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Motorcycle Chock for Bed Rail System?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by RZRob, Feb 27, 2011.

  1. Feb 28, 2011 at 9:58 AM
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    dirtfondler

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    I was just working on making 3 of these this weekend. Mine are overbuilt, and they mount to the existing bed rail mounts, both front and side to tie everything together. Two are already spoken for, but the 3rd one will be for sale. I'll have pics in about two weeks if you can wait that long. I also have a CAD drawing if you want to see it conceptually, though I only use CAD models to confirm angles and lengths, I do not model every detail.
     
  2. Feb 28, 2011 at 10:08 AM
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  3. Feb 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM
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    Yes, I have heard of the Canyon Dancer. It is only a bar harness, does not hold down the back or frame of motorcycle. I will stick with my 1500 tie downs thank you, don't want a Ducati flying off the highway when I am doing 70 mph.

    :)
     
  4. Feb 28, 2011 at 11:19 AM
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    How about heavier bikes? My Triumph's 700+ lbs dry.

    Seems a great little solution if it holds up!
     
  5. Feb 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM
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    canyon dancer is enough, but when hauling a prized possession like my bike, there is never "too many" straps.
     
  6. Feb 28, 2011 at 11:34 AM
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    DAN_FPC

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    i would never tie anything i liked to those cheap factory bed rail sliding rings. pieces of shit. I had my bike tied to them last summer, hit a bump and the whole unit popped off. Just go out to your truck and flex one, total garbage. Go spend like 20$ and put proper anchors in the front box corners, like the ones in the rear.
     
  7. Feb 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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    I would probably also use a canyon dancer alone when I am delivering someone else's bike over short distances. For transporting my own over hundreds of miles, there are never too many straps.

    Besides, you don't want all the load going to the handlebar/fork. You want to distribute the load across the frame and rear also. Canyon dancer doesn't do that.
     

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