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Puddle Jumper
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Sierra Vista, AZ United States | Hi all, just took the leap to living in an RV full-time, got the Hydra-lift for transporting my '11 Vision and working on securing it to the lift. Having been assured by the dealer that it can handle any bike, I find that an accessory with arms to secure the front end is needed and ordered, I am still wondering how to strap the rear-end down besides just using the rear wheel. Anybody out there have any ideas? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 157
| The recommended points are the rear shock mount or the rear tip overs the front is up under the fairing don't use the handlebars as a tie down point.
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Puddle Jumper
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Sierra Vista, AZ United States | Thanks for response, I am familiar with the front anchor point and it works well, from previous experience trailering. I was looking at the rear tip-over projections but not sure how strong they would be for strapping the bike down. That looks like the only place that might work with the available anchor points on the lift. |
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New user
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| Using the rear tip overs just keep the rear of the bike from moving side to side. Had to use them when the tow(roll back) truck picked up my bike. They did fine. |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| The mans right soft tie around rear tip over and just take the slack out of the tie down.
The rear tie down just prevents the bike from going to one side or the other.
Be careful how tight you tie the front end down. To much down force and you can blow the seals out. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1350
| Just remember the strap can slide out the back side of the rear tipovers. I like your idea of strapping to the rim.
Got a vid of your lift working? Guy at work has been discussing RVs and his HD dresser. You know the model.... XFLTFRGDERSCVGYIHBX |
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Puddle Jumper
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Sierra Vista, AZ United States | Hi all, Worked the kinks out, adventures galore, went dark-side too and the tire just fits the ramp by a hair. No vids yet, drove to Deadwood SD from Eugene OR with the bike on the lift, the highway from W 90 sure tested it out! Wished I had reverse getting it off at an incline but survived it's big test, can be done with a VV, need the accessory forward extension with arms, extended furthest forward. Saw one Vision in Deadwood so far. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Sierra Vista, AZ United States | Sharing my experience with my Hydra-lift, if one of your tie-downs on the rear loosen you can lose your bike, almost lost mine, thank goodness for a passer-by waving me down before it fell off! the bike was at a 45 degree towards falling off, the aluminum rail at the front with the Y yoke twisted about 30 degrees, but was the only thing holding it. I had a hefty strap holding the rear rim down, probably helped. On contacting Hydra-lift, they just told me it was a tie-down issue, not their fault but the did say that they make a steel rail for 5th wheels because they bounce more.... I have a class A motorhome, that when watching my rear camera, shows lots of flex that is scarey to watch but had held for a lot trips until recently. I bought the steel rail, 43 lbs, l and replaced the aluminum, since the event, just in case.. If I was buying a lift, I would buy the steel ramp, just saying.... |
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Tourer
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| Do you have the tie down eyelets that the Vision is shipped with?
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Cruiser
Posts: 156
Bluff Park, Alabama - God's Country! 2011 PW VV | sgiacci - 2013-09-19 10:43 AM Do you have the tie down eyelets that the Vision is shipped with? Would not use those. They were only for shipping!
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Puddle Jumper
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Sierra Vista, AZ United States | yes, I learned that too, at first though it seemed like a great idea until I saw the horrified face of one of the Victory service reps after confessing I used them........... Whats up with that!? And isn't shipping what we do when we move it? |
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Visionary
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Jasper, MO | I believe those eyelets screwed into the bottom of the Tip Overs are only used as secondary tie points for stability within the reuseable metal frame shipping crates the bikes are shipped from the factory in. They aren't meant to be the primary load bearing points. Those are the frame mounted loops under the front fairing.
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Hydra-lift and strapping down a Vision