Tips and HOW TO tie down your ZXThis is a discussion on Tips and HOW TO tie down your ZX within the Motorcycle Talk forums, part of the ZX6R Forum category; So it came up in another thread that mis tieing your ZX can obviousally be bad. So everyone share how you tie yours down. Is ...
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12-02-2011, 01:40 PM
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#1 | | World Superbike Racer
Joined: Nov 2011 From: Montrose CA Posts: 1,355 I Ride: 2007 Red on Silver ZX6R | Tips and HOW TO tie down your ZX
So it came up in another thread that mis tieing your ZX can obviousally be bad. So everyone share how you tie yours down. Is there a correct way?  | 
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12-02-2011, 01:50 PM
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#2 | | Track Star
Joined: Nov 2011 From: Rochester, new york Posts: 476 I Ride: 2011 zx6r Green 2009 CRF250r Mod |
are you putting it in the back of a pick up truck or in a trailer? in my trailer I have a front tire lock in piece and d rings on the wall and in the floor. I
Never compress my forks to much if any. I kno people that damn near jump on the front end and quickly ratchet it down. To me it's over kill and not the best for
Your forks.
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12-02-2011, 01:57 PM
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#3 | | World Superbike Champion
Joined: Apr 2007 From: Oxford Posts: 1,888 I Ride: ZX6R B1H, 02 R6 Trackbike, 09 Superstock R6 |
In the van it gets leant up against a mattress on the side of the van and one long ratchet strap from front to back pulling onto the frame and not the fairngs works a treat and only takes a minute or two to load up.
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12-02-2011, 02:00 PM
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#4 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Dec 2010 From: London, UK Posts: 663 I Ride: 2003 B1H, green LED's baby! |
Like this:
- 1 through the rear pegs pulling the bike forwards (into the bulkhead), also has a side effect of pulling it upright.
- 1 round the handlebar pulling it onto the stand
- 1 round the crash bung as a double safety which pulls sideways and slightly backwards.
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12-02-2011, 02:02 PM
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#5 | | Team Green
Joined: Sep 2011 From: United States Posts: 215 |
One strap on each side holding handlebar. This pulls down fork shocks some. One in back on back rim. This makes the bike so sturdy you can rock it and trailer rocks instead. Will not move, I have hauled a few bikes this way.
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12-02-2011, 02:05 PM
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#6 | | World Superbike Champion
Joined: Apr 2007 From: Oxford Posts: 1,888 I Ride: ZX6R B1H, 02 R6 Trackbike, 09 Superstock R6 |
Or just pack enough crap in with it so it can't move anywhere   | |
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12-02-2011, 02:12 PM
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#7 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Leicestershire Posts: 465 I Ride: A green one. |
ride it everywhere and get some other sap to drive... | |
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12-02-2011, 02:13 PM
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#8 | | Track Star
Joined: Mar 2011 From: San Diego Posts: 261 | Quote:
Originally Posted by 08ZIXXER  So it came up in another thread that mis tieing your ZX can obviousally be bad. So everyone share how you tie yours down. Is there a correct way? | one bike on a truck two bikes?
Use a canyon dancer, and just compress the forks maybe half way but dont over crank your forks or you can blow your seals. keep it straight with the tailgate down the crossed up closing your tailgate stuff is just too much hassle.
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12-02-2011, 02:23 PM
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#9 | | World Superbike Racer
Joined: Nov 2011 From: Montrose CA Posts: 1,355 I Ride: 2007 Red on Silver ZX6R |
Here's what I did it worked like a charm. I strap around each fork holding it down, and one by each of the rear peg apparatus (barely any pressure in the back)
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12-02-2011, 03:10 PM
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#10 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Destin/Ft Walton Beach Florida Posts: 514 I Ride: 2011 Black ZX6R |
Use a canyon dancer and a wheel chalk
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12-02-2011, 05:22 PM
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#11 | | World Superbike Racer
Joined: Oct 2011 From: Orange County Posts: 1,220 I Ride: 2006 ZX636r |
Signing up on the thread! My poor bike is scratched from a bad tie down  The back end of the bike wasnt tied down right and the 405 freeway is fucking bumpy and the bike jumped into the side wall of the truck
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12-02-2011, 10:56 PM
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#12 | | Superbike Champion
Joined: May 2011 From: South Jersey Posts: 1,036 I Ride: 2011 ZX-6r |
canyon dancer FTW!
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12-03-2011, 03:17 AM
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#13 | | Team Green
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 162 |
3 words.
Pitbull Restraint System
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12-03-2011, 07:13 AM
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#14 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Sep 2011 From: Palm Harbor, Fl. Posts: 778 |
I use the canyon dancer system. Pull the bike forward and into the wheel chock on the trailer. A strap over the swing arm in front of the tire keeps the rear for bouncing around.
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12-03-2011, 07:37 AM
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#15 | | MotoGP Champion
Joined: Sep 2010 From: your moms va-jay-jay Posts: 3,950 I Ride: 04 zx6r Blazing Pearl Orange |
I honestly never thought there would be a thread for this... im sorry but if you dont strap ur bike down good and well... and it goes over or gets damaged... whom ever strapped it down is a retard...
Always double check the strap down job if you had someone else strap YOUR bike down..
If you arent smart enough to tie down a bike.. you prolly arent smart enough to be riding the damn thing..
Last edited by blazenorange; 12-03-2011 at 09:59 AM.
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