a triangle..
Will running bungee straps from the tiedown to another point keep tension so they dont come loose?? any one tried this???
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Ok not sure what subforum to put this under so here goes....
I got A HF wheel chock last week.. Used it trailering my bike to the Skuuter crawl.. For what it is (cheap) it works.. I can run the bike up on the trailer letting the chock stop me pretty much and get off to tie it down.. Its not the steadyest contraption in the world but it will hold the bike up...
My problem is tieing the bike down.. Seems exerytime I have a strap come loose.. Because of this I always use 2 on the front and 2 on the grab handles.. Sometimes i even run 1 thru from side to side using the rear foot pegs..
This last trip I had 1 on the front come loose after coming thru the Ocoee river george on us64 and a rear 1 come loose right after i got on the interstate from Mt eagle..
I am using Ratchet type tie down straps and a canyon dancer for the front and just ratchet tie downs on the rear.. My only guess is the trailer is flexing loosening the tiedown where i hook into the Stake pockets on the trailer...
How do you tie down your bikes??
Any special tabs or hooks I can bolt into the frame of the trailer??
If you have pics can you post them too.. I meant to take pics of mine but forgot sorry.. Its just your basic tiedown S shaped hook.. The stake pockets on the trailer are angle iron welded to the side of the trailer forming a triangle..
Will running bungee straps from the tiedown to another point keep tension so they dont come loose?? any one tried this???
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