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Puddle Jumper
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Southern Va./2011 Vision silver | We are going to Daytona for spring bike week next year and need to trailer the bikes. Where can you hook tie downs on these bikes ? |
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Puddle Jumper
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Lillian, Alabama | Ummmmm, it's a Victory Vision, not a Harley....why would you put it on a trailer instead of riding it?... |
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Tourer
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New Mexico | From Owners Manual:
If you must transport the motorcycle or secure it to a lift table:
* Use a truck, trailer, or lift table designed or equipped properly for motorcycles. Review truck, trailer or lift
manufacturer's recommendations.
* Do not tow the motorcycle with another vehicle, as towing will impair the motorcycle?s steering and handling,
which can cause a loss of control.
* Position and restrain the motorcycle so it remains upright on the truck, trailer, or lift table as gasoline may leak out of the fuel tank vent if the motorcycle is transported at extreme angles. Gasoline is a fire hazard and it can also damage the motorcycle?s finish.
* Do not restrain the motorcycle using the handlebars. Loosen the turn signals and slide them up the fork tube as shown, enough to make room for a soft tie-down extension strap (no buckles). Place tie downs around the lower triple clamp as shown, around the fork tube below the turn signal mount and above the lower triple clamp.
* Secure the rear of the motorcycle with tiedowns around the swingarm, being careful to avoid brake lines,
exhaust, drive belt, or drive belt guards.
* The motorcycle can be elevated by placing a stable, flat platform jack or lift mechanism on a firm flat surface
and lifting under the engine crankcase. The platform should be a minimum 12 inches square, and clear of any
components under the motorcycle. DO NOT attempt to lift the motorcycle without properly securing it with
straps.
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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | I used the loop above the front fender (as pictured). Cranked it down. I used the tip-over bars to tiedown the rear. I just put the hooks on the bars and started cranking, but NEXT time I am actually going to put some sort of padding on it, and loop the tiedown strap around the tiedown. The hook on the tiedown actually rubbed into it leaving a black divot. If I place a STRAP against it, I just need to protect against the strap getting frayed.
I ALSO put back in the eyebolts and used those as two extra tiedowns. It was pointless. They were loose, kept getting loose, and didn't hold jack. The other four straps were good enough. I still left them on as "insurance" however (in case one of the front or rear straps broke, I figured this would help keep tension so the bike wouldn't tip over or put too much strain on the remaining strap on that side).
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | I trailer down to Daytona too as there is usually a couple of feet of snow on the ground here in Northeast Ohio in late Feb / Early March. Go to your dealer and ask them for the eye bolts for the front tip-overs that the motorcycle ships with. They should have some laying around. They screw into the underside of the front tip-overs. I then strap front and rear tip-overs down. I have found that, unless you can get the straps wide enough in your trailer, the straps will rub on the fender if you use the under-the-headlight loop. |
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | A couple more things, I haven't tried the jack under the oil pan, but intend to this year. I would love to hear from others that have found this helped. My buddy who trailers his exotic collection around the country to museums and shows told me not to do this and leave a little room in the suspension. He told me he had some fork seals blow out because he reefed them down too much. He also told me if a bike is going to fall, it will fall in the first 50 miles.
Also, if you own the trailer, I would consider a camera system from www.RearViewSafety.com. I will be getting one of these and have the wife keep an eye on the bike(s) when driving. West Virginia (77 South) really makes me nervous and I find myself stopping every 30 minutes with the curves and bumps to check on them.
I double strap every connection point for added safety as these straps are getting cheaper and cheaper.
Edited by ScoreBo 2011-09-17 10:16 PM
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Cruiser
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Edmonton Alberta, Canada | I trailer ocasionally, as per owners manual, two straps under the light bucket, and two straps around rear tipovers. jack under motor I beleive would not allow suspnsion to take up the bumps and probally damage the oil pan. Note.... secure tiedown points in trailer, and good quaility straps, and as mentioned, supension should not be completly compressed. jmho
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Iron Butt
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New York State | You get a bush tec Trailer hitch installed just under the rear fender, the trailer attaches to the ball on the hitch.
The safety chains attach to the tie points on the hitch mount.
You should read over your posts before submitting them it appears that your inquire was about putting a Vision on a trailer not putting a trailer on the Vision |
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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | Trekwolf164 - 2011-09-18 8:43 AM
You get a bush tec Trailer hitch installed just under the rear fender, the trailer attaches to the ball on the hitch.
The safety chains attach to the tie points on the hitch mount.
You should read over your posts before submitting them it appears that your inquire was about putting a Vision on a trailer not putting a trailer on the Visionlol! |
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Tourer
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Got a 5X10' tilt bed trailer and a Condor. The Condor came with a plate that bolts through the 2X6" flooring of the trailer augmented with some large fender washers for more support. It slides on with some shoulder bolts and a pin to locate it. I tilt the bed of the trailer, drive the Vic right on up and into the Condor, and as the support rocker goes over center to lock in the front tire, the trailer goes over center to a level position as well. Hop off, throw a pin in the trailer, hook a ratcheting strap into the tie downs beneath the front tip over protectors, and a couple on the rear package tray (mines a Street, not a Tour) and voila! Ready to roll in less time than it takes to write it all down. I also don't collapse the suspension completely, don't want to put too much stress on the components. Been all the way to CA and back, behind the motorhome with the camera on it at all times, it rides steady and smooth the whole way. Backing off is even more fun, as when I go back, the trailer tilts. Bystanders always run up going, "Sir! Sir! You forgot to put down a ramp!", as I look blankly at them and say, "Huh?" and the trailer tilts and I roll off, and they go, "Umm...never mind.."
It's the little things, y'know? |
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | The loop on the frame behind the headlight seems to be the most secure spot for tiedowns. I have the eyebolts for the front tipovers and use them as extra security. To keep the rear from hopping around I use the rear tipovers or rear cylinder head bracket. When I use the head bracket I am careful not to crank on the tiedowns too much. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Southern Va./2011 Vision silver | Thanks for the tips. We plan to ride the bikes down for biketoberfest but sometimes its snowing here when spring Daytona is going on. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Southern Va./2011 Vision silver | victoryvisiontour - 2011-09-19 3:08 PM
The loop on the frame behind the headlight seems to be the most secure spot for tiedowns. I have the eyebolts for the front tipovers and use them as extra security. To keep the rear from hopping around I use the rear tipovers or rear cylinder head bracket. When I use the head bracket I am careful not to crank on the tiedowns too much. Eyebolts for tipovers ? |
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Iron Butt
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| Roadie - 2011-09-20 8:31 PM victoryvisiontour - 2011-09-19 3:08 PM The loop on the frame behind the headlight seems to be the most secure spot for tiedowns. I have the eyebolts for the front tipovers and use them as extra security. To keep the rear from hopping around I use the rear tipovers or rear cylinder head bracket. When I use the head bracket I am careful not to crank on the tiedowns too much. Eyebolts for tipovers ? If your dealer didn't give them to you when you purchased your Vision all you should have to do is ask. The eyebolts are screwed into the front tip over protectors at the factory and between them and the loop in the frame behind and below the headlight are used to secure a Vision in the crate for shipment from the factory. They should be removed from the tip over protectors prior to delivery but are usually given to the custom if asked.
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Puddle Jumper
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Southern Va./2011 Vision silver | Just called the dealer , he said Victory makes them send the eyebolts back to the factory but he may have a set to send me . Thanks TM |
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Iron Butt
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| You can order them directly from McMaster-Carr The part# is 3107T43 at $3.99 each. Marc |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | Those 'shipping' eyebolts are not meant for tie downs and really are not up to the job. I have seen them tried on three occasions, and on each they bent so far that the belly pan had to be removed to take the eyebolts out.
Tying down a Vision is not rocket science. Any bike transported should be in a front wheel chock. Victory was very thoughtful in that they gave us a loop cast right into the front of the frame for tie down purposes, use it. Front wheel chock and front tie down loop will do all the work of keeping the bike upright and on the trailer. The only other thing that is helpful is something securing the back to keep it from whipping side to side. My preference in just a small webbing strap through the spokes of the rear wheel and trailer bed. That keeps the wheel in place on the bed of the trailer and the bike isn't going anywhere without the wheel. |
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Iron Butt
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| Roadie - 2011-09-23 8:52 AM Just called the dealer , he said Victory makes them send the eyebolts back to the factory but he may have a set to send me . Thanks TM That is your dealer just giving you a line of BS. The only thing the dealer sends back to the factory after a bike (Vision, Cross, Kingpin, or Vegas, etc) is removed from the crate is the steel pallet the bike is attached to and the supporting framework that surrounds a bike during shipment and warehouse storage. My dealer (Randy's Cycles in Marengo, IL) showed me a box of the eye bolts that had been removed from Visions that had been uncrated for display or sale and he always offers them to a customer when they buy a Vision. He has even been so kind as to give me the white and black tyvek wrapping that the crate is wrapped in that has the large Victory logo, said they usually just throw that away anyway.
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