How to Safely Tie Down a Motorcycle
Updated on: September 22nd, 2022

The first time you secure your motorcycle to a trailer or your truck bed can be terrifying – to do it incorrectly means an expensive mistake that could damage your bike or cause injury. Luckily, we’re here to help! Here is the step-by-step process to efficiently secure your motorcycle so you can drive away with confidence.
Tools
- Four high-quality ratchet straps
- Four soft loops
- Motorcycle Wheel Chock

Installation
Install a motorcycle wheel chock, and remember to position the straps so that they will pull the bike inward towards the wheel chock.

Wrap front soft loops
Install a motorcycle wheel chock, and remember to position the straps so that they will pull the bike inward towards the wheel chock.

Secure Hook End
Secure the other hook end of the strap to a secure spot in your truck or trailer, preferably on an angle for maximum stability.

Pull slack
Pull the slack out of the strap and ratchet it a few times.

Repeat
Repeat these first three steps for the right side handle bar.

Tighten
Tighten each ratchet strap so that the bike will sit in the upright position on its own.
Note: Do not compress the front forks, as doing so may cause serious damage to the suspension of the bike.

Soft Loop Rear
For the rear of the bike, find a stable part of the bike and wrap a soft loop around it, then proceed to secure the straps to the bike in same fashion as done in the front.

Double Check
To ensure stability, periodically check the strap tightness and the condition of the straps along with the load itself before and during the trip.