over night stays

[geraldlanc]

Those of you who travel a lot and stay in motels along the way, how do you secure the trike at night - especially if you also have a trailer. Is a cover a good idea? I have many questions as I am getting close to buying a trike. One of my favorites so far is an 04 Lehman conversion with a matching trailer. The trike is located in another state and would mean a long ride home.
Gerald

[drumdoctor]

1--I have a disc lock on the front disc (holes were drilled in the disc)
2--I have a VERY large chain and the biggest padlock that Master makes around
the front wheel
3--I use a chain and lock on 1 of the trailer wheels
4--I have a hidden cut-off switch
5--The entire trike is covered
6--The entire trailer is covered

Never had a problem.

[Ozarkryder]

I do like to throw a cover over the trike. Not only keeps hands off the trike, it also keeps off the rain, dew, bird residue and such off your ride. Well worth the minor hassle with the cover. I have a full cover, but am thinking of getting a half cover for non-rain times. Still keeps the front, cockpit, passenger area and trunk covered. The bottom half and the fenders are exposed, but I don't sit on those bits.

[Blondie Gal]

Usually only #5 and #6, if we're staying only one or two nights. Never had any problems. (Hope this doesn't jinx us!) At the motel in Maggie Valley, we had a verrrry long cable that we attached from the (detached) trailer to a light post and locked it. People generally don't know how to ride the thing, so if they're completely covered, most will just leave 'em alone. Always try to get a first-floor room on the parking lot side, or at least one whose window looks out onto the parking place of the trike.

[kwputt]

Gerald,
We have spent many nights at a motel with the bike & trailer. We normally cover the bike so we don't have to set in the morning dew. As for security, I always lock the steering and use a 3/8" coated stainless cable from the rear wheels of the trike to the trailer wheels. I try to park near the front desk, under a light and always take my pistol to bed with me.
Hope you find what you like and enjoy the ride.
Be SAFE
Keith

[berngren]

Same as Blondie Gal, #5 & 6. Ensure to get a room where you can see the trike. As KWPUTT stated, ensure you have your best friend with you. It work for me; I do travel a lot by myself.

[fred-houston]

I have stayed in motels all over the country and even Canada. I don't do anything except put a half cover on it and lock the steering. I do have an alarm, but most of the time I forget to turn it on.

Being kind of cheap, well not kinda but am cheap, I don't stay in the high end motels. Never have had had any problems.

[Gorilla]

Lock the front wheel with a rotor lock. I have a security system that is always active. The trailer sets chained to something and the wheels are locked.

[Carbon_One]

Half cover for the bike and a cover for the trailer. Only lock the trailer up to a lamp post or whatever with a cable & big lock if detached from the bike. Trailer is always locked to the bike when hooked up. Never have had a problem yet when traveling either in the US or in Canada.
Larry

[Bob Mason]

We have stayed in numerous hotels/motels and we ALWAYS park - overnight - under the overhang - if there is any dispute with this arrangement - we move on. We always lock the forks and trunk - but since it is well lighted - we have never experienced any problems. For those motels that do not have overhangs - we move on.

[Konrad]

We have stayed in numerous hotels/motels and we ALWAYS park - overnight - under the overhang - if there is any dispute with this arrangement - we move on. We always lock the forks and trunk - but since it is well lighted - we have never experienced any problems. For those motels that do not have overhangs - we move on.

I'm with Bob on this. I have never had a motel say I couldn't park under their portico. I lock everything lockable including the front end and put a cover over it - even if someone could move the trike it would only go in circles. Never a problem.

[Calman]

Only lock the forks on the trike and the trailer is always locked to the trike. Always try to park the rig where it can be seen by the front desk. In most cases it is the entrance portico that the motel offers up to me.

I carry both a full and a half cover with me. Former for rainy days and nights and the latter for dew mornings.

[10rhrk]

I've got a Honda cover I put over my harley. Nobody's bothered it yet.

[Chumbly]

Yep, lock the brake disc, cover the bike/trike, get a room where you can watch your rig... and don't buy a Harley, that what the thieves want... or as the post above says.

[burny1970]

I've found in my travels that a lot of Motels will have a camera mounted at the office area, overlooking the overhang. I always ask if I can park the trike there with the trailer. The trailer pin is a pad lock, and a lock through the front of the trike front wheel, cover both and I've never had a problem. Travel safe !

[Saltywheels]

Great big Krypton Cable lock from the frame thru the front wheel. Trailer ditto & when possible locked to the trike. Cover? if I remember. Always try to get a lower floor room at motels & try to park outside the room. Maybe I'll get an alarm one of these days. Oh yeah, & I never leave home without my 'best friend'...but in California that is tuff!

[Rex Slye]

I'm with Bob on this. I have never had a motel say I couldn't park under their portico. I lock everything lockable including the front end and put a cover over it - even if someone could move the trike it would only go in circles. Never a problem.

Same here except not necessarily under the portico but close to the edge and close to the main entry where it's well lighted. I lock the steering, put on my Nelson Rigg full cover. I usually ask the desk clerk to give it an eyeball whenever they can. I try to get a room where I can see the trike.

No problems so far.

[Joker]

I have always put the "disc lock" on the rear axle rotor. It would seem to me if someone really wanted to take your trike, setting the "locked" front wheel in a car trunk or on a truck tailgate would make for an easy get-a-way with the other two wheels still on the ground and rolling.

[falcon1]

I have a half cover which always goes on for an overnight. I also lock the front forks with the key and padlock/cable the trailer. I also have a Scorpio security system which will start chirping if someone comes within 2 foot perimeter or if the Trike is jostled. If they do not back off immediatey the system will go to Full Scream mode setting off the siren and horn as well as the fob which is with me. It has an internal battery in case someone were to cut battery cable. I can also shut the Trike down from a 1/2 mile away with the fob in case someone did not backoff with all the screaming. So far no problems. Most people backoff as soon as the Trike starts chirping.

[new2valks]

When staying over night on the road I always lock the front forks and then install the Xena disk lock alarm. That way if I can't see the trike I will know it has been tampered with when that alarm goes off. It's LOUD!!