Trailering My Super T

[tc9988]

I,m picking up my new S10 nest week. Due t to the weather I need to trailer it 500 miles home. I'm going to rent a 5" x 8" u haul trailer. Unfortunately the trailer has an aluminum floor so I won't be able to screw anything to the floor. I do have a condor chock and there are four flimsy looking tie down points, one in each corner .

Any ideas, suggestion on how to anchor the bike in the trailer and where /how do I attach the tie downs to the motorcycle itself

 

[snuffcityrider]

I strapped mine at the fork clamp x2 and then again on the frame just below the gas tank on both sides. And then another strap through the rear tire. Only had 100 miles to go but it worked well.

 

[rem]

Not sure about your actual trailer restraints (tiedown loops, etc) but for the bike, when trailering or for ferry crossings, I carry a little bag of short cords. I use a fishing cord, called sideline. Probably any stout 1/4" or so dia. cord will work. I tie a loop at each end. Then cow hitch one end almost anywhere on the bike, and hook the ratchet strap hook through the other end. Very easy on the bike, and you can attach to almost any solid spot on the bike without damage. With the loops tied in, they are maybe a foot in length.


I guess if you really needed to, you could get a piece of 3/4" plywood that goes from front to back on the trailer floor, and attach some restraint loops on that. Good luck with it. With no jackrabbit starts or sudden stops, you'll be fine. R

 

[HoebSTer]

i'd be more worried to know if there were some good ties down points in the trailer than on the bike. If there are, attach on the bike anyplace, and put the front wheel into one of the corners of the trailer. Run your ties-downs to a hook on trailer angling towards the front and lower, then run twon from the rear to each side of the trailer and all should be good.

 

[LousyPups]

If you don't already have some, soft tie-down extensions are wonderful. They really protect the bike from hard tie-down hooks and can be looped around many places.

Good luck.

 

[colorider]

If you don't already have some, soft tie-down extensions are wonderful. They really protect the bike from hard tie-down hooks and can be looped around many places.

Good luck.

These are what I use (when I DO have to trailer a bike). I have 2 or 3 pairs of them.

 

[rem]

These are what I use (when I DO have to trailer a bike). I have 2 or 3 pairs of them.

You have the pink trailer, don't you, Rod ????? Seems like I recall that ... R ::025:: ::025:: ::025::

 

[colorider]

You have the pink trailer, don't you, Rod ????? Seems like I recall that ... R ::025:: ::025:: ::025::

Your memory has really failed. It is YOU that has a pink trailer and used it to trailer your SuperT. ::024::

 

[rem]

I don't want to talk about it. Hey, you guys never did send me my pink riding suit. Guess I'll have to get some spray paint. R

 

[tc9988]

i'd be more worried to know if there were some good ties down points in the trailer than on the bike. If there are, attach on the bike anyplace, and put the front wheel into one of the corners of the trailer. Run your ties-downs to a hook on trailer angling towards the front and lower, then run twon from the rear to each side of the trailer and all should be good.

exactly. With the condor chock and a few 2x4's I can easily anchor the bike so it won't move horizontally either transversely or longitudinally, however the 4 anchor points look fairly flimsy and I'm worried about vertical movement when hitting road bumps. If there was a wood floor some 3 inch deck screws and a couple of eyebolts would be problem solved.

 

[AVGeek]

I once used a Uhaul open trailer to move my FJR from SoCal to Vegas (I think it was the 5x9, as it had the rear ramp gate). I recall using the four tie down points with no issues; there is also the option of using the top rail as attachment points (the ST is taller than the FJR, so this should work well).

 

[markjenn]

I do think it is important stabilize the wheels when trailering any distance. You need to make sure the front wheel can't twist and the rear can't hop side-to-side.

Chocks for the front are ideal, but you can make do with almost anything - if the front wheel is against a rail or something, running s-hooks and bungees will work - anything that keeps the front wheel against something and not able to turn. For the rear, you can run extra tie-downs from a few spokes at the bottom of the wheel to the sides of the trailer.

Carry lots of soft-ties, extra bungees, etc.

- Mark

 

[Don in Lodi]

It's not a covered trailer, but the U-Hauls out here can sometimes have a motorcycle specific trailer on property. Their trucks have rails along the walls that can be used for tie down points, but they don't do the 'down' part very well. Soft ties over the triple tree below the 'fairing' tied forward, and some way of keeping the rear of the bike from dancing around.