Bike tie down
 

Well since this is my first truck and ive never put a bike in the bed of a truck before where do i do a tie down for it. im assuming i put the kick stand down. and should i get the racheting tie downs

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no kickstand, yes ratchit tie downs. becareful loading your lowers might hit the ramp.

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do not put the kickstand down..... well dirt bikes have different handle bars...but thats where i latch on to to anchor it.... and yes i used those ratchet tie downs... i don trust those ones where you just pull and it tightens up.... i use one on either side of the bike, and usually one across the seat in the back.... id reccomend keeping the bike paralell to the bed rails.... its better, i just leave the tail gate down...

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the tie downs will hit the fairing if you connect to the handlebars. what i did was go to the hardware store and take your bolt that holds your bar ends on and get a eye bolt to screw into the end of ur handlebars. just remove the bar ends and screw those in and it's a safe hook up.

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but where do i put the tie downs. where do i anchor them

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you should have cargo hooks in your bed??

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my bed has two tie down points in the front at the bottom of the bed rails.... i actually have 1 in each corner....against the floor of the bed.... my sonoma had tie down points in the front of the bed too......

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well i know that one the truck but on the bike where do i hook it up too

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here

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ok i just roll the bike up and just loop it through the eye hooks. i dont have to do anything else?

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i like HD's idea.....


you could get something like this....
http://www.baxleycompanies.com/Sportchock.html


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ok do i compress the forks

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some say not to compress the forks too much because you can blow out the seals..... but i dont worry about it...... how much you going to be hauling it? and just curious, why you hauling a sport bike so much?

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Yes, in case you hit a bump or anythign the forks will travel as well if you dont compress them the bike will shift position and fall

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these are the ones i dont like.....
http://www.1tail.com/cartimages/216b.JPG

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if i want to make a trip and i want to bring my bike and dont feel like riding for the whole 500 miles

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ah ok..... like me taking my honda to the outer banks in may.:D

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yeah but thats a comfortable ride. plus my girl doesnt want to ride bitch for the whole time either

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lol.... very true....

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No, do not use the kick stand, it keeps the bike from compressing, and you want the suspension loaded. Your truck should have some built in bed hooks, 2 up front and 2 in the back, just get some of the quick straps.

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You can get by with the 2 on the front, but for a bigger bike or for taking the bike a longer distance I always use 4;)

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I can get three bikes in my truck, but you have to put the one in the middle in backwards. It gets a little complicated, but it still works.

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I installed one of these, and it keeps the front tires from moving around.

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I actually trust the friction ones better than the ratchet ones.;)

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thanks deej me like pictures LOL

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redbrds experinence did'nt teach you anything?? i have had the frictions ones slip also. ratchit ones are fail safe.

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If they slip its because you don't take the tails and do a couple of half hitch knots. It can't slip, and it only takes a second to do that. I had a ratchet one break, the metal on some of them is el cheapo.;)

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maybe i should have stayed in the scouts a tad bit longer haha

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I use the soft ties and hook them aroung the lower triple clamp thing. Then attach the ratchet straps from the bed to the soft ties.
Get some soft ties man, they will not scratch up your bike like regular straps.

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imagine that, Deej's bike has matching tiedowns LOL

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And they're as clean as his bike.

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:D:D:D.............yea:eek: Couple more shots I just found, notice the straps on the wife's bike.[8D]

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id love to come get your stuff dirty..... just for the fun of it..... your the kinda buddy you ride about half a bike length in front of and to one side and you hit as many mud/water puddles as you can....lol :D

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Now that's not nice[8D][8D][8D]

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not really, but its funny.... :D

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Well.......yes it is.:D

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yes compress the forks enough to maintain tension but don't bottom them out.

on my truck it worked best to wrap the tie down around the top of the tripple clamp (one on each side) over to the sides of the bed. then on the rear i wrapped it around the top of the wheel and ratched each side to the bedrail. never had it shift on me once.

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oh - and i would put it on the kickstand to hold it, then attach the left side strap with just a hair of slack, then ratchet down the right side straps, this lifted the bike off the kickstand and i would then put it up.

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i got it in the bed and its all good. it aint moving at all. i made some ramps out of 2x8s . i got a kit to make my own at lowes. works just fine.

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Speaking of bed, I wish I was in mine right now. I'm tired as hell. But, not to hijack or anything, having a ramp for your truck is a life saver.

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its not as convenient not having my pickup anymore - now i have to use the trailer or buy one of those hitch motorcycle racks.

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another thing i do when hauling a bike is when i first take off give the wheel a little shake back and forth to see how much movement is there then tighten if needed