Best way to trailer an R3T

[BigWillie]

What do Harley cycles have in common with German Shepard dogs?


they both like to ride in pick-up trucks

But the dog gets to ride up front.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

A few years ago I bought a specialty nylon handle bar sock that slips over the handle bars and has loops to attach your straps, it worked great on my Valkyries but I haven't used it on the Rocket. If you are going a long way and have a wood floor trailer I would nail 2"X4" tire rails on each side of both tires and have 4 tie down contact points and like every one else said make sure you pull down enough to squeeze the shocks some so the straps stay tight. Be sure a check them after the first 50 miles and then everytime you fill up.

When replying to a post, it pays to read the whole thread. A few posts above your reply I stated that I use a Canyon Dancer or as you say....'specialty nylon handle bar sock' It's called a Canyon Dancer...CANYON DANCER.

Trailers are for boats.

Trailers are for boats and boats are for Floridians........ (and Cubans)

AAA RV membership . . 135 bucks a year . . insured travel to the shop.

Ah yes. The old AAA RV membership. Your bike dies and they sent out Gomer and the wrecker and he snatches your bike up with chains under the tank and when the tank crushes......he looks at it and says.....duh, dat neva happ-ed before. Duh.

135 bucks for the peace of mind that some mindless idiot is gonna disfigure your bike. Great idea. You are much better off with AMA Mo-Tow. At least the AMA pre-screens it's contractors to make sure they at least know what a motorcycle is and how to handle it.

AAA is for greyhairs in Buick's not bikes.

 

[Kmutt]

Must be snowing today............Flip had time to post AND bust balls!!!!!!!!!!

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[STRIPES]

Somebody must've sent him some fire ant laced underwear.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

Must be snowing today............Flip had time to post AND bust balls!!!!!!!!!!

mutt

Naw...The road is so muddy that I can't even ride the KLR. Besides, it's too cold. Will be out on Tuesday and going to Marne to collect my bike the last week of the month.

I'm taking 3 back out. That will be 3 Canyon Dancers and 12 straps. 4 on each bike plus 1 Canyon Dancer on each set of handlebars. 1 '65 Matchless, 1 '66 Norton and 1 '60 something Triumph.

I spent the better part of my working life hauling everything from coiled steel to locomotives and nothing ever fell off in the road and I never had a freight claim. if you secure your load properly and check it regularly to make sure your securement hasn't become loose, you are good to go. As long as you have the wheels in a segregated rail or the front wheel in a chock, 4 ratchet straps and/or a Canyon Dancer is all you need to haul your bike from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Supposed to be 60 on Tuesday. I'll be KLR'ing. gets me in shape to run the lawnmower. I'm getting cabin fever anyway.

 

[Elvis]

Naw...The road is so muddy that I can't even ride the KLR. Besides, it's too cold. Will be out on Tuesday and going to Marne to collect my bike the last week of the month.

I'm taking 3 back out. That will be 3 Canyon Dancers and 12 straps. 4 on each bike plus 1 Canyon Dancer on each set of handlebars. 1 '65 Matchless, 1 '66 Norton and 1 '60 something Triumph.

I spent the better part of my working life hauling everything from coiled steel to locomotives and nothing ever fell off in the road and I never had a freight claim. if you secure your load properly and check it regularly to make sure your securement hasn't become loose, you are good to go. As long as you have the wheels in a segregated rail or the front wheel in a chock, 4 ratchet straps and/or a Canyon Dancer is all you need to haul your bike from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Supposed to be 60 on Tuesday. I'll be KLR'ing. gets me in shape to run the lawnmower. I'm getting cabin fever anyway.

Your is called canyon dancer, mine was actually a honda product, but thanks anyway.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

I've got the Matchless on the trailer right now. I picked it up this afternoon. Wednesday, I'll pick up the Norton and the Trumphet. I'll take some pictures with them loaded so you all can see how I secure bikes for road trips. The Matchless alone is probably worth more than an R3 is. It's a '65 G50 in Concours Condition.

Canyon Dancer makes the bar harness for Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and themselves.