How to tie a bike down in a truck?
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ITs a 4x4 and I have noooo idea what im goin to use for a ramp, I can't think of any sheet of material strong enough to take 400 lbs that isn't built for it...
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Re: How to tie a bike down in a truck?
i almost always tie to the lower triple clamp, then forward to the corners of the bed. if you're worried about the pressure bending the front edge of the bed, a 2x12 across the front of the bed will spread the load better. i USED to tie to the handlebars, but i had a bar break once, and haven't done it since (it was anr6, thier bars are stupidly easy to break, i had one come off mid-wheelie before, that sucked)
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
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Re: How to tie a bike down in a truck?
as long as you're pulling from somewhere above the tree so you can compress the front suspension, it's cool. i just don't tie to bars from bad past experience. UNLESS the bike has tube style steel bars, like my 954. i'll tie to those any day.
the main thing i hate seeing is bikes tied dead center of a truck/trailer with 4 straps holding it in place. people always seem to ties to foot peg hangers and whatnot in those situations. those hangers are usually aluminum and aren't meant to take that kind of a load. i can just picture one of them snapping off and the bike tumbling down the road.
it's just persoanl preference i guess. just like people who insist on tieing a bike in a truck cocked sideways so they can shut the tailgate. just doesn't make sense to me.
maybe i'm overly picky.
the main thing i hate seeing is bikes tied dead center of a truck/trailer with 4 straps holding it in place. people always seem to ties to foot peg hangers and whatnot in those situations. those hangers are usually aluminum and aren't meant to take that kind of a load. i can just picture one of them snapping off and the bike tumbling down the road.
it's just persoanl preference i guess. just like people who insist on tieing a bike in a truck cocked sideways so they can shut the tailgate. just doesn't make sense to me.
maybe i'm overly picky.
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Re: How to tie a bike down in a truck?
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Re: How to tie a bike down in a truck?
i almost always tie to the lower triple clamp, then forward to the corners of the bed. if you're worried about the pressure bending the front edge of the bed, a 2x12 across the front of the bed will spread the load better. i USED to tie to the handlebars, but i had a bar break once, and haven't done it since (it was anr6, thier bars are stupidly easy to break, i had one come off mid-wheelie before, that sucked)
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
lower triple clamp? what?
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Re: How to tie a bike down in a truck?
i almost always tie to the lower triple clamp, then forward to the corners of the bed. if you're worried about the pressure bending the front edge of the bed, a 2x12 across the front of the bed will spread the load better. i USED to tie to the handlebars, but i had a bar break once, and haven't done it since (it was anr6, thier bars are stupidly easy to break, i had one come off mid-wheelie before, that sucked)
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
a single tie down across the rear to keep it from hopping around wouldn't hurt either. i drove to colorado and back with just 2 straps per bike, and it was fine the whole way.
if you have a canyon dancer, they work great. i just have better things to spend my money on.
i just see alot of people trying to tie down bike in weird ways, and it's always been a pet peeve of mine i guess.
If you can get that bike in the mazda you can tie anything down. When I moved my dirt bike the bars worked great from the corner of the bed.