Mounting systems for motorbikes in garage

[Oldcow]

As I search, I wonder if anyone already has some threads bookmarked with how to restrain bikes. I will be carrying a GW and a dual sport bike, or 3 dirt bikes or a GW and a sport bike... Bolt it on system seems to fit the bill some what but I can't seem to find much on it. Since I do not have a HD the biker bar will not work. I could I suppose get 2 or 3 Wheeldocks? Any input helps.

Oldcow

 

[Tony_in_AZ]

I used a Condor 2000 wheel chock for my 2013 Goldwing in a toy hauler we had a few years ago. 4 ratchet straps to floor hooks that were factory mounted in the RV.

Some folks use E track on the floor for multiple mount points for tie down when no factory floor hooks are there.

 

[Oldcow]

I used a Condor 2000 wheel chock for my 2013 Goldwing in a toy hauler we had a few years ago. 4 ratchet straps to floor hooks that were factory mounted in the RV.

Some folks use E track on the floor for multiple mount points for tie down when no factory floor hooks are there.

Thanks Tony. Did you bolt the chock to the floor or only used it for stability and tighten the bike down with the straps?

Oldcow

 

[FT4NOW]

I used the Bolt It On for 4 dirtbikes in my 399, worked great, i did need to install new floor D rings for where i wanted the bar installed, mainly so the biggest bike wasnt up against the 3 season doors.

 

[triplethreat]

I hesitate to post this because this involves a lot more work than many/most might want to do, but it has worked out well for me so here it is. I bought a sheet of 3/4" plywood and cut it to fit inside the garage area from side to side, and made it about 38" from front to back. It is bolted down on all four corners of the plywood through the trailer floor AND through the top flange of the trailer's 12" I beam. It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.

I use Baxley brand Wheel chocks and they can be bolted down to prevent any movement whatsoever. So what I did there is to place the wheel chocks where I wanted them, mark the holes and drill into the 3/4" plywood and put a 5/16" machine thread insert into the plywood. I bought four, 5/16" machine screws that are the wingnut type instead of the traditional hex head bolts. So I place the chocks over the holes, screw in the machine bolts to hold them down and they are very secure from movement. If I don't need them in the trailer, I simply remove the bolts, set the wheel chocks out, and there is nothing sticking up from the plywood to stump you foot/toe on. Of course, as you can see, I also added some heavy duty tie down point exactly where I needed them before installing the plywood and bolting it down to the frame. It was a lot of work, as I stated earlier, but it was what I though might be a very good solution for my needs, and I already had the Baxley Wheel chocks......so I can remove them from the Toy Hauler and use them in my 6' x 10' flat bed utility trailer also if I just need to take the bikes somewhere without towing the Toy Hauler.

As far as tying down the bikes and using a Baxley, I run the bike into the Baxley and lock it in, then I use soft straps around the passenger peg mounting bracket and a ratchet strap on each side of the bike. The pull on the ratchet straps are DOWN AND FORWARD. I have probably well over 50,000 miles of hauling two bikes like this and have never had an issue. I don't need any additional strapping up front on the bike.....triple trees, handlebars, ect.......just the two straps on the back and pulling down and forward.

Here is a pic. of what I've got in the Toy Hauler....

Here is a pic of doing the same thing but using my 6' x 10' utility trailer.....

 

[Tony_in_AZ]

Thanks Tony. Did you bolt the chock to the floor or only used it for stability and tighten the bike down with the straps?

Oldcow

I bolted the Condor to the floor. Drilled holes thru the floor with bolts, washers , nylock style nuts. I cut a small hole in the coloplast to reach the bolts... Used 200mph duct tape to close the coloplast flap back in place. When I removed the Condor wheel chock, I filled the holes in the floor with RTV

 

[Oldcow]

I used the Bolt It On for 4 dirtbikes in my 399, worked great, i did need to install new floor D rings for where i wanted the bar installed, mainly so the biggest bike wasnt up against the 3 season doors.

That is a good point about where the D rings are. I must take some measurements tomorrow.

Oldcow

 

[Oldcow]

I hesitate to post this because this involves a lot more work than many/most might want to do, but it has worked out well for me so here it is. I bought a sheet of 3/4" plywood and cut it to fit inside the garage area from side to side, and made it about 38" from front to back. It is bolted down on all four corners of the plywood through the trailer floor AND through the top flange of the trailer's 12" I beam. It's not going anywhere, anytime soon.

I use Baxley brand Wheel chocks and they can be bolted down to prevent any movement whatsoever. So what I did there is to place the wheel chocks where I wanted them, mark the holes and drill into the 3/4" plywood and put a 5/16" machine thread insert into the plywood. I bought four, 5/16" machine screws that are the wingnut type instead of the traditional hex head bolts. So I place the chocks over the holes, screw in the machine bolts to hold them down and they are very secure from movement. If I don't need them in the trailer, I simply remove the bolts, set the wheel chocks out, and there is nothing sticking up from the plywood to stump you foot/toe on. Of course, as you can see, I also added some heavy duty tie down point exactly where I needed them before installing the plywood and bolting it down to the frame. It was a lot of work, as I stated earlier, but it was what I though might be a very good solution for my needs, and I already had the Baxley Wheel chocks......so I can remove them from the Toy Hauler and use them in my 6' x 10' flat bed utility trailer also if I just need to take the bikes somewhere without towing the Toy Hauler.

As far as tying down the bikes and using a Baxley, I run the bike into the Baxley and lock it in, then I use soft straps around the passenger peg mounting bracket and a ratchet strap on each side of the bike. The pull on the ratchet straps are DOWN AND FORWARD. I have probably well over 50,000 miles of hauling two bikes like this and have never had an issue. I don't need any additional strapping up front on the bike.....triple trees, handlebars, ect.......just the two straps on the back and pulling down and forward.

Here is a pic. of what I've got in the Toy Hauler....

Here is a pic of doing the same thing but using my 6' x 10' utility trailer.....
View attachment 50411

That is one rugged set up!

Oldcow

 

[Hoopy Frood]

I used to have some photo's but can't find them on this new computer build. I used pins through about a 6 inch wide piece of aluminum flat plate and the Condor chocks slide down on the pins. Then slots through the aluminum plate fit over the D-rings, so everything is held in place when the tie downs are hooked to the D-rings. I have the tie downs at the rear pretty tight, and the front ones just snug. Nothing is bolted to, or through, the floor, and can all be removed in just a couple minutes.

 

[Oldcow]

I used the Bolt It On for 4 dirtbikes in my 399, worked great, i did need to install new floor D rings for where i wanted the bar installed, mainly so the biggest bike wasnt up against the 3 season doors.

I just realized with Bolt it On I would not be able to open the garage interior door. That's too bad but I may still go that way.

Oldcow

 

[jjbbrewer]

I just realized with Bolt it On I would not be able to open the garage interior door. That's too bad but I may still go that way.

After having 3 toy haulers over 25 years hauling roadracers, dirt bikes, and misc bicycles from coast to coast, there is no substitute for the BoltItOn.

If you can't figure a way to be able to open the door after getting a BoltItOn, talk to Scott the owner. He makes all of his componentry for the system and he probably has an idea on how to make it so you can.

Here's the thread on how I built up my 349M garage.

https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/showthread.php/38475-349M-garage-(with-2nd-bath)-modified-amp-loaded

 

[Daleahoke]

I've seen a system that locks the rear tire in at the axle. I can't recall the name and I can't find it. But I think you just push it through and the rear wheel locks in place. I saw these held bikes in place when a trailer flipped over. I don't know how flexible it is in terms of different types of bikes or configurations of bike loading. Kind of expensive, but no more straps. I'll try to find it and post the name.

Lock n Load is similar to the system I am thinking about, but Lock n Load uses foot pegs as a mount, and the one I am thinking about attaches at the rear axle.

 

[Hoopy Frood]

It's a system made by Pit Bull. This one is for a Ducati: https://motostarz.com/collections/pit-bull/products/pit-bull-trailer-restraint-system-for-ducati-single-sided-swingarm-large-hubs.

Pit Bull makes some really good stuff, but too pricey for my blood.

 

[triplethreat]

I've used Pit Bull products for years and years, but I've never had the "TRS" or Trailer Restraint System. Their paddock stands are sitting in my garage as I type this, as well as the Pit Bull Tire Wedge. To use the TRS, I believe that they are only for motorcycles that have a hollow rear axle. Some motorcycle do, many don't. As far as quality goes with Pit Bull, they are 100% top of the line and as well made as you can get.

 

[Hoopy Frood]

I should really voice/write a caveat for my objection to Pit Bull. I have the Pit Bull stand for my bike and it is top notch. It's mainly the trailer system that I feel is a bit high.

 

[Oldcow]

I've used Pit Bull products for years and years, but I've never had the "TRS" or Trailer Restraint System. Their paddock stands are sitting in my garage as I type this, as well as the Pit Bull Tire Wedge. To use the TRS, I believe that they are only for motorcycles that have a hollow rear axle. Some motorcycle do, many don't. As far as quality goes with Pit Bull, they are 100% top of the line and as well made as you can get.

They will not work with a Gold Wing. They have a great reputation.

Oldcow

 

[triplethreat]

I should really voice/write a caveat for my objection to Pit Bull. I have the Pit Bull stand for my bike and it is top notch. It's mainly the trailer system that I feel is a bit high.

I might tend to agree with you Howard.....they are pricy, plus if you change bikes, you may have to buy a new/different adapter for that particular bike. We went with Baxley wheel chocks way back in 2007, and if they are anchored down, all you need for most bikes is the Baxley for the front tire, then TWO ratchet straps attach to the rear sub-frame of the bike....one on each side and pulling it DOWN and Forward. I've hauled two bikes like that since 2007, mostly sportbikes, but I also hauled by Honda ST1300 that same way.....and it was over 700 lbs of motorcycle.

 

[Hoopy Frood]

The nice thing about the front wheel/fork stands, is you can buy different pins to allow you to use the same stand on different bikes. I use a Condor chock for the front wheel, with a coupe of straps just barely snugged down with a Canyon Dancer. I strap the back down pretty tightly though, and have never had it move around on me.