[ST] Response from Canyon Dancer

["Mike Benzon" <fast87@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please read Kent's response regarding the proper use of his bar harnesses.
For those of you who might still have them, perhaps this will help.
Mike Benzon
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Stubbs" <kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mike Benzon" <fast87@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:24 PM
Subject: RE: [ST] Trailer Tie Downs


> Thanks for the forward Mike.
>
> You are welcome to forward this back to your friends on the Triumph list
if
> you'd like. It may help clear up a few complaints.
>
> I'm aware of all the problems mentioned in your forwards. I will make some
> changes in the instructions/precautions with the next batch of header
cards
> I order, although rotating one cuff 180 degrees is mentioned in the
> instructions, there is no explanation as to why.
> I might also add:
> 1. A short hunk of PVC pipe slipped over the grip first will protect foam
> grips or grips that haven't been glued on.
> 2. Check the tightness of your controls before using the Bar-Harness to
> minimize the chance of "locater pin" damage.
> 3. Over-tightening your tie-downs is a common error. The Bar-Harness can't
> come off, so it's OK if your bike moves a little, so long as it doesn't
> "rock" into something else.
> 4. ALWAYS use at least one additional set of tie-downs. Just ASSUME you
are
> going to be involved in an accident and prepare for it. If the back of the
> bike isn't tied down, where do you think it will go in a collision?
> 5. I HIGHLY recommend using bungee cords (stretch straps) stretched
between
> the hooks on your tie-downs. Attach your bungee hooks through the eyes of
> the hooks where the webbing is looped through and sewn to the hook. That
> way, if a strong side force such as an evasive driving/swerving maneuver
or
> a pot hole in the road ever causes your tie-down strap to go slack, your
> hooks won't become UN-hooked.
> 6. The Bar-Harness isn't the right choice in all situations. If the
> Bar-Harness doesn't work for you, send it back! If your dealer squawks,
call
> me at Canyon Dancer Motorcycle Products 1-888-227-4276 (toll free in the
> U.S. and Canada) and I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy. We've
sold
> over 125,000 Bar-Harness's since 1994 and haven't done any paid
advertising.
> You may not "love" the Bar-Harnes, but I guarantee you'll love the way we
> try to make every customer happy.
>
> Kent Stubbs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Benzon [mailto:fast87@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:32 AM
> To: Kent Stubbs
> Subject: Fw: [ST] Trailer Tie Downs
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul R. Wisner" <pwisner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:51 AM
> Subject: [ST] Trailer Tie Downs
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Glad someone else spoke up in this Canyon Dancer lovefest.....
> > >
> > > I used to use Canyon dancers w/ my enclosed trailer and race bikes but
> > they
> > > kept causing problems (like pulling/tearing the grips). Like John, I
> went
> > > back to soft ties (also using 'em on the lower triple clamp).
> > .........Might
> > > not be too rough on grips if only used occasionally (my negative
> > experience
> > > involved hauling race bikes every weekend).
> >
> > I find the Canyon Dancer Bar Harness to be a GREAT tool.  When I bought
my
> > ST the fellow that helped load it advised to use a couple of turns of
> brown
> > paper or thin cardboard around each grip to eliminate the scuffing
> problem.
> > When done this way it will never give you problems.  The Canyon people
> > should put a note in their instructions.
> >
> > As for twisting the grip assembly this also is caused by incorrect
> > installation.  The cross straps should be rotated to the bottom of the
> grips
> > putting the pad closer to or on the tank.  Most people will rotate the
> strap
> > up to keep the pad off the tank but this is the wrong way to do it.  As
> you
> > bounce down the road the padded strap will rotate down, putting rotation
> > stress on the grip assembly.
> >
> > I have pulled my ST thousands of miles without a scruffed grip with the
> Bar
> > Harness.
> >
> > PRW
> >
> >
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