Trailering a Street Glide

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Kaj

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I know I'm suppose to ride so don't beat me up on this but sometimes we trailer our bike. I had a Dyna and was a simple chore to find where to put the tie downs. On the new Street Glide I'm not sure where to tie down. Looks like the crash bar in front and the hard bag chrome support in front of the bags. Any advice from your experience. Loving the new bike and do plan to tour more on it but may trailer some.
 
You want to attach the front tie downs as high as possible on the bike, I doubt the crash bar would be suitable. although I have only tied mine down once, (bought it in the winter), I have seen many on trailers and in truck beds (I go to Sturgis every year).I can tell you, the dealer I bought mine from told me to remove the bottom screw on the front turn signal mounting plate and insert an eyebolt into the threaded hole, this hole is internally threaded into the frame, and is the best place to tie down a Street Glide, hope this helps.
 
This how I tied my glide down for 1200 mile round trip (my wife is still unable to drive after the bike wreck last summer). I was told by several people and a couple of techs not to use the handle bars as tie down points. You could possible bottom out the shocks or break a strap by to much trailer bounce. Our interstate roads are not the smoothest. Stoppped and checked them after the first 50 miles and every gas fill up after that or when ever we stoppped to take a break. No problems what so ever. I used 4 straps on the front just as a precaution, better safe than sorry. Picked up 2 packs of Hog ties from the stealer. These are very well made and heavy duty.
 
I live on a 4WD road & trailer my bike in & out every day, if I want to ride. I ordered a pair of tie-down brackets. Look at these: http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id209.html

I've used this system for 2+ years now on my Electra Glide Classic.

I am now looking at changing my system to a Wheel Dock http://www.wheeldock.com/

with a frame lock, totally eliminating tie-downs: http://framelock.com/

Whatever floats your boat.

Best wishes in whatever you choose.
 
I use Harbor Freight chocks and run the front straps over the top of the engine guard and around the frame down tubes (right where the engine guard mounts to the frame on top), then another set, with soft ties, around the forks where the fender mounts (like in the pics posted earlier). The rear can be a challenge but the bag guards are OK, they aren't doing much besides keeping the bike from moving side to side anyway.
 
I use these Harbor Freight wheel chock's for mine and my wife's bikes. I run soft straps around the bottom of the triple tree (making sure I don't pinch a brake line) and it holds it very, very solid. This chock has eye bolts for the straps on each end. It also holds my bike upright without holding on to it or using the kickstand. It won't my wife's Sportster with a narrower front tire. I have to put it on the kickstand or have someone hold it while i strap it down.

I also run short tie downs to the rear footboards (or pegs on my wifes bike) and run them straight down so the backend doesn't bounce around.

My bike was recently towed 800 miles from Arkansas to Ohio and it didn't move an inch.
 
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