Where to tie front of trike when trailering?

[air1gun]

I'm going to be trailering my roadsmith trike this summer for extended stays on the road. Will be using an enclosed 12' all aluminum trailer with a small v front. If I put the trike where I'd like to I can't use the triple tree for a tie down. Does anyone use the front crash bar for a tie down? Trike is a 1500.

[Tip Schwartzbeck]

Hi,
I read in an article that it is not a good idea to use the guards as tie down points.I use a homemade front chock and have a pr. of chocks I made in front of the rear wheels - screwed to my trailer floor.Then I put a ratchet strap through both rear wheels (lots of padding to protect wheels) to 2 tie downs (eye bolts) in front of each rear wheel.
Even tho' the article suggested not using the guards I still put a tie down on each side(no pressure) as a safety measure.
Sounds confusing but it has worked great so far.
Good luck and ride safe!!
Tip

[Calman]

I've found that using the frame, forward and aft, affords me the most stable tie down and not put undue pressure on the shocks..

[1800 06 Champion Trike]

Sometimes I trailer mine.
I use my enclosed v-nosed snowmobile trailer.
I drop the back door and drive it on, leaving it in first gear.
Then put a eye bolt in the floor for the front tire.
Wrap a come-along through the tire and to the eye bolt.
Then I put a eye bolt in the floor behind thr trike.
Wrap a come-along around the trailer hitch and to the bolt.
Tight front and back, close the door and down the road.

[Lunchbox1983]

airgun1 <br />
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On a BIKE you tie to triple tree or bars to compess the shocks to prevent the bike from falling over. On a TRIKE falling over is not a worry. I have traveled many a mile ties to highway bars (front) and the hitch on the rear of my 1500 roadsmith no problems. I tie 4 points drive a few miles down the road stop check or retighten as needed.

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</div>Hello,<br />
I trailered a stallion in a 12 foot Pace American and used a Pringle front wheel chock with etrack on each side.With the proper strapping worked really well. Also,installed middle stripe to line up for loading

[Big_Blue]

On a two wheel bike I've read that instead of compressing the shocks you should put a wooden block (3 or 4 2x6's) under the frame, front and aft, then strap down the bike so it sits solidly on the blocks. From what I've read compressing the shocks for an extended towing period will blow out the seals. Not sure what "blowing out the seals" means, but it sounds messy and expensive.<br />
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As said elsewhere here, strap down at least two in front and two in rear.<br />
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I suspect strapping down the front with the crash bars is fine provided you have a front wheel chock to keep the front wheel from swinging back and forth.

[meredog]

don't know the nomenclature of them but i bought a front wheel bracket from harbor freight that locks the front wheel in place when you drive into it.<br />
i trailer in a 10' v nose , pull into the front wheel "chuck" leave it in 1st gear and down the road

[bayoudave]

Be careful if you tie above the shocks, you may end up putting on new shocks, don't ask me how I know, just trust me. I would tie the wheels.

[donjack]

"Pro Chock " make a chock and base plate that allows you to remove the chock when not needed and secures the front wheel without compressing the forks. Get the tie down kit for the front tire and you are good to good. I have a 16 foot open utility trailer set up with four different layouts, for hauling different combos of trikes and bikes or four wheels for hunting trips.

[rmrc51]

I have an 05 Wing with a Roadsmith conversion.

I use an enclosed V nose 12' trailer with a Condor chock secured to the floor up front. I further secure the front wheel with a cable lock through the front tire and tighten around the Condor just to ensure she won't jump out if I should hit a larger pot hole. At this point I also secure ratchet straps to the crash bars and floor rings but I don't put heavy pressure on them due to the Condor. I just have them for the extra security. As for the rear, I secure the ratchet straps to the bottom of the shock towers as per Roadsmith's suggestion.

[OldBold]

I ordered a Condor Chock: Trailer-Only Chock You drive the front wheel into it and the weight of the front wheel holds it down. The chock has adjustment holes on the bottom and you only use one set of the 5 sets of holes (run your mouse over the rear bottom of the picture to see them), so I use a 1200-lb tie down strap (with hooks) on each side, placing it between the back hole and the rear of the Trike frame. I installed a recessed d-ring a couple feet behind where the rear of the trike sits and so I place a tie down strap between the d-ring and the trailer hitch. All of the straps are nice and tight, but yet the shocks aren't compressed. We have trailered the trike to California and to Arizona and have had no problems at all.