Tie Downs

[Bronxboy]

Bought these New Tie Downs, look real quick and easy to use.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017BYSJ7I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[hubcapsc]

Plain old Ankra are quick and easy... I made my fence stretcher
from ratchet straps, you sure can crank them down...



-Mike

[Jess from VA]

Whatever straps you use, having some soft loops can come in handy (keeping metal hooks away from bike) (esp interstate front ends).  And other things too.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=nylon+loops+for+ratchet+straps

[Jack B]

I've been looking at Rok Straps
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_4?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=rok+straps+12-42&sprefix=rok+%2Cautomotive%2C257&crid=1NMMSOEFT0SOK&rh=n%3A15684181%2Ck%3Arok+straps+12-42

[Bronxboy]

Got the soft loops as well. 

[_Sheffjs_]

The one Nick posted has built in savers, kinda cool.   


I had some old straps from the dirt bike days and the hooks and sinchers were in bad shape so I cut the metal hooks off and the metal sinchers off and I now have 4 mini savers (or soft loops as Jess says).

      

[Chrisj CMA]

Whatever you use, never use those friction clamp/non racheting kind on a motorcycle. They can loosen when hitting a bump in the road. Always use the ratchet style and make sure you have more that a complete turn if strap around the barrel.

[_Sheffjs_]

Whatever you use, never use those friction clamp/non racheting kind on a motorcycle. They can loosen when hitting a bump in the road. Always use the ratchet style and make sure you have more that a complete turn if strap around the barrel.

Agreed 

[John Schmidt]

And don't tie down onto the handlebars, regardless whether they're drag bars or clamped. With drags, you're relying on two 1/2" bolts to withstand over 800lbs. jerking around. Also, suggest not using the engine guards as a sole front tie down either(too low on the weight distribution), use the straps around the bottom tree. I've seen the top bolts pull out of the engine guard after a series of good bumps. After some welded in reinforcement they were able to save the frame.

When a friend used the method I use, I saw his trailer literally laid on its side during a traffic accident and the only thing that moved was the rear wheel jumped out of the recessed wheel track. The front stayed in the chock and the tie downs held the rest in place.

[_Sheffjs_]

Well with all this schooling we should not have any incidences for our Rado run.   

[Bronxboy]

Been doing it awhile, never had any problems. I just wanted to post up some real nice ratchet straps I found to be quick to connect, and very secure.   

[Leathel]

Bought these New Tie Downs, look real quick and easy to use.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017BYSJ7I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

they look god, soft loop tops, Carabina ends so won't unhook if you hit a big pot hole or bump, nice

I used similar but not the ratchet type, just pull lock but with the carabina end and soft loop hook top

http://aerofast.co.nz/product/37mm-motorcycle-tiedowns-karabiner/

Ive never had them move but I do a half hitch under them with the excess so it will lock if it slips, they never get jammed though....but I would not trust the thinner cheap ones

[_Sheffjs_]

Picked up two, the more I looked at the design the more I liked it!