STRAPPING Motorcycle to Trailer EASY - Load Motorcycle on Trailer by YOURSELF 

@God of Gods 55 just like they said to;) i would guess a person could get away with 65-70 on a smooth interstate in a straight line

Make a wood chock to center your bike so you can put your kick stand up from the beginning.

@@ronhanish good idea!

hahahaha totally fair. my riding gear is top notch, my maintenance gear....not so much. :)

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completely agree if it's available. i always load flat with that red ramp to help at home because it's a flat parking lot at cota and texas mile, so i want to make sure it's not too low at home first.

Good to hear it helped! good luck!

absolutely, glad it was helpful! i shipped a lot of choppers when i had my shop, so sportbike hauling was new to me too. best to put a rag in each canyon dancer to keep from scratching your grips too. enjoy!

absolutely! glad it helped, and enjoy the new toy!

Look at some videos other than this. Much easier, accessible and safer.

absolutely! glad it helped and enjoy riding!

Yes, i rent one several times a year. congrats on the new bike, enjoy!

You're very welcome, and glad it was helpful. Keep the shiny side up!

nice. used to have a chopper shop in jax, spent many bike week events in daytona and been to savannah too, cool place.

awesome to hear, much appreciate it!

great to hear! i just did the exact process on the exact trailer last weekend taking it to COTA!

de nada!

happy it helped, as far as the ratchet straps, i've had them for so long, not even sure where i got them. i actually think they're the sets that came with the craftsman motorcycle lift that picks a bike (non-sportbike) off the floor, but i don't think i've ever bought any besides just having those around from the chopper shop days.

they are such a phenomenal machine. i do love my aprilia too, they're similar, but such different personalities. that bmw is the longest relationship of my life at 14 years, girl, car, or bike.

glad it helped and good luck! don't forget the canyon dancers, and put a rag in each end so it's easier on the bar ends. i've done this with my 9 1/2' chopper too, bigger than a busa lol

Lol...I'm moving my new Busa this weekend. Where did he get those grip cans I wonder

@@timmypalmer6727 you talking about the canyon dancers? i think revzilla, just search for canyon dancers. also might help to put a shop rag in each one to make sure they don't scuff your grips.

the rear i don't worry about, but for the front, i had the front tire pop out of the chock once and fell over, so i get paranoid about that one.

If you tie the bike down from the lower forks, where the axle is, you will not compress the forks it all and it can still absorb bumps as normally. I also use canyon dancers but only have them tight enough to barely hold the bike, but not compress the forks very much (only as a back up). You are perfect on the rear swing arm, as this also allows the rear suspension to work as designed.@@NoLimitsNoRegrets

@@northern3000 like i said in another comment, this is the only way i saw to do it as if i tied down to just the lower forks it wouldn't stay upright. so you tie down the lower forks, but then use canyon dancers to keep the top from tipping over? interesting....

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets having it tied down by the lower forks will easily hold the bike by its self. I only use the canyon dancers as a redundant back up for long drives.

this isn't scientific, but the way i do it is look at the front tire, and when i see the trailer is pushing into the tire a bit, enough to visually deform the surface, then i figure the tire pressure will help keep everything stable and the straps are tight enough.

Happy it helped! the short red ramp came with a set of metal car ramps i bought for low clearance cars. You don't really need that specific part though. if you have a thick flat board, you can put it under there as well. just something you can drive over that will reduce the angle difference between the ramp and trailer a little bit.

Yessir! '68 HD? shovelhead sportie or big twin?

thanks a bunch, yeah i love this bike, been through so much with it. cross country record, COTA, drag strip, Texas Mile, Rocky Mts. lots of other vids on all the mods i've done if interested!

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets definitely gonna check those out

i actually didn't know they even came in different lengths? it's a function of the bar to bar length. i've used these same ones on multiple sport bikes (aprilias and bmw), a harley nighttrain, and my gripper chopper. the only time i could see needing something unique would be if you had a chopper with super wide beach bars or something, but 99% of the bikes will work fine with the standard length.

sooner is good, whatever avoids forgetting it, but when the front end is strapped down tight, the kickstand won't go down as it's too close to the deck, on mine at least.

i always put it in neutral personally. it may be paranoia, but the idea of impact to the gears while bouncing down the highway seems like it's better to avoid. glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

It was exactly what I was looking for sometimes straight to the point and very clear thanks again!

@@brunorosales7387 absolutely, good luck!

You're welcome. I've never used a cover, but i've been caught in the rain so many times, i don't worry about a bike getting wet. only time i'd consider it would be to keep ppl from stealing a radar detector or something at a hotel. I don't know that you'd get a rain cover on it for trailering, and like you say, it might get torn apart. i'd rather see the bike as you can look in the rearview and make sure it's still perfectly vertical, hasn't shifted, etc.

Just like with a boat you're supposed to take the cover off before towing it

@@ryantogo8359 never owned a boat and don't really use bike covers, but why are you supposed to take it off? i've seen plenty boats with covers on the road?

glad it helped!

only issue i had with hbars personally was this last tx mile. i lowered the bike, and the clipons didn't have enough meat to grab, so they moved down during trailer hauling. yes, unsprung would be nice, but as you noted, too low means less tip stability.

i bought it at autozone probably 25 years ago. it's basically car ramps for low clearance cars, and these are the extensions, but you could even use just a piece of 2x8 or 2x10 in place. you just want something to hold up the bottom of the trailer ramp to smooth out the angle when you go from the trailer ramp to the trailer bed.

fair question, and i did about dump dad's sportster trying to ride it up a plank into a pickup. However, in making this video, i feel more comfortable riding up the ramp. it's a low incline, and there is plenty of room on each side for my feet to stabilize if needed. from riding position, i can modulate gas/clutch/brakes easiest. walking it up as you describe may be an awkward angle. if the throttle hand would get away on you, the bike may take off on you and fall over. also from just one side, if you got off balance and it fell away from you, you wouldn't be able to keep it from going over. You are correct though that if it's a low clearance bike, sitting on it will compress the suspension and further reduce clearance over the hump, but you can put the weight in your feet/legs to minimize this. Ultimately, this is what works for me, but i've seen other guys walk next to them to load it, which is fine too. Everyone finds what works best for them, but this is how i've found most comfortable for myself.

not sure there's an actual limit. the longest i've used on for is almost every year i drive 1000 miles from TX to CO. Only had one time where they fussed at me a bit about going that far w/ it. Only had one issue with one because someone before me had overloaded it, bent the axle, and the inside of the tires wore out. Had a blowout by denver, but road assist came and fixed it for me. Scary thing was seeing the bike flopping back and forth.

@God of Gods they really don't, hence, suggest keeping it low.

@God of Gods i got the impression that the guy pretended he didn't hear it, but the CO location knew i had to get back to TX with it, so once i was a long way away, they kinda had to let me get home. forgiveness over permission every time.

Unlimited Miles though if returning to a different location fees are much higher than returning to original pickup location.

it's specific for motorcycles, and you can tell because it has the indent in the front to place the front tire. a utility only would be just straight across the front.

that little red ramp is only about 2.5" high. it actually came with a set of car ramps to soften the angle for low clearance cars, but works good for a trailer or rolling up the curb in the garage. you need to make sure the car/trailer are on flat ground. Not sure if you watched my movie, but you can see when it was in the driveway and the ramp was at a different angle than the trailer, it just drug bottom and couldn't clear the belly pan.

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets I did watch it...it was perfect..thanks for taking the time to make it and share!!! appreciate your time!!! I found yours online ultra ramp 6500 ;-) thank you!!!

@@crystalsnyder3741 awesome and glad to hear it! keep the shiny side up!

de nada, glad it helped. obviously i'd never drive over 55 mph w/ or w/o a trailer (haha), but hypothetically, i might set cruise at 75 with the trailer, and the only issue i ever had was because someone overloaded the trailer before me, bent the axle, the tires wore on the inside, blew out a tire, sent the trailer into an oscillation about the hitch, and came way close to losing the whole works. otherwise, keeping it 75 and under has never caused mythical me an issue. only other issue i've had is in TX heat, the tran overheating with incline at higher speeds.

Got it, thank you! I’ve also heard to double check the tires on these trailers to ensure they’re in good shape. The bent axle experience must have been exciting!!

@@NavySWOdefinitely check the tires always. exciting is one way to describe that clusterfck!

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is that because the bars have risers perhaps? i.e. tying them down might change the angle of them in the riser? that would make sense if so vs. clip-ons.

glad it helped. i just started it for 2 reasons. first, if i get crooked going down, i can pull back forward. second, it starts warming up the engine before i ride back into the garage or wherever once i get off the trailer, but you of course don't need it on to roll it backward.

@@NoLimitsNoRegretsThanks for that info and a good idea to be able to go back up with engine power if one rolled a bit crooked when going backwards.. (would walking beside it using the engine as power for going up also work?)

@@erwinerwin1245 I've seen guys walk a bike up ramps before and get good at it, but personally, i push started harleys plenty of times by running next to them and jumping on and dumping the clutch, but had one fall on my once because you only support one side of the bike, so i prefer to ride bikes up and down ramps if i can. the only real dicey one was riding up a 2x10 into the back of a pickup because if i fell sideways i was screwed, so i just gassed it and blasted up the ramp and chipped the back of the rear glass of the cab lol.

@@NoLimitsNoRegretsThanks for the info on your experience and I can see where with a heavy bike just supporting one side could have some serious issues. My bike is 225 lbs as in a Honda Grom as I am new at this and am just learning so I need to take it to parking lots for practice with a trailer. I am also not that young as in 78 and am crazy enough to get into motorcycles and once I get really comfortable and experienced I may move up to a Honda Shadow. First I need to get my M2 and am booked for a safety course in mid May.

they bent the clipons? were they strapped down to tight or something?

It's strapped to leave about 1.5 inch of suspension. I wouldn't call it tight. But obviously it was too tight. The cannon dancer has a warning in their manual NEVER compress the front forks more than half way, or approximately two to three inches.

@@kweon i wonder if the stock cast ones are more stout than some of the lighter weldments too. thanks for the input.

someone else told me that too, but i couldn't figure out a way to strap down just the lower forks, and it has to be solid down and stable side to side from high enough for enough moment arm distance? i'll have to look up the site you mention, but i've been doing this for years and never had an issue. thanks.

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets Yeah I think the trick is the straps he sells, they don't stretch so he'll show strapping bikes almost straight to the floor or straight across from the axle which is maybe how you'd have to tie that S1000 down. I use those uhaul trailers a lot and I must say I'm going to steal your trick of putting the ramp under the ramp, I thought that was a pretty genius idea. I usually load a R1200 RT and haul it south for the winter and I have hit the bottom before riding it on the trailer.

@@redbull8661 these straps don't stretch either, but the trick is you have to have support of the bike side to side to keep from falling over, and the top of the bike at the handlebars gives the most stability, which as we both know compresses the forks. if you'd somehow pull from the bottom forks only, the only compliance for bumps is the air pressure in the tires. again, i'll have to go look at his stuff. the ramp is critical to keep from belly dragging. don't know if you watched my movie, but in it, i tried loading it with the bike on the driveway, and the angle was ever worse and couldn't get it in until i moved it to flat ground. i need to lower my s1k for the texas mile, so not sure what i'm gonna have to rig up for getting it in there after that....

i always request a motorcycle trailer specifically, as it'll have the right tie down points and that front wheel slot. i think there's only one size of the single motorcycle trailer, but it's probably around 4x8 maybe? the uhaul site should have exact dims.

55 as recommended of course :) i've passed at 70-75, but that's about as much as i push it. smooth roads, not a big deal, but i had a tire blow out once on interstate, and it was very unpleasant trying to settle/slow down.

i looked on the uhaul website, and it says it's 5x9.www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Motorcycle-Trailer-Rental/MT/

yes, i leave it in neutral. Not sure if that's necessary, but to me, it feels safer that no jarring during transport will be transferred through the transmission that way.

yes, they allow a better way to 'grab' the top/front of the bike. as you tighten them, it all pulls tighter on the handlebars, so use a rag in the end of the canyon dancers to protect the hbar ends, then the fuzzy strap protects the front of the tank.

Thank you.@@NoLimitsNoRegrets

i've learned to be self sufficient whenever possible :)

someone else had commented with that too, but doing that with this trailer wouldn't provide enough moment arm to keep the bike vertical. I have to get that high on it to prevent tipping over. maybe if you had a fancier front chock and could completely rely on that lower attachment to keep it vertical?

that's fair. too blair witchy. glad it was helpful.

That's fair. thanks and glad you enjoyed it.

not sure i follow. you're saying you do a different process than i did, or you use different straps than i did?

@NoLimitsNoRegrets i do it differently plus since i have a 82x24 car hauler trailer with 14 stake pockets i asked a mccd trooper if how im doing it is proper he said yes thats fine and to ensure its tight all the way and of course at every stop i check im always looking back at my straps as well as the load to ensure its good as i drive down the road if i see it move in the slightest i pull off and redo them and it works. No issues what so ever. Talk later im taking a camper to hampton va via uship booked shipment

you need to compress the suspension. are you saying not to or just to grab triple trees somehow instead of bars?

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets Ideally you would grab onto the fork leg on each side then the suspension would be free to travel and you are less likely to have straps coming loose. I don't know if you could do that with this particular bike as I ain't familiar with it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vh5zO1__oNc.html

@@lawsonfan5797 front forks basically all work on the same basic concept. the example this guy showed of what not to do is extremely sloppy, so yes, i agree that's NOT the way to do it and would let the bike fall over, but that's not how I'm suggesting. You HAVE to have the suspension compressed to keep the front tire tight against the front like i described. I agree that pulling the lower forks down like he does will still allow keeping the front tire tight forward where it needs, but it may (?) cause wear on the finish of those lower forks during the ride. That's the point of the canyon dancers, prevent wear on forks by straps. The other reason I don't strap at the bottom is you don't have enough leverage to keep it upright. Look at how he had it strapped, plus he doesn't have front tire chocks, which means I have a hard time believing that bike would fall over during transport like that. With those two aspects, there's just nothing keeping the bike vertical. it also looked like he didn't strap the rear of his bike unless i missed it (scanned the vid), which is a horrible idea too. that rear end will bounce around if not strapped, and with no chocks up front and low front strap points, my gut says that bike will be on it's side a mile from home. I would never use the method he showed in that vid.

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets Why do you say there is no chocks up front. I clearly see a front chock.

@@beemercycle agreed, can you tell me what time i made that comment, so i can clarify? perhaps i was talking about "if no front chock" or an extra chock accessory? sorry for confusion.

yes, that does require some balance, but you get used to it. no sudden moves!

for the straps i was using and the length limits i had, hook to hook just worked the best. Been doing this for over a decade to atx and CO. only time i had a bike fall was because i had the rear straps tied back instead of forward. never had a blown seal. attaching to lower fork legs would be better, agreed, but doesn't have the horizontal support to keep bike from tipping over.

hadn't noticed that, but noted. thanks.

i've heard that about lower on the fork attachment too, but you need the leverage up higher to keep it from falling over sideways with this setup. to do that you'd need some kind of a front wheel brace that keeps the bike from tipping.

not sure i understand your question. the canyon dancers go on the handlebars, best to stuff a rag on the end, and the straps go through the loops of the canyon dancers. does that clarify?

@@NoLimitsNoRegrets Thanks. I basically got the concept. Would have been great to explain what the canyon dancer is. Show it going on, show putting the straps through the loops. In the video it was just suddenly done, and not even a pulled back angle of what it looks like.

@@aaronmcmillin1253 apologies for breezing through that part and appreciate the feedback as i hadn't heard that miss before. i try to remind myself not everyone knows what i know and to be clear with things, but guess that one slipped by me.

i always twist each chain to take up slack and cross them, did i not do that in this video?? what do you mean about offloading the straps?

the canyon dancer? part of what i'm trying to show is there's a better way like using that piece. i never knew about it and it makes life a lot easier.

1. i most certainly will not, no value add for add'l keystroke. 2. thanks!

only for loading, never for riding haha!

what do you recommend for changes? i've been doing it this way for over 10 years with no problem.

Been trailering a boat for 10 years I’ve never had the tongue detach but I get it they are supposed to be crossed, you just don’t gotta be a d a bout it

doing this for over a decade, very beginning of the video shows chains crossed. get your facts straight before posts like this, you just make yourself look bad, not me.

@@BikerBuck-ei6cw thanks for saying that as well. and as i just noted in my other comment to the individual, the chains are shown crossed in the very beginning of the video like i do every time. have a good weekend and thanks for watching!