Hauling 1984 Venture Royal on 8ft trailer. How?

[Snaggletooth]

Im still here. Been a while but  I need advise fast. Im in dire need of getting my Venturer Royal moved out of state..    Will it fit?  Safely? All have to use is an 8ft. tilt back trailer with new wood floor. Advise please.

[Freebird]

I can't answer your question.  I can tell you that I hauled my second gen from Texas to Ohio on a 5 x 8 with no issues.

[Snaggletooth]

Thanks Don.  Gives me hope.  Talk later.

[Steve S]

If the trailer is well built it should handle the Venture well. I have hauled mine on a 10 foot trailer without any problems. Actually I have hauled 2 Ventures on this trailer.  

If you don't have a front wheel chock, you may want to put a couple of 2X4s on each side of the front tire when you load the bike.  I have Condor Chocks I use for hauling mine.  

Edited Friday at 02:49 PM by Steve S

[Marcarl]

You'll have plenty of room, but as mentioned it would be good to have something to hold the front wheel in place, also a couple of people to help load and unload.

[uncledj]

It'll fit on an 8' trailer, but if you have a ramp tailgate it'll likely hit the trunk.   I used to haul mine on a 5 x 8 but had to cut the center of the front rail out to move the bike forward about 8" to keep the ramp from hitting.

[Paul Martin]

U-Haul makes a purpose-built motorcycle trailer and the RSV fits in it perfectly.  Trailer is just over 9' from inside the ramp to the front of the tire cutout in front of the trailer.  Has sturdy strap loops and it is low to the ground.  Only about $25/day.

Hauled my bike from where I purchased it in Pella, IA to back home in Madison, MS.  Wrapped tie-down straps around hand grips to the low loops in the trailer and pulled tight to compress fork (not quite all the way down).  Put another pair of straps from the bag guard rail to the back low loops (hard to see in these pics).  No problems during that long haul back home.

Rode the bike up into the trailer to load, backed it down w/ feet flat on the ground at home.  Have a slight dip in the driveway which helped flatten the ramp bump.

 

Edited Saturday at 04:18 AM by Paul Martin
Removed duplicate text.

[vzuden]

I’ve hauled a couple of second gens in my 8 ft trailer.   I bolt down a Harbor Freight wheel chock through floor in the front

[luvmy40]

This is kind of on topic:

To the poster that talked about compressing the front suspension when trailering, DON'T! Strap down on the lower fork and allow the suspension to operate as normal. This is not only better for the forks, it is more secure as there is no way for the bike to hop under the straps. You really don't even need a front chock, though I still use one.

 

SRKCycles, aka Bikes and Beards has a great video on YouTube about this method. They are trying to sell you their straps(which are excellent, BTW) but it works with any ratchet strap system.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 11:18 AM by luvmy40