How to tie down a dirt bike in a truck bed
- Thread starter Alex28
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Go buy some good quality tie downs to begin with. I don't care for the ratcheting ones. Use the anchor points in the front of the bed and the handlebars at the bottom. Pull the tie downs tight enough to keep the bike from rocking side to side and you're all set. I like to wrap the loop at the free end of the tie down around the throttle and fronk brake.
I have a friend who is super paranoid.. After tightening his tiedowns, he attaches a bungie cord to the hooks on his tiedowns so that if the bike bounces at all it keeps the tiedowns tight and they don't come off the bars..
I have never had that happen, but I suppose it could... maybe, if you didn't get them tight enough.
I have never had that happen, but I suppose it could... maybe, if you didn't get them tight enough.
I use two camlock tie down straps; one on each handlebar and connected on the other end to the stake pockets in the truck bed sidewall. I also use a couple of strips of wood that are screwed together to keep the front wheel from sliding around. Cheap but effective.
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The straps in the link below are made by Ancra (the best out there) for Malcom Smith Racing (MSR) and have the soft strap built in. They are the best I've used. If you buy them from MX South you'll get a great price as well as supporting a long time sponsor of DRN.
http://www.mxsouth.com/msr/msr-tie-downs-straps-msr-soft-hook-tiedowns.htm
http://www.mxsouth.com/msr/msr-tie-downs-straps-msr-soft-hook-tiedowns.htm
High Lord Gomer
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Definitely get the Ancra.
I've got cheap ones that I've thrown away after they slipped and bikes fell over. Luckily that has only happened (to me) in the driveway not going down the road.
I've got cheap ones that I've thrown away after they slipped and bikes fell over. Luckily that has only happened (to me) in the driveway not going down the road.
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https://www.ancra.com/consumer/productdetail.php?prodid=17
anything that looks like those. Are you buying from a dealership? Make them throw you in a pair. I've never left with a bike without them tossing in a new pair of tie downs.
anything that looks like those. Are you buying from a dealership? Make them throw you in a pair. I've never left with a bike without them tossing in a new pair of tie downs.
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any bike shop worth a pinch of sh . . . salt will have decent tie downs. Stop by one on the way.
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crank 'em down as far as you can.
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Thanks for all the help guys, I couldn't find any local dealers that sell Ancra tie downs, I found these though, will these work?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...ambuckle%2BTie%2BDown%2BSet%252C%2B4-pack.jsp
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...ambuckle%2BTie%2BDown%2BSet%252C%2B4-pack.jsp
yes, those will work fine. I've never worried much about scratching the handlebars and just place the hook over the bar and snug up the line. About the only thing I'll do for security's sake is to set a third tiedown from one side of the bed to the other and loop it around the front tire to keep the wheel from sliding around.
truespode
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truespode said:
I was going to question whether someone could just cut through the strap, but I looked at the site and it says there is also a steel cable running through the strap. That seems like a great idea.
truespode
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I am sure someone could still snap it with some cheap cutters or something but when hauling it is safer in the back of the truck or on an open trailer for 20 minutes while I take a bio break than it would be without it.
I'll still use my Zena disc lock as well.
Ivan
I'll still use my Zena disc lock as well.
Ivan
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