[SweetLou]

Now, who can tell me how to strap down Corey on the trip to the gap, and what should I use????

[ThAzKat]

Now, who can tell me how to strap down Corey on the trip to the gap, and what should I use????

DUCT TAPE AND LOTS OF IT!!

[letsride]

hey need i use to put it in the back of the bick up but no fun . i bought a 4 by 6 small trailer and took it to a weld slop added 6 inches to the back cut a u shaped iron bar for the front tire and it all cost less then 400 bucks . now i have room in the pickup for stuff

[Batgirl]

You need lots of wood too. Ask Junior.

crank 'em down so that the suspension is compressed

Is it ok to compress the forks for long periods of time?

Our bike forks were compressed for so long (17 hours I believe) and the torential rain all the way didn't help my brakes. After I rode it around a bit it was all good though.

It doesn't seem good for a bike. I'm just thinking of Juniors/Ranges fancy new ones.

[penst8grad]

You need lots of wood too. Ask Junior.

crank 'em down so that the suspension is compressed

Is it ok to compress the forks for long periods of time?

Our bike forks were compressed for so long (17 hours I believe) and the torential rain all the way didn't help my brakes. After I rode it around a bit it was all good though.

It doesn't seem good for a bike. I'm just thinking of Juniors/Ranges fancy new ones.

The attachments on my bike are to keep the forks compressed.

[BISQ]

..Is it ok to compress the forks for long periods of time?

Compressing them (not fully!) won't hurt them. They should come down a bit so that the bike is rock solid.

That won't cause a problem unless you leave it that way for the winter. :P

[AHF]

Canyon Dancers, 4 tie downs per bike. Find a hill or incline to help, then throw it in the back with a ramp.

Ditto, except for the canyon dancers. I'm pretty sure that we had six ties per bike on this trip:



Worked great--bikes didn't move a millimeter over the next 800 miles or so, and even through the Gap.. I don't know what Keith was rooting around for in the back of my truck, though.

Was he staring out the back window looking at his bike the whole time with you? I swear, between carrying his bike back to the cabin in Steve's truck, and then home in the trailer, I think Keith was going to have a heart attack. "Is the bike moving....is the bike moving...is the bike moving?"

[BISQ]

...Was he staring out the back window looking at his bike the whole time with you? I swear, between carrying his bike back to the cabin in Steve's truck, and then home in the trailer, I think Keith was going to have a heart attack. "Is the bike moving....is the bike moving...is the bike moving?"

Now that you mention it....

Except he was saying, "I can't believe it's not moving! It's ROCK SOLID! Wow! I've got to tell (fill in several names here at different times) about this! This is GREAT!

:P

[WildKat]

Worked great--bikes didn't move a millimeter over the next 800 miles or so, and even through the Gap.. I don't know what Keith was rooting around for in the back of my truck, though

more spare parts to sell on ebay

[BISQ]

more spare parts to sell on ebay

Actually....I ended up with his straps at the end of the trip!

I've got to get those back to him....

[Court93kat]

I have a canyon carver/ dancer (whatever you call it) that I got from Keith. It is GREAT!! I can strap it down in the back of my truck by myself and it wont move when I get done. I also have anchor points I mounted in the bottom of the bed too. That makes it easy. I have carried many bikes in the back of trucks and also on a trailer. I prefer the back of the truck personally. Doesn't change the way you drive at all. After the first few miles of driving easy to make sure the bike is good, you forget it is there, and drive like you always do. When you pull a trailer, you have to constantly be aware it is back there. Just my .02

[HIEXWIFE]

That's what I'll probably do as well..not sure if I'll have someone else coming down w/ me or not, but either way, a trailer that size would do well. thanks!

do you know when you are going down?

[AHF]

more spare parts to sell on ebay

Actually....I ended up with his straps at the end of the trip!

I've got to get those back to him....

That's okay, he still had my softies!

[duff daddy]

matt, you can pick mine up if you dont want yorus ti be alone on the back of hte trailor