Motorcycle Strap Rings on the Hawk 250
Just a quick update since I’m keeping all of my Hawk 250 mods cataloged here on the blog. One of the things you have to do with a motorcycle occasionally is strap it to a trailer. And while it’s possible to use handlebar tie-down straps to ratchet it in place, I would rather just hook it if possible. So I found the Canyon Dancer Tie-Down Strap Rings for $7.60.
Turns out they are really well made, smooth and strong bolt on rings that took about 5 minutes to install. Now I can hook my ratcheting straps to the hole and crank it down super fast, just like in this stock photo…
If you have any kind of motorcycle, I highly recommend these babies!
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It should come with it as standard
I agree! In fact, every motorcycle should have built in strap mounts! I don’t know why they don’t…
Motorbeam, you’re a schmuck for trolling this guy in every post of his. He obviosly loves his bike and then here you come and tell him it sucks and he’s an idiot for buying it. What the crap is wrong with you? He’s taking his time to blog and help others who have the same bike and love theirs as well, he doesn’t need a snob like you to troll him.
hehe, he’s not trolling. Don’t worry. ;-) He actually comments on almost ALL of my posts, because he’s been reading the blog for many years!
Cheers,
John
Don’t put those things on a dirt bike! If you fall and the bike brushes by you those could act like knives and slit you wide open. Real motorcycle tiedowns have cloth loops as part of the tiedown that you loop over the bars and the frame in the rear. The loops protect the finish on the bike from the tiedown hooks. Also most better tiedown hooks are rubber coated as well.
Good point. In my case, although this is an enduro it will be road ridden 99% of the time, so if it went down there would be bigger problems than these little rings. :-) Also, where they are attached is kind of between the front fork and the gas tank, so they are recessed enough that I can’t see how those would ever rake across skin.
But obviously you should evaluate carefully where you put them on your bike to avoid that possibility! Thanks for the reminder Lynn!