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Will be picking up my new to me Venture Royale tomorrow and can't wait. I will be bringing it home on a trailer as the weather around here isn't too great yet. What I'm wondering is where is the best place to hook the tie down straps. My other bikes don't have all this bodywork to worry about so they are pretty easy. Any help is appreciated. By the way, it's a 1990. -
I know that safety chains are required by law. But does it have to be a chain or can it be nylon straps? With the hitch that I have there is no good place to attach the chain. These straps are just as strong as chains and won't scratch up my bike or hitch. Does anyone know what the chain or strap requirements would be to be legal and properly preform the function the laws is intending to solve? A motorcycle trailer is not that heavy so the chain or strap should not have to be as heavy duty as on other applications. Thanks for you input.
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Ok, today I installed my Yamaha brand trunk rack. It went well. I also have a Yamaha brand bag for it. So I went and placed it on the rack and the velco straps for the front part of the bag do not line up properly with the bars on the rack. Anyone have this problem? The rear velco straps line up just right. Thanks Geoff -
Thought I would post a quick report and a question. I have read that the grease will turn to liquid. What happens to the liquid? Should it remain in the hub or should I see some of it on the rim? Pulled it total about 900 miles to STAR Days in Chattanooga TN and back. When I got to the camp site, I noticed grease on the backside of one of the rims. We took off the wheel and the seal was still flush w/ the hub so we didn't put too much grease in it and the seal did not get pushed out due to overfilling the hub. We did take the seal out and it looks like it was not round all the way around. One part on the inside diameter was pushed out a bit so this might have been the cause. I couldn't find a replacement while I was there so we just regreased the bearings and put everything back. It was funny as it seemed like that side was ok when I got home but noticed grease on the inside of the other wheel (not much and not nearly as much as the 1st wheel). So it basically flipped situations on me. As we stopped I did touch the hubs and on they way down one side was hotter than the other (don't remember which side at this point). On the way back home both sides seemed to stay cool to the touch. Someone must have been looking out for me too as when I got home I was taking the trailer off the bike and the ball hitch nut was close to having come off all the way. Even though I crossed the chains, I am sure that had the nut come off and the trailer come off the bike, it would have headed straight for my rear tire. Overall the trailer pulled pretty well. There was only once on the way home where it started to sway, but we were in some heavy winds too. I got a tramp stamp for the bike (should show in my sig pic). The guy who did it was telling me a story about a friend of his that made a redneck sway bar. He took 4 rubber straps. Attach 2 to each side where the chains are attached to the bike. On the trailer side attach the rubber straps to the outer most holes (2 to each side) using those C hooks where one part shows threads and the other side shows a nut. This way when you turn, on one side the rubber straps will create slack. The hooks will prevent the rubber straps from coming undone from the trailer.
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We are getting ready to leave for CO next week and I have a question. Wanda's back is just not up to riding across KS, so I'm going to trailer to CO and then we'll ride all week in the mountains. Here's my question, where to attach the tiedown straps? I can see there is just enough clearance to attach the front straps to the handlebars near the triple tree, but are the rear bars where y'all attach your rear straps? The last time I trailered a bike was 30years ago and that was a dirt bike that I could have just laid over, so I wasn't too careful with it!
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I finished converting my old utility trailer to a motorcycle trailer. only 2 pics came out, cause the camera fogged coming from the cool house to hot outside. i took off the factory tailgate so ramps can be used. i still need 3 ramps, 1 for each foot while i drive up the middle. once i do this a few times, i won't need the foot ramps - but till then.... so once the bike was on the trailer, I put the canyon dancer handle bar holder in place to figure out where my eye hook for the straps would go & same for rear straps that hold the back side. I put the back strap hook on the frame not far from where the back crash bar is & then figure where the eye hook on the trailer should go. they both went more forward than i had thought, but what the hey. the front wheel chock had that cradle thingy. after finally getting the RSVoff the trailer - that wheel chock cradle thingy came off next. they seem cool while you are shopping for them, but it doesn't work for me. next came new lights,plug and wiring for the trailer. i added zip ties that have the extra hole so you can screw then down. i added 3 of those to keep wire hang to a minimum. this gave me a chance to re-do how my new jack was placed on the trailer tougne. i put it on a few days ago when i really did not have the time to do it right. i just wanted it on there. well today it is on there right. this was a fun project & every thing went smooth. that was scary - normally i go somewhere for something almost twice when doing a project. I now feel a lot better knowing i am setup to haul our bike when and where necessary. now, if i can get some riding time in??????? Dale in Louisiana.
