Honda 1000-5 tie down question

[Coonir1]

Big thanks everyone for the input. I will be using 4 two inch straps. Two to the frame in front and two on the rear. Thanks again y’all

I really wanted to use braided unicorn tail hair for the tie down but it’s hard to come by.

 

[Admin]

 

[Vikes79]

When I still had my enclosed trailer for ice fishing I never tied down my pioneer ever, but that was local runs down maybe 5 miles of dirt road, 20 mi max. Never ever experienced any movement, even with a few panic stops for deer/cows on the road.

on my open trailers I try to run a loop on the rims/tires and back to the trailer frame, plus having the winch line as a loose safety cable…

 

[JenElio]

I use 4 bungee cords, one on each corner…
But I use the good bungee cords… the ones from EBay.

Ebay??😱..........I ain't got that kinda $$.......I've been using the ball bungees from Harbor Freight for years now on my P1K5. They work great!!! Really allows the suspension to do what it does best 😉

 

[Neohio]

Ebay??😱..........I ain't got that kinda $$.......I've been using the ball bungees from Harbor Freight for years now on my P1K5. They work great!!! Really allows the suspension to do what it does best 😉

Can't hide money......

 

[Ridinfool]

Ebay??😱..........I ain't got that kinda $$.......I've been using the ball bungees from Harbor Freight for years now on my P1K5. They work great!!! Really allows the suspension to do what it does best 😉

Yeah, I hit the lotto and I figured what the hell I can spend $5.00 including shipping on 25 bungee cords.

 

[PJon]

This works well.

 

[906UP]

I use zip ties from the dollar store

 

[JMynes]

If my wheel nets ever fail I’m going to tie down with dental floss. Lots of dental floss. My dentist gives it away, and I’ve been looking for a way to use it.

 

[JMynes]

You might say I’m a dental floss tycoon.
Moving to Montana soon, just me and the Pygmy pony…

 

[JMynes]

You might say I’m a dental floss tycoon.
Moving to Montana soon, just me and the Pygmy pony…

Only three guys laughed at that?
Well, at least there are four Zappa fans in the group.

 

[stellarpod]

Only three guys laughed at that?
Well, at least there are four Zappa fans in the group.

"Yippie-yi-yo Tiyaaaaaa..."

 

[KimberproSS]

Is it really necessary to tie down the rear of at Honda 1000-5 while trailering?
I double strap the front end using heavy duty straps with tires resting against the front of the trailer. The vehicle does not move and I use tie points that let the suspension function as it should during travel.

I bought the ratcheting wheel bonnets (4) at Harbor Freight and bolted “D” rings (harbor freight) to the floor of the trailer in the appropriate locations to to hold down each wheel. I can load and strap down in a couple minutes and don’t have to fish straps around anything.

 

[PJon]

Is it really necessary to tie down the rear of at Honda 1000-5 while trailering?
I double strap the front end using heavy duty straps with tires resting against the front of the trailer. The vehicle does not move and I use tie points that let the suspension function as it should during travel.

Think about that for a minute. Your front end is locked down. You come to a very abrupt stop (think head on; rear ending someone; loosing control and hitting an immovable object), what is the back end of your side by side going to do? It’s going to flip over using the front wheel bearings as a pivot point and end up in the back of your tow vehicle.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

Think about that for a minute. Your front end is locked down. You come to a very abrupt stop (think head on; rear ending someone; loosing control and hitting an immovable object), what is the back end of your side by side going to do? It’s going to flip over using the front wheel bearings as a pivot point and end up in the back of your tow vehicle.

Nuh uh…it’d have to break the dental floss strap I had on it first. And I know I plucked that b!tch and said “that ain’t going nowheres” so I’m safer than a two dollar whore on nickel night. Still can’t believe sis charges her own damn brother for that.