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how to trailer a V100

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Hi everybody
I am planning a motorbike holiday to south of France, near to the spanish border and have some fun at the wheels & waves event + of course tour the wonderfull location and chek out the pyrenees. Since it is about 800 mls to Biarritz from where I live (near Cologne, Germany), I will take the V100 on a trailer. Well with the Norge it was pretty easy to fasten her...but with the V100 it is quite difficult to find fastening points at the front and not to touch the plastic body..
Does anybody have experience how to fasten her best / photos? / anybody tried to use the hollow axles?
 
Hello. It would be more helpful if you stated what type of trailer you have or intend to use.

When I move my V100 via a trailer, I utilize “side tension straps” to physically pull the main binding straps, away from the motorcycle. I also use what we call “soft ties” which are the blue extensions you see. I never place any hook directly on the motorcycle ever.

The strongest main points to attach are the inner area of the handlebars, and the exposed frame directly behind the cylinder heads. Your attachment force should go downward. I then attach stabilization straps to the rear foot peg brackets with a sideways attachment force (do not torque these straps too tightly. Just used for additional stabilization).

The rule of thumb is main attachments, direct towards the ground, and stabilization straps direct sideways. You can apply maximum torque to the downward strapping points and just fairly snug force to the side stabilization points.
I utilize the same setup on my flatbed trailer.

I would not recommend putting anything through the axle. That is a bad idea in my opinion.

I have transported this motorcycle just like this, through winding mountain switchbacks, without any issues whatsoever.

I hope this helps you.

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Can you put soft-ties around each fork, above the brace? That's how I secured the front on mine.
Also it helps having a chock for the front wheel, to prevent it from turning.


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I've only had my V100S loaded in the van the day I picked it up, but I did take a couple pictures.
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Soft ties at the rear, and a Canyon Dancer on the handlebars.
ETA: I always use a Baxley wheel chock as well. This helps to stabilize the bike for easier loading and tying the bike down. It also reduces the amount of tension required for the straps.
 
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“Canyon dancers” have a very high probability of breaking your switchgear. Seen it 500x in my workshop.

They are a really a relic of old dirt bikes where you didn’t need to worry about switchgear.
 
scottmastrocinque said:
“Canyon dancers” have a very high probability of breaking your switchgear. Seen it 500x in my workshop.

They are a really a relic of old dirt bikes where you didn’t need to worry about switchgear.
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They do need to be positioned properly. I've used them on sport bikes that have bodywork making access to the lower triple clamp difficult since the early 80s with no failures.
 
scottmastrocinque said:
“Canyon dancers” have a very high probability of breaking your switchgear. Seen it 500x in my workshop.

They are a really a relic of old dirt bikes where you didn’t need to worry about switchgear.
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I did add an edit to my original post about using Baxley wheel chocks, and how then less tension is needed on the straps. The route to my dealer is through Deal's Gap ("318 corners in 11 miles"), and everything was very secure.
Here's another shot of a different bike showing the Baxley a little better.
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Also, I never use ratchet type straps, as I've seen too many people crank them way too tight.
 
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