Ideas for mounting bikes on trailer without tiedowns

**Danger** · 28th October 2008, 09:10

Originally Posted by oldskool

Why look for an alternative to Tiedowns? Keeping the shockies fully compressed with tiedowns can't be good for the seals over long trips.

Why is it bad for the seals?

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 09:30

Why look for an alternative to Tiedowns? Keeping the shockies fully compressed with tiedowns can't be good for the seals over long trips.

Why not run a length of steel box section across the trailer at the right height so it sits under the cradle with a couple of U-bolts that loop around the cradle and locks the frame down onto the bar. A couple of big cotter pins to slip through the Ubolts instead of nuts. Brackets on the sides of the trailer to slide the length of cross section through.
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good idea oldschool but sometimes the underside of my bike is just 1 big ball of mud

**oldskool** · 28th October 2008, 10:03

Why is it bad for the seals?

Yes it is an area of contention. Plenty of argument on this one.
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/arc...p/t-75261.html
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/arc...p/t-22260.html
And I'm from the school of thought that prevention is better than cure.
A fork brace made from a lump of wood gives peace of mind.

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 10:09

yep we always use fork brace.. nice peice of 4x2 with foam on the ends and never had leaky seals.... yet.. shit i just know that now ive said it.... tomorrow the bloody fork seals are gonna start leaking.. i should learn to keep my big mouth shut

**piston broke** · 28th October 2008, 10:39

what about an upright either side of trailer,with a cross bar at handlebar height.
then just tie the handlebars to crossmember,secure back wheel down.

**oldskool** · 28th October 2008, 10:45

what about an upright either side of trailer,with a cross bar at handlebar height.
then just tie the handlebars to crossmember,secure back wheel down.

Maybe on a good day laserracer's ball of mud extends to his bars!

**piston broke** · 28th October 2008, 10:54

what?
you ride in the wet?

and mud?

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 11:23

Hey on a good day my bike looks like a mobile mountain of mud... on a bad day nice and clean in the garage..

im just old and fussy ..what can i say .. mmmm bars

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 11:30

Yep ride in the wet ...nude wrestle in the mud

**oldskool** · 28th October 2008, 14:38

too much information... delete that thought!

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 19:03

Sorry did i say nude wrestle... i ment to say... crude trestle

wwwwwoooooohhhooooo first 100 posts

**oldskool** · 28th October 2008, 19:42

I dunno about you. References to 'Doing it on the trailer bondage style', 'Kinky mud wrestling', 'Animated stiff banana's, hmmm I have to wonder! What am I missing out on here!!

**piston broke** · 28th October 2008, 19:50

ew,nude wrestling in the mud sounds real dodgy

**laserracer** · 28th October 2008, 22:18

Its ok guys i dont really do it in the nude,,,i wear a ..G string and high heels

HEY im not dodgy more like ..chevy or fordy or sometimes honday or am very fond of yamahay

join the party oldskool its lots of fun in here, lots of swearing, and tons of booze

, and loose women.Wonder if theres a spanner you can get for doing up loose woman

Theres that damn stiff banana again it must be following me