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Message started by Routy on 06/09/12 at 06:31:23

Title: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by Routy on 06/09/12 at 06:31:23

My bro is going on a long leisure trip from MI out west and south, towing a TT and will be hauling his s40,... kinda to use in place of a car, and to take a ride here in Gods country w/ me ! ;D

While I could never see myself even being capable of loading mine on a 1/2 ton pickup, is there any bad things that can/will happen from hauling that many miles,.....like flat wheel bearings ?

Any thoughts ?

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/12 at 08:46:13

Just dont try to crush the forks as far as possible when tying it down. Just get the bike secured. Tie the read end so it cant scoot side to side. If the front end is against the front of the bed, its not going anywhere. No need to tie it down like its a living monster determined to regain its freedom,
Theres a reason motorcycle tie downs dont have ratchets on them.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by teabowl13 on 06/09/12 at 09:01:23

A front wheel chock would be helpful too. Cheap and easy to install in the back of a pick-up.

Several types listed here on Fleabay, but they should be available from any Moto-gear place; locally or online.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTORCYCLE-FRONT-WHEEL-CHOCK-KIT-/150536843222?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230cb1efd6&vxp=mtr#ht_850wt_809

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by Greg on 06/09/12 at 09:04:58

605155565B43580507340 wrote:

A front wheel chock would be helpful too. Cheap and easy to install in the back of a pick-up...

I saw some cheap ones at Harbor Freight as well. A little different style.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by teabowl13 on 06/09/12 at 09:24:08

Yeah; Harbor Freight is a perfect place for stuff like that....
Anything like that will add a lot of stability to the front end, and you won't need to strap it down nearly so tight either. Definitely strap down the rear end of course, but even on shorter trips I've seen front ends slip from side to side.

Whatever he does DO NOT put down the kickstand!!

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by ALfromN.H. on 06/09/12 at 09:28:11

here's a very short video of me loading my s40 into the back of my s10.
https://vimeo.com/25628093

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by verslagen1 on 06/09/12 at 09:54:15

the kick stand will bend, don't pull down on it hard either.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/12 at 09:56:22

SOOO much smarter than those guys who just put a ramp up for the bikes tires, Good Goin!
Tho, I gotta admit, watching a Harley tumble 3 feet to the ground with a coupla fat guys scramblin to try to stop is kinda funny.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by 360k+ on 06/09/12 at 09:56:52

BTW, Harbor Freight has a 3 day parking lot sale this weekend (fri, sat, sun). I don't know if it's nationwide , but it's being promoted on their website.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by ALfromN.H. on 06/09/12 at 13:48:55

435C5A5D40477646764E5C501B290 wrote:

I had to find a way to safely load and unload the bike by myself and that was the cheapest and easiest thing I could come up with.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/12 at 14:20:46

Sure would stink to suddenly need one of those boards & have it slide sideways.. a coupla pieces of lite cord on each side would make that setup bulletproof.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by ALfromN.H. on 06/09/12 at 14:25:11

687771766B6C5D6D5D65777B30020 wrote:

Sure would stink to suddenly need one of those boards & have it slide sideways.. a coupla pieces of lite cord on each side would make that setup bulletproof.

That happened to me last year when I was unloading. The board didn't slide completely off the tailgate so I got the bike unloaded okay but it made me a little nervous. So I drilled a couple small holes in the tailgate and drove a nail through each 2x4 that fits in the holes. So it's not going anywhere now.

Title: Re: Hauling S-40 6,000 miles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/12 at 14:29:38

A Little Nervous! HA!,, C'mon, you puckered Hard,, I know I woulda..
What about the other end? Holes in the boards & a pair of tent spikes?
I like your answer better than strings.