Re: [ST] Tie-downs

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>For those of you with trucks, when you tie down a street bike, do you do it
>on the centerstand or just resting on the wheels being held up by the
>tension of the straps?

Do not use the centerstand! You need to have the suspension active and
slightly compressed so that as the truck goes over bumps the bike can
react. You need the suspension slightly compressed so that the bike can
react both ways with out getting slack in the tiedowns.

Matt Knowles - matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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