I found my NH250 on its side after returning from a weekend trip. There had been a strong windstorm and even though the bike was reasonably protected, the wind caused the kickstand to sink in the ground, tipping the bike, breaking the clutch lever. I now put a square of something firm under the stand now. Will likely add a tether if I'm leaving for a few days. Bill S.
On Feb 23, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: > I have seen discussions in at least one forum about how stable is the center > stand vs. the kick stand. The discussion was centred in the case of parking > the bike while fast winds are blowing. The argument to favor kick stand is > that you have 3 points of support against two for the center. But of course > in the case of the wind that depends how the direction of the wind with > respect to the bike, if the bike has fairings or not, etc.I personally think > that for hauling the center stand is better. > > Javier. > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Minh Trat <[email protected]> wrote: > So using the center stand is a bad idea? I thought that was a stable > way to keep the bike up... I had it(front wheel) pushed up against the > front wall of the trailer on the centerstand, and tied downfrom the > truck "D" rings at each corner of the truck bed. > > Minh > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:10 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for all the great tips! > > > > It has a bed liner, I'm not sure what the lay out of the cleats are. It's > > a Chevy S-10 > > > > I haven't seen it yet. My Mom works at a dealership in Bedford Pa. & she's > > been keeping an eye out for a nice trade-in. > > A Mechanic & my Dad gave it a thorough inspection. I could probably get > > some old tires for free. > > Tomorrow I'm purchasing insurance in York Pa. & heading out. > > > > Bernie- > > > > > > > > On 02/22/12, Graham Rogers wrote: > > > > car tires - good idea, would have saved a bike from poll vaulting over the > > side when both tie downs on the one side let loose!!! > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Sean Snell wrote: > > > > > > > > Aside from the mentioned tie down methods, when hauling with my F-150, I > > additionally place a few old car tires snugged up against either side of > > the bike in the off chance my ratchet straps let loose and the bike tipped > > over in the bed. (Call it a cheap insurance policy; my dad taught me that > > one.) Also, we have 2x12 boards we use for ramps with a piece of angle iron > > bolted to one end that acts as a sudo- "hook" when I unhook the support > > cables for my tailgate and drop it all the way down. > > > > Call it a cheap insurance policy; my dad taught me that one. > > > > Peace, > > > > Sean > > > > On Feb 22, 2012 5:20 PM, "surfswab" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > If your truck tie down points are like mine (boat-like cleats with a > > > > smallish hole in the middle) the ratchet strap s-hooks may not fit the > > > > hole. > > > > > > > > I picked up some Wally World carabiners (like rock climbers use) and > > > > threaded them thru the small hole in each cleat. Works like a charm. > > > > > > > > Careful using unsecured boards as a ramp. They tend to skitter around > > > > during loading/unloading. I bought one of those Harbor Freight kits > > > > that converts 2 x 12s to ramps, positioned them close together and > > > > screwed plywood over them to hold them together to make a 24-inch > > > > ramp. Then drilled holes in the tailgate and used self-tapping screws > > > > to keep it secure. > > > > > > > > I've also used the redneck method -- open the tailgate, back into a > > > > ditch or up against a small hill and just "wrassle" the bike onto the > > > > tailgate. > > > > > > > > Take a buddy with you. Even a small bike can get away from you if > > > > you're not careful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 4:52 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The truck should have D rings at all for corners of the bed to attach to. > > > >> On the bike attach to the handlebars down low to the triple-tree, or the > > > >> triple-tree itself if you can get to it, up front and the rear grab bar or > > > >> something similarly sturdy in back. You don't want to attach to wheels or > > > >> forks or swingarms. Tighten the straps down evenly all the way around and > > > >> really really compress the suspension, you don't want to bottom it out, but > > > >> take up more than 50% of the travel. The tension of the straps will hold > > > >> the bike in place, don't use the kickstand or centerstand. > > > >> > > > >> -Kyle > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Hi Folks, > > > >> > > > >> > I'm upgrading from the NH to a truck. I'm riding the motorcycle to pick > > > >> > up the vehicle & need to safely get the bike home. > > > >> > > > >> > Having a truck is a whole new ball game for me. > > > >> > > > >> > I was going to pick up some ratchet tie-downs. Where are the best spots > > > >> > to secure a cycle? > > > >> > > > >> > Now that the 550 isn't my sole means of transportation I can give it some > > > >> > long needed TLC. > > > >> > > > >> > Thanks- > > > >> > Bernie > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > >> > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> > [email protected]. > > > >> > For more options, visit this group at > > > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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