Bastards tried to steal my bike!

**laserracer** · 13th October 2008, 14:18

Yep you can loosen the turnbuckles but only so far because of the padlock and the fact the other end is a closed loop, the only way to release the bike is to undo the padlock, buuut if you loose your key ...well yeah you are pretty much stuffed, this guy swears by it , mind you he is a yank so who knows,Ive been looking at making a system to lock the bikes to the trailer and do away with the bloody tiedowns, actually thinking about it the one with the turnbuckles if you jacked the bike up and could turn both turnbuckles at once you could probably undo them. but nothing is foolproof , i might try the turnbuckle thing with a few mods of my own and see what happens

**cave weta** · 13th October 2008, 14:24

Originally Posted by B0000M

i just noticed, hes using them instead of tie downs

I found a few of those photos in my search on the interweb, the ventura wheelclamp is not the one I have seen that was so good! It was similar, but this one had added plates on both sides so you couldnt pull the axle out and had some way of clamping the wheel down into it and locking. the Ventura one is really just a guide...

seems to me that www.offroadimports.co.nz steel core tiedowns are the only way to go!

**dafydd roberts** · 13th October 2008, 14:25

Originally Posted by cave weta

Ive been searching for those wheel clamplocks for bikes that hold the bike upright too- Ive Googled ' motorbike wheel clamp lock' and ventura wheel clamp' cos I thought thats who makes them but I cant find the thing Ive seen in the past. they have a trough that you drive the front wheel into and it rocks forward and locks and the bike is held- I think they are for in the shed but I have heard that you can also put them on the trailer- Is this right?

Would something like this work?

But no lock.

The RRP Is About $140

**cave weta** · 13th October 2008, 14:32

Originally Posted by dafydd roberts

Would something like this work?

But no lock.

Thats Them! - they are brilliant!- havent seen them in 10 years or so but they work really well. they have a little plunger lock on the other side that locks into a hole and stops you moving the locked lever.
they support your bike on the trailer too!- no tiedowns needed. And you have seen what my trailer looks like with six bikes on it. its like macrame!

**B0000M** · 13th October 2008, 14:36

a covered in trailer could be an easy way of securing 6 bikes?

**cave weta** · 13th October 2008, 14:47

Originally Posted by B0000M

a covered in trailer could be an easy way of securing 6 bikes?

Build me one for under 2 grand and Ill pick it up next tuesday

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Honestly- the trailer I want is worth $12 grand so it will have to wait. and all the bikes being visible is good promo..... see everybody wants them!

**dafydd roberts** · 13th October 2008, 14:52

Originally Posted by cave weta

Thats Them! - they are brilliant!- havent seen them in 10 years or so but they work really well. they have a little plunger lock on the other side that locks into a hole and stops you moving the locked lever.
they support your bike on the trailer too!- no tiedowns needed. And you have seen what my trailer looks like with six bikes on it. its like macrame!

They are part of a new range of accessories we are getting in.

Any of our stuff you can get from Boyd Honda in Hamilton.

**Danger** · 13th October 2008, 16:10

Fancy that!

**cave weta** · 13th October 2008, 16:15

Originally Posted by Danger

Fancy that!

I thought that myself!- how cheesy!- not much I can say in my defence..........
The clamp thing is pure coincidence- have you ever seen them? oh and do you know where I go for aftermarket radiators? - Dafyyd-shut up!
DANGER_
Do you happen to know a good suspension guy?