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Old 14-01-16, 15:07
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Originally Posted by greatescape View Post
.it's quite harsh on the seat and suspension when they strap the bike down and it's on a sidestand. You've modded your bike into a mighty fine Tenere, Desert Racer! Steve
That is one thing i know about :-)

During the warm half of the year i take the mootorcycle with a 1 hour ferry across Kattegat twice a week.



Usually the sea is calm but sometimes it shows it teeth.

Even when i had a center stand i always used the side stand so that the suspension could take some of the punisment.

On the pony I just use two straps from the rear pegs to the flow. The one opposite the sidestand first so that it compresses the suspension a bit and then the sidestand side to make sure that it wont be able to raise enough that it could get of the sidestand (used to have a bike with a spring loaded sidestand)

I just use a pair of simple tie-downs
http://www.fc-moto.de/Acerbis-Big-Tie-Downs-35mm

They are much easier to use than the cheap racket ones that are provided (and too cheap because of theft) and I've done so since 2002 with 4 different motorcycles. Their newest and biggest ferries are much more stable in rough see than the one i used the first ~5 years.
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