Interested in taking your scoot somewhere on  a trailer and wonder how you can do it ?  Here's how I do it.

 PA150038.JPG (701357 bytes)  I purchased this trailer for about $650. I've since found many other trailers are available much cheaper on ebay so, look around before buying. This one came with a metal screen type floor so I added some outdoor plywood. Then, I bolted down a couple of 2 by 4s just a little wider than the front tire of the bike. Roll the scoot up and the wood keeps the tire from turning.

Then I tie it down. Many people use Canyon Dancers to tie down the front handlebars. The CD slips over the front grips and allows an easy way to get a tie point for the front end.  Tie from the CD to the trailer. When I tighten down the front, I only compress the front suspension about 1/4 to 1/2 of total travel. I do not totally compress the front forks since the bike must be able to bounce up and down as the trailer hits bumps. If one totally compresses the front forks, when the trailer hits a bump, the Canyon Dancer will bend the handlebars. To keep the CD from bending the bars, you must leave sufficent room for the bike's suspension to move up and down

Next, for the back I use the passenger hand grips for tying points. On a Silver Wing the Wing is held on by 4 large bolts and is more than strong enough to handle the tie down.

I believe either the front ties or the rear ties alone are sufficent to keep the bike upright so, using both front and back ties is double protection.

Note that many nylon ties come with hooks on the ends. I am careful simply using the hooks. When the trailer hits a bump, the suspsension of the bike compresses and the ties loosen for a second or two - the hooks can drop off at that point. (Don't ask me how I know that) So, to protect the bike I use something like a locking carabiner (see the back tie down at the point it meets the trailer) or else actually tie the nylon to the trailer (as done on the front).

I've trailered many miles using this method and never have had a problem. Note - this isn't to be taken as a recommendation nor as an instruction of how to trailer a bike. It is merely showing how I personally trailer my bike.

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