when I left home it was just cloudy and cold,
I have perfect clothing, good gloves to, but my hands got so cold they started to hurt, then I had to stop every 10 kilometers,  I could not feel the brakes , clutch anymore.
on arrival my hands hurted so much I forgot all about my feet wich where hurting too.
Anyway after half an hour or so it went away except for a twinkling feeling.
outside it turned out worse...
When I left the building the end of the day the whole world was covered with a thin coat of snow.
I was scared shitles but started the bike and tried to drive , every time I shifted the rear wanted to break out. ( at this time I was sweating )
this trip was destined to end in the ditch or worse, so I turned back in defeat called my brother who picked the bike up with his pick-up while I got a ride home with a Friend.
The other day my brother delivered the bike at my place, I was stunned ! totally damaged mirrors turnsignals all dangling down fairing etc.
he told me that his pick-up was covered with snow the bike moved during the ride and tossed over the side!!!
he probably did'nt secure the bike well enough,.
Anyway lucky I was not on it,...

I hate rain and even more snow,...

Pictures ?

With or without snow

I feel sorry for your bike.    brother    
good that U didn't ride tho.

Quote from: ohgood on October 24, 2007, 05:05:40 PM
Pictures ?

With or without snow

No camara that day, would not be able to push the button either,...

The best way to transport a bike, I've found, is to get the straps with the extensions on one hook.  Wrap the extension around your bar, secure the other end repeat on the other side and cramp the front end down as far as you can get it.  The bike will stand strait up without leaning on the kick stand and wont move.  With clipons wrap the grips, just make sure you crack the throttle half open so you don't break the stops off.
Sorry to hear about your bike.  Kick your bros a$$!

Bike should be stored on the SIDESTAND. Put a ratchet strap from one side of the truck or van bed, wrap it round the bars like a candy can looks. then secure it at the other side floor and ratchet it down until the front suspension is HALF compressed. So it can move both up and down over bumps the truck or van goes through. With the back put a strap over the passanger, driver area above the rear shock. Ratchet that down until it is half compressed. Once all done strap the wheels so they wont turn or strap the brakes on.

Also if you have a long enough bed you can park the bike in 1st gear to stop it moving at all forwards and backwards.

That is a tried and tested method and i've trailerd bikes from goldwings to motocross and superbikes. The only safer way to transport ive seen has been using bike trailers.

You'll want to raise the side stand before ratcheting anything, if you like your side stand.

You need the side stand down to keep the bike up. Ratcheting it down will only compress the suspension and change the lean angle of the bike on the side stand. It doesn't break the side stand off.

I just tie down the bike from the four corners of my bed and I made wheel guides out of 2x4s to keep the bike from shifting to either side on my slick bed cover. Seems to work fine. I even have a little Ranger and I can't even close the tailgate. No big deal. The bike doesn't move around at all with the guides in and it tied down from all angles.

Quote from: Chuck on October 25, 2007, 10:30:45 AM
You'll want to raise the side stand before ratcheting anything, if you like your side stand.

Chuck - check your PMs!