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Sold my 2007 FJR to buy an Interstate and it's finally going to happen. Found a 1999 with what looks to have everything but the C.B. Now my question. Unfortunately I will have to drive to Indiana and trailer it back to Jawja, shames me to have to trailer it but it is what it is. Has anyone used one of those u-haul enclosed trailers to haul their bike in? I have a landscape trailer that I can use but was thinking the enclosed route may be better. If you have used one what size did you use? 4x8,5x8 what about tie off points in the trailer? Are there enough? location and so on. Hauled my FJR from Knoxville,Tenn. on the landscape trailer with no issues.
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Bill Laslett
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 06:00:39 PM » |
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The I/S is over 8 ft long...I,d use a 10 ft X 5 ft ... strap it down at the engine guards and chrome guards under the bags ... kick stand up
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 06:02:40 PM » |
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Turn fuel off also. Look in shop talk I believe there is a write up on trailing a valk.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 06:05:15 PM » |
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ditto . . . over 8' long. Diagonally, perhaps. Some folks drill through the floor and install eye-bolts for tie-downs. Just don't tell anybody. Trailer longer than 8' is better. Turn off the gas valve while in transit. Use soft ties on the shiny stuff. Check the load often. sheets
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 06:08:12 PM » |
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I live in Indiana, i will pick the bike up and store it in my garage next to my Valkyrie. You may come by from time to time to visit. That way you won't have to trailer it. Just trying to help. Here's a picture of my garage so you know it will be safe.  |
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 06:28:36 PM » |
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Sold my 2007 FJR to buy an Interstate and it's finally going to happen. Found a 1999 with what looks to have everything but the C.B. Now my question. Unfortunately I will have to drive to Indiana and trailer it back to Jawja, shames me to have to trailer it but it is what it is. Has anyone used one of those u-haul enclosed trailers to haul their bike in? I have a landscape trailer that I can use but was thinking the enclosed route may be better. If you have used one what size did you use? 4x8,5x8 what about tie off points in the trailer? Are there enough? location and so on. Hauled my FJR from Knoxville,Tenn. on the landscape trailer with no issues.
but unfortunately, it is sometimes necessary....  BTW....I'm just a short ride over here in Athens... You need a trailer longer than 8' because the bike is a little over 9' long....here are some pics of my bike on a 5'x12' landscape trailer..... |
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2009, 06:32:17 PM » |
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How about flying out of Atlanta to Indy? see if you can get a $89.00 one way ticket and ride it back
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2009, 06:41:19 PM » |
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the landscape trailer will work just fine. An enclosed might be tight and it's harder to get to and check straps on the front of bike. Just make sure your straps are at about a 45 degree angle. and lock the front wheel. also any extra length of the straps must be tied down so they don't rub on the bike.  |
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2009, 06:53:22 PM » |
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How about flying out of Atlanta to Indy? see if you can get a $89.00 one way ticket and ride it back
The bike is just outside of Ft. Wayne. He said he would pick me up in Ft. Wayne but I can fly to the west coast cheaper than I can to Ft. Wayne. The cheap flights have some not so friendly round your butt to get to your elbow ways of getting to Ft. Wayne and lengthy lay overs. Just gonna drive and be done with it. Thought about renting a car one way but that isn't going to work either. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2009, 07:16:20 PM » |
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Sold my 2007 FJR to buy an Interstate and it's finally going to happen. Found a 1999 with what looks to have everything but the C.B. Now my question. Unfortunately I will have to drive to Indiana and trailer it back to Jawja, shames me to have to trailer it but it is what it is. Has anyone used one of those u-haul enclosed trailers to haul their bike in? I have a landscape trailer that I can use but was thinking the enclosed route may be better. If you have used one what size did you use? 4x8,5x8 what about tie off points in the trailer? Are there enough? location and so on. Hauled my FJR from Knoxville,Tenn. on the landscape trailer with no issues.
Use the landscape trailer, and secure it at the points in these pictures. Use 2 pieces of 2X4 to secure the front wheel. 1 on each side nailed to the floor with a couple of nails. Rear wheel doesn’t need anything. When ya crank the straps down, grab something solid on the bike and try to shake it. If the bike and trailer wobble as 1 unit you are good to go. Repeat this step at the 1st gas stop, and then every other one for the rest of the trip. Rear points are the chrome bar under the saddle bags.  Front view: These are on the engine guard inside of the little loop that run fore and aft.  Another front shot: trying to get a view of the point to hook on to.  Try to keep the trailer strap hooks, bike to trailer, at the same angle as mine. Will be the best results............ |
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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2009, 03:16:28 AM » |
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Nice trailer RJ  Is that fiberglass? What brand? Never mind, I just found the website from the add on your trailer frame. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2009, 10:18:28 PM » |
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Not sure who you priced thru, but an old trick I use from time to time is to book a round trip ticket and throw away the other half.. It is often cheaper, also, look for a round trip ticket that includes a lay over in the place you want to be... then get off and go about your business.
I recently needed to go from Raleigh back to Dallas, the ticket one way was about 500... Round trip it was over 300.. but I booked it to OKC it was 200 or so.. I just got off in Dallas. BTW, if you do that, be sure when you take off that you are actually getting the layover where you plan...flights do change. In my case, if I had landed in OKC instead of Dallas, I was still ok, just a few more miles back home.
Needless to say, it doesn't work everytime, or everywhere. It depends on where the airline does layovers, or how booked they are. But I have done it more than once..
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« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2009, 10:26:59 PM » |
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I recently needed to go from Raleigh back to Dallas, the ticket one way was about 500... Round trip it was over 300.. but I booked it to OKC it was 200 or so.. I just got off in Dallas.
Can't check any bags either. Not that you could afford to these days. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2009, 10:28:11 PM » |
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Thought about renting a car one way but that isn't going to work either.
Why not? |
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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2009, 10:29:53 PM » |
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true about not checking bags.. they would end up in the final destination... forgot to mention that, but I rarely check bags anymore unless it is a long trip. Got tired of the SOB's losing them...
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« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2009, 11:10:47 PM » |
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true about not checking bags.. they would end up in the final destination... forgot to mention that, but I rarely check bags anymore unless it is a long trip. Got tired of the SOB's losing them...
You do realize that every time you do this the rest of the passengers sit on the tarmac an extra half hour while the crew tries to decide if you left a bomb on board and disappeared...  |
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« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2009, 05:45:38 AM » |
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Got her home safe and sound. Return trip from Akron, Ind. was 675 miles and she didn't budge, never had to tighten the straps just checked them every gas stop. My first impressions are that I should have been a valk owner years ago. My sportbike loving son even said that he might look into buying one. Never thought I would have heard that from him. With the 6x6 exhaust she sounds like a 69 GTO, wonderful tone, not to loud just right. Now, to find a replacement for my full face Scorpion EX700. I will post pics after while. Thanks for all the info on tie down points, they worked like a charm.
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R J
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« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2009, 08:37:02 AM » |
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Got her home safe and sound. Return trip from Akron, Ind. was 675 miles and she didn't budge, never had to tighten the straps just checked them every gas stop. My first impressions are that I should have been a valk owner years ago. My sportbike loving son even said that he might look into buying one. Never thought I would have heard that from him. With the 6x6 exhaust she sounds like a 69 GTO, wonderful tone, not to loud just right. Now, to find a replacement for my full face Scorpion EX700. I will post pics after while. Thanks for all the info on tie down points, they worked like a charm.
You also don' blow fork seals that way also........ |
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« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2009, 09:38:20 AM » |
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A few years ago I trailered my bike from Florida to upstate NY. My elderly parents needed their RV brought to NY so I rented a uhaul and rode the bike back down the full length of the Blue Ridge. However I had to replace my fork seals before I left NY. I-81 thru Penn. and NY was brutal. I knew the pressure on the forks was bad., but there was no way to loosen the ties up on roads like that. I think a contributing factor was the stiff suspension on the uhaul, use your own trailer if you can.
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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2009, 09:24:43 PM » |
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You need a trailer longer than 8' because the bike is a little over 9' long....here are some pics of my bike on a 5'x12' landscape trailer..... What do you use the 2X4's for up near the engine guards? Do you tighten down to that rather than compressing the forks? |
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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2009, 04:21:24 PM » |
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You need a trailer longer than 8' because the bike is a little over 9' long....here are some pics of my bike on a 5'x12' landscape trailer..... What do you use the 2X4's for up near the engine guards? Do you tighten down to that rather than compressing the forks? trailer and was VERY careful that when I tightened the straps down on the triple tree that nothing up under the bike would be damaged....it allows the bike to be snugged down without compressing the forks all the way down....it's NO fun replacing fork seals!!.... |
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« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2009, 08:07:54 PM » |
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I have an 8' trailer and it seems the distance from the front wheel chock to the center of the rear wheel leaves plenty of room to secure the bike. I've trailered bikes before with a bit hanging over.
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« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2009, 08:36:40 PM » |
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I have an 8' trailer and it seems the distance from the front wheel chock to the center of the rear wheel leaves plenty of room to secure the bike. I've trailered bikes before with a bit hanging over.
It probably works in a pinch. However, the majority of the weight on the trailer should be in front of the trailer axle, hence the desire for a longer trailer (hopefully with axle in center). Reason is because you don't want the Tail to wag the dog, but the dog to wag the tail.  |
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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2009, 06:33:47 PM » |
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I have an 8' trailer and it seems the distance from the front wheel chock to the center of the rear wheel leaves plenty of room to secure the bike. I've trailered bikes before with a bit hanging over.
don't have a tall tailgate to put up....I think the Interstate measures ~9 feet long.... |
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