How do you tie your bikes down?

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Never heard of #1 (20+ years)
#3

Recently started using first method as I’m using a shorter bed truck and bike goes in sideways, so soft straps on bars doesn’t work. Otherwise, always have used 3rd method.

I have been hooking to bars next the triple clamps since the 80s and never had any issue.I wedge a 2x4 between the tire and fender so I dont have to compress the suspension. Never had issues.

I use ProTaper straps with integrated soft loops around the bars most of the time. Sometimes I put my bike in the bed of the truck diagonally and go to the pegs, one strap to the front and one to the back.

Used #1 for 20 years

#1

I'll give it a try!

Bike Shoe for years....

Paw Paw

This with a fork saver

Old school tie downs on the bars, been doing it since the early 70’s. Works for me.

One of the shops I raced out of when I was in High school, the owner of the shop loaded up and rode with me to a race. He rolled a wore out tire up to my truck and laid in the back against the wheel well. I said we don’t have room for an old tire, it’s not even mounted on a rim. He laughed and said watch this. He rolled his race scooter up to the truck and said grap a fork. We set it in the truck, he laid it over against the tire and closed the tail gate and said us old guys been haulin racein scooters all over Oklahoma and North Texas way before you were born and before they made tie downs, let’s go. We drove 60 miles and It never moved.

#3

#2

When I started riding again after 12 years off I didn’t know what the extra straps were for so I cut them off... hook straight to the bar since 1986!

We have been using these with great results

https://www.bikebinderz.com/

#1 for sport bikes. #2 for dirtbikes.

The loops on the end, hooked over the grips, can save a bike from serious road damage. Seen it work.

#1, especially with 2 bikes on a "mini-truck" -works better angles when hitching the outside tie downs to the side of the tray.

If you haven't tried #1 please try it - once you go above bottom triple you never go back

Now that I have a computer and can type....

I've been tying to the forks just about the triple clamps for years. There's less tie-down, less stretch and bounce, and the angle is much better. In addition, I _always_ get soft loops with clips so there's no way the bike can come loose- that way I don't even have to tie very tight.

But, I am _strongly_ considering going with MX Mounts, esp in my new toy hauler. It'd be great to be able to get into the hauler w/out crawling thru a bunch of straps like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible I.

Front wheel tucked in the right front corner of bed. Cinch strap from left foot peg to front left lower tie down in bed, then cinch strap from right foot peg to left rear lower tie down in bed. Barely any stress on suspension, no soft straps to mess with, no worries about pinched cables or wires. VERY sturdy. Can close tailgate with a 5 1/2' bed.

Used these on my last two bikes. Never given me any problems.

#1 for the last 5 years and will never go back to hooking on the bars

Either 1 or 3 with a fork saver.

2 or 3 depending on the tie downs I'm using

Bike diagonal in short bed truck, front tire to front driver side corner, tie downs to footpegs (rear driver side hook point, front passenger side hook point). No stress on the forks, never a problem. Tailgate closes.