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Originally Posted by YORCHI
U-Haul won't rent me anything because of my Explorer...that and my wife doesn't want to tow anything while she drives it so this is still my only option.
I did an inventory of all the blankets and comforters we have, as well as all the stuffed animals my kid has and I have more than enough to create a super comfy safety barrier around the bike.
I'm gonna go look at the actual truck itself later today to see where the tie down boards are and how low they are. If they're fairly low enough to the floor then that'll be good so I can tie the bike downwards and upwards with all the straps I'll be using. This is also why I'm getting the 24' truck so I have more than enough room and don't need to stack anything above waist level. I could probably get away with a 16' truck and pack everything tight but I'd rather be on the safe side and have room than to be super packed and possibly not have enough room.
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You do what you want, but I would not strap the bike to the side of the truck. You are putting pressure on the fairings, and this is a good way to damage the bike, soft stuff or no soft stuff.
Tell them you want to pull the trailer with the rental truck, not your explorer, and with a trailer that short your wife won't even notice that it's there. (It's what, an extra 5 feet when changing lanes, and it tracks well enough she basically can ignore it while turning. As long as she doesn't back up, she's fine. If you won't build a base like everyone is recommending, lie and get the trailer.