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Thread: Beull Lightning Tie Down Question

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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    Thanks strmvt. The guy I bought the trailer from told me about the Canyon Dancer. Some reviews say they damage the grips.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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?



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