ratchet strapping bike to trailer...
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ratchet strapping bike to trailer...
isn't this going to affect the suspension pretty horribly...the nose is basically touching my front fender?!?! thanks for any ideas
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Re: ratchet strapping bike to trailer...
not for a day or 2.
i know this one clown left his R6 strapped down ini his truck for one week.
not the smartest move in my book.
what i did when i was making a trip to NY via DC i losened up the straps over night and unloaded the forks, then tightened them back down the next morning before i took off.
As long as you dont keep them compressed forever you'll be fine. a day or so wont hurt it.
i know this one clown left his R6 strapped down ini his truck for one week.
not the smartest move in my book.
what i did when i was making a trip to NY via DC i losened up the straps over night and unloaded the forks, then tightened them back down the next morning before i took off.
As long as you dont keep them compressed forever you'll be fine. a day or so wont hurt it.
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I bought a thing called a fork saver, its just a little plastic thing that goes between the tire and fender and it really helps. Let me know if you want it, I have no use for it anymore.
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Do you have to remove the front fender for the fork saver too?
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Re: ratchet strapping bike to trailer...
that's all fine and good on a dirtbike. on a streetbike that'll chew up the paint on the fender and/or break the fender.
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