2 falls and still on the trailer

:blush: Steven,,,,,,,
What have ya done ???????????:laugh:

Remember this one Chris :dry: :huh: :ohmy:
Close call,,,,

Yeah, Thanx MR NO FUN

Spoiled Sport:laugh:

Trailboss wrote:

And thats a bad thing?:laugh:

just joking:laugh:

Bloody lucky that! Could very easily have ended in tears! I had one where a strap broke and the bike laid over on its side. Fortunately it was a box trailer, but still damaged the radiators. :angry:

I was talking to a mate recently who had a strap break while the bike was on the back of the ute. It then fell off the left hand side, with the left strap still on. The bike ended up cartwheeling along beside the ute and caused all sorts of damage to the ute, nearly wrote it off! The bike was a complete loss though. It can happen so easily!

Ollie wrote:

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It always pays to make xtra sure that your straps are done correctly,I dont trust the camlock types instead opt for the ratchets. and when I am carrying two bikes I always tie the inside bark busters together.

Ollie

Good idea that,one bike should save the other.

Was thinking when the camlock straps get older they don’t bite in as well when you hit large bumps can slip.

I will start by saying no bike rider should ever have to go through what I did on Sunday! :laugh:

I had decided that for my Murphsberg ride I would take my new 3 bike trailer (that I picked up the night before from Dan D’s place). The trailer isn’t bad but it was cheap and they have cut some corners. I noticed at Dan’s house, after slicing my palm, that the edges of most of the metal sheet is very sharp.

Anyway, 5am the bike is loaded, we are ready to go and I’ve just had a sausage McMuffin and a whole can of the new Monster Energy drink (500ml) in preparation for the bike riding flogging I was about to receive.

On a sugar, caffeine, taurine, ginseng, guarana and Mcmuffin high I was taking in the delights of the Tomago road at a speed slightly above normal keen to get the Basin and make sure I went to the right place The road is somewhat bumpy but with the music blaring and the sun shining what could possibly go wrong?

I had a several glances at the bike and noticed that she looked rock steady and I was admiring the towing prowess of the new trailer. Only a few short moments later I hit a sizable dip in the road which caused me to cast an eye back to the rear view mirror. In doing so I saw the back wheel of the bike raise a foot off the trailer, flip sideways and come back down onto the trailer.

OH…………..MY………..PHARKING……….GOD!!!!!:ohmy::ohmy::ohmy:

Braking as hard as possible without the bike propelling itself through my rear windscreen I pull over and jump out of the car. Initial thoughts were ‘oh crap’ followed by ‘oh, it doesn’t look too bad’. I pick the bike up and notice that the header has landed on the wheel guard of the trailer and thankfully dented the trailer more than the header pipe :laugh:

The cam type tie down had completely snapped and the only reason the bike stayed on was the strap I had holding the rear wheel down (which had itself loosened after taking up the impact), this I’m sure saved my bike.

I checked the position of the strap and couldn’t figure out what caused it too snap, fashioning up some dodgy repair I decided to make my way to the basin….just a bit slower.

Heart in mouth all the way and looking more out of the rear view mirror than the front windscreen I made it to one of the servo’s where I tried to find a new pair of tie downs, nothing

The second servo sold towing rope and some string (5mm thick ‘rope’ in a 20m length for $5). Having no other choice I bought the ‘rope’ and decided to try and make it to the basin. I picked up my speed a bit and was doing between 30-60Km/h down the dirt road/firetrail when I got to the narrowest section of the trail and the inevitable happened. Yep, you guessed it, 10Km from the basin (and help) the pharking strap snaps again!!!!

Damage check – for the second time – heart in mouth and blind panic for the second time I fly out of the car, exactly the same as the first time. I have no option now but to resort to this pathetic looking bit of sting, as I start to try and tie 20m worth of the toothfloss to the trailer/bike I realise that my shonkily held down loading ramp that was strapped to the trailer was no longer strapped to the trailer :angry: At this point I couldn’t care less, I needed to get my bike up and sorted before a car came.

The next thing I hear a car coming, with the rope mostly in place I jump in the car and try to move forward out of the way when Murph and Smurph pull up next to me. After a quick explanation they give me one of their tie downs and I make it (slowly) the last 10Km to the basin and park up.

Thankfully getting back home went without incident and I was relieved to have made it. It took longer to find my bike under the mountain of string and put it in the garage than it did to drive home :laugh:

I did most of the things that Bruce has mentioned above and I believe that they saved my bike, trailer and probably my car from certain death.

A big lesson learnt!!!!!!!