| Author | Message | ||
     Ratbuell |
OK, so dad asked me on his birthday to pleasepleaseplease NOT ride from Maryland to Florida to visit. He's fine if I bring a bike, but worries too much for a bike to bring me. He's 82. I'll give him this one, especially since he asked on his birthday. So, I'm headed down tomorrow, got the CR loaded in the back of the truck (taking a truck anyway, might as well have a bike in it!)...but I have a concern. Truck is a Dodge Ram with tiedowns in the bottom corners of the bed. Concern is, the straps (which I looped around the lower triple tree; I did NOT want to use the clubmans) are pressed pretty tight against the lower/forward edge of the pods. Anyone traveled like this with an 1125 before? Should I be concerned about rolling 900 miles like this tomorrow, or should I just find another way to strap it? I guess I could put it on my rear wheel stand to hold it upright, and strap it to the truck some other way... | ||
| Christaylor |
Try strapping the left fork leg to the right side tie down point on the truck and the right fork leg to left tie down point. This works for me with no pod or fender rub.  | ||
| D_adams |
I crossed over from the opposite fork leg and did about 2200 miles that way. No damage, no rubs. I did use an extra set for more security, I had 6 straps total, 2 in the back. It was pretty solid and didn't wiggle at all. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
while we're on this topic do you think an 1125r would fit in the back of a 6ft (short bed) ranger?? Thanks Jake | ||
| Rex |
It is hard to do. I put the CR into a motorcycle stand that holds the bike without straps. Then I loosely strapped it down. other wise, some straps go across where the control buttons go, and would break them, and the straps would rub on the pods. REX | ||
| Spike240sx |
These work great for full size trucks. Put them in the middle of the truck bed and you can get 2 bikes in a full size bed. Found mine at Northern Tools for $25 i think. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/ANX0/3375 .oap?mn=Anchortrax&mc=ANX Jake- An 1125 will fit in a short bed with the tailgate down. Easiest is to load the bike in the middle and use the lower tripple tree to tie down the front. The tie downs should not hit the pods if its in the center of the bed. I have hauled mine so many times in that back of my old colorado. Upgraded to a tundra and can haul 2 bikes at once using the anchortrax system | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
was that 25$ a piece or for the pair? Jake | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
oh and thank you for the info!! Jake | ||
| Spike240sx |
they come in a pack of 2 for about $25. I was looking for some pics from my last vacation where i took the bike down to The Dragon but apparently i didnt snap any of the bike all loaded up. Over 2400 miles with only 2 straps! Was rock sold the whole way. | ||
| Hughlysses |
while we're on this topic do you think an 1125r would fit in the back of a 6ft (short bed) ranger?? I can personally attest you can haul an 1125CR AND a Uly in the back of a short bed Ranger at the same time. Either will fit easily. You can't close the tailgate, but I don't see where that's a big deal. | ||
| Mountainstorm |
In case you want to try them Canyon Dancers are straps that go onto the handlebars and give you some purchase points to attach ratchet straps. I usually start by getting the front wheel against the front of the bed and loosely strap the kickstand side handlebar down then the other side and crank it down until there is only an inch or so of fork travel left. I then strap the back end to keep it from shifting from side to side using the passenger pegs as purchase points for more ratchet straps. 4 ratchet straps and Canyon Dancers have gotten my bikes from VA to WI and back without issue. | ||
| Ewalk |
I use a bar harness like this one http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/76/13223/ ITEM/Canyon-Dancer-Bar-Harness-II.aspx?SiteID=SLI|Handlebar%20Strap&WT.MC_ID=10010 works well for me and you can pick one up at most metric bike stores | ||
| Puzzled |
A better alternative to the canyon dancer. http://www.njbuellowners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f =17&t=68 | ||
| 01_turbowolf |
i always cross the triple and hold the back by the swingarm for stability. made a 4hr trip through dallas rush hour and HORRIBLE construction, bad enough my mirror fell off the windshield through the rough part. and my cr fits in my 5 1/2 ft chevy bed with 3 in. to spare. BTW a short bed ranger is only about 4 1/2ft. (Message edited by 01_turbowolf on December 24, 2010) (Message edited by 01_turbowolf on December 24, 2010) | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
hey guys im gonna end up getting a 94 long bed ranger so its no worries now lol, one more question, im gonna put a wheel chock in the bed so i can stick my front wheel in it and stabilize it more, so does anyone have a recommendation for a front wheel chock? and should i get a 5", 5.5", 6", or 6.5" ?? THANK YOU! Jake | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
I bought the wheel chock at Harbor Freight and installed it in my shortbed '01 Chevy 1500 ... My '09R fits like a champ. With the chock, my tailgate misses closing by about 1", which I corrected by putting tie-down loops on it which I then secure to newly installed tie-down points that I added to the wheelwell area while I had the drill out. Mike | ||
| Jpinkerton |
I use some HD Hog Tie Soft Hooks. They slip knot to the handle bars and then the tiedown straps hook to the open loops on the hooks. They work great on the straight bars and keep the straps from scratching the pods. Not sure how they will work on the clubmans. http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp ?WebLogicSession=NZIBNuHk2johkIMBJxRxEnMO4u1AiUGP8 ss3rmj2dv6fIfKSxXkU!-587542262!hiwpbmsp03.ihd.hd!7 005!8005&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441848147&FOLDE R%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302290983&ASSORTMENT%3C%3E ast_id=2534374302290983&bmUID=1293502594402&bmLoca le=en_us | ||
| Ratbuell |
Well, the "opposite fork" idea worked just fine. Thanks for the tips! I couldn't bring myself to try tying to the clubmans...and maybe at some point I'll get a wheel chock or two for the truck LOL |
