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Originally Posted by tanman2003
why don't you put straps on the handle bars? that compresses the suspension (near bottoming out), and makes it really stable. you can buy straps that look like a figure 8 that do a half hitch around the bars so you can hook ratchet straps to them without marring the bar.
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Compressed the rear shock by using the Twisted Throttle luggage rack as a tie down. It was very stable.
Would have used the the handlebars, but the angle from the tie down in the truck to the portion of the handlebars I wanted to use, allowed the tie downs to contact the fairing, which I did not to do. My first choice is to use handlebars compressing the forks if possible.
Use the figure 8 straps on other bikes when using the trailer, but did not use them on the Ninja until the return trip from the Dragon. Like the figure 8 straps, too.
Hauled the Ninja 420 miles last Friday, and it worked well with the pickup getting 28MPG in the mountains during the round trip to Deals Gap from 55 to 60MPH.
Thanks,