I heard from someone that by strapping down a bike in the back of a truck can cause the fork seals to blow. I had it strapped down in the back of my truck with a canyon dancer and this guy said you can blow the fork seals. True? I asked the guys at the Honda dealership and they said it wasn't possible seems how it doesn't put enough pressure. Anyone heard this before?

Thanks
Chris

 

I've heard that stapping for an extended period of time is not good for your seals, but blowing them? I doubt it.

 

The only way to damage the seals by strapping would be if you were to get it too tight.
Im sure vyouve all seen the braces they sell for dirtbikes that goes between the triple lower and the tire.....thats why you use them.
only pull the strap as tight as is necessary to secure the bike, no need to crank er down.
hope this helps

 

Wheel Chock...

 

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Fork Savers. My friend Jen wont put up her CRF without it. But she's really **** about her bikes.

 

Baxley Sport Chock


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only way to strap stuff down. Canyon dancer types devices expletive up your grips and throttle. I only use soft loops now. The baxley also keeps it locked in so I don't have to strap it down real hard

 

chocks are real nice, but I have never had an issue with out one... two straps and I'm off to the races

 

I agree. I prefer the chock more for ease of strapping down then anything. I can ride right into it and not worry about it falling over while I'm strapping it down. Yes I've done it before. I prefer 4 straps too just cause I'm paranoid. I've used 2 before without issues though.

 

talked to alot of people about this who have been in the motorcycle industry all their lives. they say if your gonna leave a bike in a truck or trailer over night you should probably loosen them a bit but as far as driving for an hour or two theres no way you can do any harm to the suspension.

 

the only way ive heard of any damage would be from strapping the bike down so tight that the forks are almost fully compressed. Doing this is completely unnecessary and could lead to damage however strapping the bike down just tight enough to keep in place wont harm it seeing as how everyone does it.

 

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generally the rear of the bike follows the front, so no addition tie downs are needed... the only issue is if the frontend moves.

 

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I've never had a problem with just 2 straps, and I've hauled a lot of bikes.

The front end is not going to move if it's strapped down tight enough and equally on both sides. Use a chock if you're paranoid. The only way you'll lose it is if a strap breaks. Or if you roll the truck, in which case you're screwed anyway.

 

it's generally a problem with dirt bikes, not so much street bikes. If i'm leaving my bike tied down overnight, i'll loosen the straps a touch, but it's not anything critical to worry about.

 

I think that if you trap the front down too tight then you can blow the seals? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

I've always used the Condor Wheel chock (front), the canyon dancer with 2 tie downs up front, and always loosen completely when the bike sits for any period of time. If I had to re-equip the van, you can bet your *** I'd be throwing one of these in....

I keep thinking "why didn't I think of this??????"

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