austin
Well-Known Member
My bike and newly restored trailer had their first proper outing today: over to Thirsk to get new Tubeless wheels fitted. They’ve only been on order for 2 days short of 12 months!! I’ve loaded the bike on the trailer several times and tried various places to tie the bike down and thought I had it sussed: 4 straps, two at the front round the lower fork legs and back to the trailer axle; two to the back through the pillion footrest hangers and again back to the axle - there’s some brackets for this purpose.
Going was fine mainly as I went the main road way - dual carriageway way for 90% of the way. Everything still nice and tight when I got there. Coming back though the A66 was closed so I came through the Dales: Leyburn, Hawes, Ribblehead etc. I took it pretty steady but when I got home the two rear straps had both un-hooked themselves from the eye on the axle. My assumption is that the rougher route had caused the bike’s suspension to move enough so the straps went loose enough to un-hook themselves. Is this likely?
I suppose I need to either crank down the straps so there is no suspension movement possible, or tie down to the wheel or swinging arm where there can be no movement. Any thoughts?
trailer is a Bike Lug trailer - now Moto Lug. I suppose the good bit is even with just two straps the bike was still as steady as anything.
Going was fine mainly as I went the main road way - dual carriageway way for 90% of the way. Everything still nice and tight when I got there. Coming back though the A66 was closed so I came through the Dales: Leyburn, Hawes, Ribblehead etc. I took it pretty steady but when I got home the two rear straps had both un-hooked themselves from the eye on the axle. My assumption is that the rougher route had caused the bike’s suspension to move enough so the straps went loose enough to un-hook themselves. Is this likely?
I suppose I need to either crank down the straps so there is no suspension movement possible, or tie down to the wheel or swinging arm where there can be no movement. Any thoughts?
trailer is a Bike Lug trailer - now Moto Lug. I suppose the good bit is even with just two straps the bike was still as steady as anything.