New Toy Haul for My '12 Trike

[mgwtrike]

New Toy Hauler for My '12 Trike

Hey Fellows, I need your unbiased opinion here on if I can improve on securing my Goldwing trike in my
new 7 'x 10' trailer I picked up today with electric brakes.

I'll be pulling my Goldwing to Florida this winter and have 34 years of pulling boats, but never a trike fasten in a enclosed trailer.

Here's a few pictures I took before it got to dark to work on it.

What do you think?

Cheers!

 

[Gold Rush]

Hey Fellows, I need your unbiased opinion here on if I can improve on securing my Goldwing trike in my new 7 'x 10' trailer I picked up today with electric brakes. I'll be pulling my Goldwing to Florida this winter and have 34 years of pulling boats, but never a trike fasten in a enclosed trailer. Here's a few pictures I took before it got to dark to work on it. What do you think? Cheers!

Looks to me like that dog should hunt just fine Mike. If the wheel lock is bolted through the floor instead of just screwed into it, you might wrap a soft tie of some sort through the front wheel and around it. Not necessary but would add a little security.:xszpv::xszpv:

HAPPY HAULIN'.

 

[Trikindan]

You may want to consider putting chocks in front and behind rear tires. May be an overkill but would be good insurance that it doesn't rock forward and backwards when you start and stop.

Wow your Trike really filled up that 7X10. I am looking at a 7X12 and thought I would have room to store a lot in the front "V" but maybe I should look at a 7X14.

Looks good though, I'm sure you will be just fine.

 

[mgwtrike]

Looks to me like that dog should hunt just fine Mike. If the wheel lock is bolted through the floor instead of just screwed into it, you might wrap a soft tie of some sort through the front wheel and around it. Not necessary but would add a little security.:xszpv::xszpv:

HAPPY HAULIN'.

Thanks any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Yeah I just might do something will the front wheel chock for security.

Those pictures show the first time I loaded the trike after getting the trailer home.

I took the trailer loaded down the highway just to check if the whole rig was balance correctly.

Loaded it tracked straight as a arrow and those electric brakes are awesome.

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You may want to consider putting chocks in front and behind rear tires. May be an overkill but would be good insurance that it doesn't rock forward and backwards when you start and stop.

Good point. ThumbUp

I do have wheel chocks for the trailer wheels but could use those on the trike when on the road.

 

[SMSgt]

When I strap my car in the trailer I put force pulling the car to the front and back so it can not move in either direction.
When I strap my GL1800 RS in the small 7X12 trailer I strap it the same way so it is pulling against the front wheel chock and strap it so the forces are pulling against the straps in both directions fore and aft. Then it can't move forward because there is a chock there and it can't move aft because the straps are pulling the motorcycle towards the chock.

 

[msocko3]

I'd be real careful pulling on the front engine guards, they bolt to part of the engine mounting. I managed to snap an ear off the right side just by pushing myself up in the seat on the highway peg. If you break the mount, it won't be a cheap fix. I go up around the bottom triple tree, one strap on each side.

 

[GrandpaDave]

I've secured my Goldwing trike just the way you did in my 5th wheel toy hauler / camper and it travels just fine. You should do great hauling it just the way it is. Happy traveling..

 

[mgwtrike]

I'd be real careful pulling on the front engine guards, they bolt to part of the engine mounting. I managed to snap an ear off the right side just by pushing myself up in the seat on the highway peg. If you break the mount, it won't be a cheap fix. I go up around the bottom triple tree, one strap on each side.

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I hear so much about the "Triple tree" were and what is it???????

 

[msocko3]

I hear so much about the "Triple tree" were and what is it???????

It is where the forks mount, you have a top and a bottom. Ask any knowledgeable dealer and they'll tell you not to use the engine guards, yes there are folks who used them without issue, but the laws of average say sooner or later something is going to break. It is so simple to throw the strap over the bottom of the tree and then pull it into the chock with the straps. I pull it into the chock and compress the front suspension some, this way the suspension isn't cycling up and down with the bumps all the while it is being towed.

Another thing to keep in mind is the straps, if you do a lot of hauling with them, keep an eye on them. They will get weak and snap eventually. I had the Harley dealer pick up my bike once for warranty work, got a phone call a couple days later. The service manager was apologizing for marks on my fairing from when one of the straps broke while it was being hauled. They ordered me a new painted part because it was to damaged to repair. The service manager said they try and replace the straps often, but occasionally one will not get replaced soon enough and will snap. Of course it needs to be taken with a grain of salt since a dealer will haul way more than the average person will in a life time.

 

[FRR]

Hey Fellows, I need your unbiased opinion here on if I can improve on securing my Goldwing trike in my

new 7 'x 10' trailer I picked up today with electric brakes.

I'll be pulling my Goldwing to Florida this winter and have 34 years of pulling boats, but never a trike fasten in a enclosed trailer.

Here's a few pictures I took before it got to dark to work on it.

What do you think?

Cheers!

What you did here is just fine. I think anything else is just overkill.

What you did was just fine. Anything else would just be overkill.

 

[rivers63386]

I'd be real careful pulling on the front engine guards, they bolt to part of the engine mounting. I managed to snap an ear off the right side just by pushing myself up in the seat on the highway peg. If you break the mount, it won't be a cheap fix. I go up around the bottom triple tree, one strap on each side.

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Yes don't hook anything to the engine guards.... They break off in a heart beat... You might also get some heavier width straps, like this fellow has pictured around his triple tree.... They are much sturdier under load...

 

[Solidbob]

As someone said earlier I also have a Heavy Duty Chock mounted thru the floor for the front. I use a nylon rope and wrap the tire and chock then tie it off so nothing moves. I then run straps thru nylon tye straps to the floor rings and engine guards (never had an engine guard fail in 20 years of hauling bikes & trikes) and leave those loose til you secure the rear end just as you have done. Then once the rear is near tight, i retighten the front straps. That way its pulling against itself, being inside and your first pull check it 40 miles down the road and see that it is still snug// not extra tight, its not going to run off. I also no longer use those Orange Ratchet Straps as they were a real PIA dragging around all that excess strapping.

You might go here on Amazon and look at these straps / they retract, no more mess and these are 2" x 10 ' plenty long enough :

http://www.amazon.com/Erickson-3441...Tie-Down/dp/B005C2ACBI/ref=pd_bxgy_263_text_y

Watch the video of how they work.... thru all my crappy and cut ones away and got 4 of these and about (6) Nylon Tye Straps like for handle bars....

I'm tyed down in 10 minutes now.....

 

[msocko3]

I'm using the 2" from Powertye http://powertye.com/store/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=1.

 

[mgwtrike]

It is where the forks mount, you have a top and a bottom. Ask any knowledgeable dealer and they'll tell you not to use the engine guards, yes there are folks who used them without issue, but the laws of average say sooner or later something is going to break. It is so simple to throw the strap over the bottom of the tree and then pull it into the chock with the straps. I pull it into the chock and compress the front suspension some, this way the suspension isn't cycling up and down with the bumps all the while it is being towed.

Another thing to keep in mind is the straps, if you do a lot of hauling with them, keep an eye on them. They will get weak and snap eventually. I had the Harley dealer pick up my bike once for warranty work, got a phone call a couple days later. The service manager was apologizing for marks on my fairing from when one of the straps broke while it was being hauled. They ordered me a new painted part because it was to damaged to repair. The service manager said they try and replace the straps often, but occasionally one will not get replaced soon enough and will snap. Of course it needs to be taken with a grain of salt since a dealer will haul way more than the average person will in a life time.

Thanks for the info.

Which brings up the question on strap width.
I have only 1" straps, should I buy 2" maybe????

 

[mgwtrike]

Ok fellows, I change my hook-up process, but still using the orange 1" straps.
This time I took the side covers off and attached the straps (soft ties) in a "front" pulling force,
and the back straps are in a "back" pulling force attached to the Roadsmith towing lope near the axle.

What do you think???





Front pulling forward with soft straps attached to the corner mounted tie-downs









Here's the back end pulling back from the corner mounted tie-downs.





Here's a Goldwing trike that I feel comfortable towing down the highway.
I might go to heavier 2" straps..............:Shrug:

 

[msocko3]

Thanks for the info.

Which brings up the question on strap width.
I have only 1" straps, should I buy 2" maybe????

I like to overkill things, I look at the worse case such as an accident.

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Ok fellows, I change my hook-up process, but still using the orange 1" straps.
This time I took the side covers off and attached the straps (soft ties) in a "front" pulling force,
and the back straps are in a "back" pulling force attached to the Roadsmith towing lope near the axle.

What do you think???





Front pulling forward with soft straps attached to the corner mounted tie-downs

That looks like it should ride better, biggest thing is you're not pulling on the engine guards. Sure there are folks who use the engine guards, they've been lucky and not found a broken mount and a large repair bill.

 

[BigMac46]

Trike in 12' trailer

Mike your trailer and trike are both beautiful . Enjoy many years of riding that trike.

 

[Chazzman]

I think a ride from wis to Fla would be grand and just pull the trailer LOL!