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Some beasts aren't meant to be caged - Trailering & Saddlebag Latch Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="DesignFlaw06" data-source="post: 1247058" data-attributes="member: 18057"><p>With 2 bikes in the trailer, the tie down points on the bike aren't very far away from the bike. We get it to hold, but it always requires adjustment every couple hundred miles. All 4 of them generally are loose. The exhaust is what really gets in the way of an effective tie down. A new wheel chock seems like a good idea. Right now it is just a 2x4 that the front tire sits up against.</p><p></p><p>There wasn't really a trailering incident this time. The freak thing about the strap wiggling its way through the cracks was avoidable by tying up the slack better. The Canyon Dancer is how I ended up with the FJR. Stupid thing slipped off Nick's bike and totaled my Nighthawk on the way out to Rhode Island. I may add one in addition, but I don't trust that thing.</p><p></p><p>The saddlebag is the real issue now. That didn't pop off due to how the bike was tied down. You guys are scaring me that something might be bent on the bike. The back straps weren't anchored there, but may have in the past. This could have been something waiting to happen for a while. Played with it last night with no success. Going to pop into the Yamaha dealer today. They have a used 05 sitting there. Hoping they will let me swap bags temporarily so I can decide if it's the bike or the bag. I guess I'm hoping it is the bag. Paint is scuffed up anyway. Seems like an easier fix. If it is the bike, then I've got a new set of problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DesignFlaw06, post: 1247058, member: 18057"] With 2 bikes in the trailer, the tie down points on the bike aren't very far away from the bike. We get it to hold, but it always requires adjustment every couple hundred miles. All 4 of them generally are loose. The exhaust is what really gets in the way of an effective tie down. A new wheel chock seems like a good idea. Right now it is just a 2x4 that the front tire sits up against. There wasn't really a trailering incident this time. The freak thing about the strap wiggling its way through the cracks was avoidable by tying up the slack better. The Canyon Dancer is how I ended up with the FJR. Stupid thing slipped off Nick's bike and totaled my Nighthawk on the way out to Rhode Island. I may add one in addition, but I don't trust that thing. The saddlebag is the real issue now. That didn't pop off due to how the bike was tied down. You guys are scaring me that something might be bent on the bike. The back straps weren't anchored there, but may have in the past. This could have been something waiting to happen for a while. Played with it last night with no success. Going to pop into the Yamaha dealer today. They have a used 05 sitting there. Hoping they will let me swap bags temporarily so I can decide if it's the bike or the bag. I guess I'm hoping it is the bag. Paint is scuffed up anyway. Seems like an easier fix. If it is the bike, then I've got a new set of problems. [/QUOTE]
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