This guy showed up in a Mustang at the last event we went to. It turned a few heads.

 

There was recent discussion of using the hitch carrier on smaller cars. Saw this one Saturday at the dirt bike shop.

 

They all look like better tie-down methods then this one.

 

Here is a video on quick way to tie down!

 

I've used the brace before (remember my vampire fork brace ? LOL)



Here's the problem with a fork brace. It really keeps you from having the straps under a spring tension. I mean unless you have good ratchet straps, you just can't get it tight enough. Loading the springs half way down will not hurt the seals, and if I'm going a long distance I will use 4 straps 2 on the handlebars, and 2 on the rack back. It really locks it in. I also have a bar in the truck that allows 3 bikes to be loaded.

 

That thing is a work of art!!! I just have one of the $10 plastic ones from RMATV.

 

I use a scrap pieces of ABS plastic. Free. I think 3" diameter on the front and 4" on the rear.

 

Lol. I'll keep distance from horse riders from now on

 

One comment - you will NOT blow out fork seals by tying the forks down. If pressure would blow them out you would blow them out every time you bottom out the forks. The pressure exerted at full compression is far more than simply tying the bike down compressing them as far as you could will exert. I don't care how long they're tied down. It also will not sack out the springs to any noticable extent unless the springs are pure junk to begin with (refer to 1980s Gold wing fork springs).

I do like the mechanical wheel chock that holds the bike upright only requiring tie downs to hold it in the chock, allowing more bikes in tighter space. Now if there was just a way to deal with that extra 10" of handle bar sticking out to the side when putting bikes in an enclosed trailer...