Canyon Dancer for your handle bars and then just strap it down in the rear I usually use the passenger peg brackets. I'l take some pics of how to use the Canyon Dancer and post em tomorrow.
Need to haul my Lightning from Dallas to Toronto for a road trip around Ontario with my Bro-in-law. Got a used Motorcycle Trailer in a Bag. Very cool setup. Can be broken down and stored away in the attic or closet.
What's the best way to tie down the Lightning to the trailer? Where should I loop through the straps?
Canyon Dancer for your handle bars and then just strap it down in the rear I usually use the passenger peg brackets. I'l take some pics of how to use the Canyon Dancer and post em tomorrow.
I go around the bars, I have two straps, they are short, they wrap around the bars and straps go through them. Strap front wheel to front of trailer and one strap through back wheel. I have a small flat utility trailer, I always figured the more secure the better.
Thanks strmvt. The guy I bought the trailer from told me about the Canyon Dancer. Some reviews say they damage the grips.
skizzy, what do you mean when you say the straps go through the bars? I was thinking of using the bars too then I saw the wires/cables clipped on to it.
I guess I'm wreckless but I just use 2 tie downs, both to the handle bars. I trailer my bike to Arkansas twice a year (800 miles one way) no problems. When I had the Firebolt front it was a little trickier to get around the fairing. I used to use a variation of canyon dancer's on my old 900RR until my grip came off and my bike launched into my bed rail of my pickup. Never again.
When I trailered mine, I used 4 straps. one on each side of the front forks right below the headlights and one on each passenger bracket. I cranked it down pretty good and compressed the shocks about 1/4-1/2 of the way down. After a few hours, the rear ones were a little loose so I had to re-tighten them. Worked pretty well, just keep an eye on the straps, all the vibrations can loosen them up after a while.
When I trailered my bike from southeast Virginia to Las Vegas (about 2500 miles) I looped a ratchet strap over each side of the handle bars with the strap threaded under the wiring and cranked it down till the shock was about half way compressed. I used a third strap wrapped around the rear wheel, but it came loose shortly into the drive...the back end still never moved around.
I've never had any issues using my Canyon Dancer and the grips I've hauled my bike to Indy from Toledo and to Detroit and back several times no issues at all.
Thanks for your input guys. Very helpful. Looping the strap under the wires is a good tip. I should have thought of that.
I read somewhere to place a block of wood under the bike before you ratchet it down. That way the bike will not bob when you go over a bump. Do you do that too or just compressing the fork 1/2 way is good enough?