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#31 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:32 pm

Zitat von TriangleRider im Beitrag #30
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #29
Zitat von Doc4216 im Beitrag #28
With this being my first year dealing with snow again, I am being cautious to mind if there is a potential for ice. Pretty lucky so far on my rides that it has stayed mainly dry. Ice in CA was always the concern, as the Bay area can get pretty cold and wet.

If there is salt on the road, it's a no go for me. However, I have all my fingers and toes crossed that I can take my bike south in March, as I am heading to GA for two months for training. If I can get to VA I think I will be okay. Its the OH, through WVA or PA that Im worried about.

Uhaul rents one-way. $14.95/day.

I-75 will be a crap shoot (sleet or ice) until Atlanta at that time. Just my old-guy input

The trailer idea is a good one if you have the vehicle and know-how. My only suggestion would be to get an enclosed version. A bike on an open trailer in the winter will be covered in grime and salt by the time you get to your destination.

One winter I saw a truck pulling a open trailer with two bikes on I-80 and both bikes were completely white with salt.

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#32 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:38 am (Last edited: Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:44 am)

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#33 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 1:00 am

Yes, kind of thinking the same thing but hoping to have better luck jumping over to 79->77->95 in SC. I have a 4runner and have plenty of trailer experience so definitely agree with the enclosed trailer-one way suggestion.

Ray- Not yet but hoping to replace it with a pic of the mountains!

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#34 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:27 am

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Doc - you have to change your avatar.

It was worse. Much worse.

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#35 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:28 am

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Ray- Not yet but hoping to replace it with a pic of the mountains!

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#36 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:09 pm

Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

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#37 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:52 pm

To my knowledge, no enclosed trailer is set up to transport motorcycles. I know people have modded them, which violates the rental contract, and maybe some make an armature to hold the bike secure they can brace inside the trailer, but other than side rails for braces intended to keep loads from shifting, no anchors suitable for securing a motorcycle in place.

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#38 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:52 pm

Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #36
Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

DucCrazyDave has a picture from Colorado

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#39 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:05 pm

Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #36
Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

search google images - plenty of pictures showing examples. Those webbing loops that slip over the bars and then used with a ratchet strap seem popular. One on each side.

the stevedores on the 24 hour ferry across the Bay of Biscay use one ratchet strap per motorcycle. They prefer the bike on the side stand and in gear which stops movement back and forth.

It can't be that hard to secure a bike in a trailer...

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#40 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:15 pm

Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #37
To my knowledge, no enclosed trailer is set up to transport motorcycles. I know people have modded them, which violates the rental contract, and maybe some make an armature to hold the bike secure they can brace inside the trailer, but other than side rails for braces intended to keep loads from shifting, no anchors suitable for securing a motorcycle in place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajuldSW3eLs

I don't tie down on the bars, but the video shows the general process. I tie down the front on the bottom of the triple clamp.

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#41 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:41 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #40
Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #37
To my knowledge, no enclosed trailer is set up to transport motorcycles. I know people have modded them, which violates the rental contract, and maybe some make an armature to hold the bike secure they can brace inside the trailer, but other than side rails for braces intended to keep loads from shifting, no anchors suitable for securing a motorcycle in place.

I don't tie down on the bars, but the video shows the general process. I tie down the front on the bottom of the triple clamp.

Good video and nice idea on cross strapping the chock.

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#42 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:39 am

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #38
Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #36
Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

DucCrazyDave has a picture from Colorado

The picture I took doesn't show the tie down points.
The Uhaul box trailers and trucks I've seen did not have tie down rings at the floor like your video.

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#43 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Fri Dec 24, 2021 3:44 am

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #42
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #38

DucCrazyDave has a picture from Colorado

The picture I took doesn't show the tie down points.
The Uhaul box trailers and trucks I've seen did not have tie down rings at the floor like your video.

Right. Speaking for the truck - and some trailers are similar - the committee of experienced riders that loaded my bike into the U-haul truck (after I broke my neck - well since this section of thread is for the Doc - my left occipital condyle fracture..., mountain biking..., don't ask) successfully used the corner as a wheel chuck and tied down to to the lower wooden rail seen in the photo.

I agree with Vt Bob - the UHaul motorcycle trailer is slick and easy and covered in other threads, but there's often a lot of salt between Lake Erie and the SE coast.

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#44 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:45 am

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #39
Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #36
Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

search google images - plenty of pictures showing examples. Those webbing loops that slip over the bars and then used with a ratchet strap seem popular. One on each side.

the stevedores on the 24 hour ferry across the Bay of Biscay use one ratchet strap per motorcycle. They prefer the bike on the side stand and in gear which stops movement back and forth.

It can't be that hard to secure a bike in a trailer...

The type of motion in those two scenarios is a lot different. The bike on a ferry isn't taking sharp jolts like a bike in a trailer hitting a pot hole.

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#45 | RE: When do you say, "It's too cold to ride?" datum

Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:15 am

Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #44
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #39
Zitat von Vtbob im Beitrag #36
Has any body used an U Haul 8ft inclosed trailer ? Are there good tie down rings?

search google images - plenty of pictures showing examples. Those webbing loops that slip over the bars and then used with a ratchet strap seem popular. One on each side.

the stevedores on the 24 hour ferry across the Bay of Biscay use one ratchet strap per motorcycle. They prefer the bike on the side stand and in gear which stops movement back and forth.

It can't be that hard to secure a bike in a trailer...

The type of motion in those two scenarios is a lot different. The bike on a ferry isn't taking sharp jolts like a bike in a trailer hitting a pot hole.

have you ever crossed the Bay of Biscay in a storm?

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