Blessing of the tie-downs

[Randy]

"That ain't going nowhere."

[gstallons]

Huh ?

[docc]

1 hour ago, Randy said:

"That ain't going nowhere."

As our late member Mikko, once told me, "You cannot have too much securement ."  

[Randy]

11 hours ago, gstallons said:

Huh ?

Any time you strap something down to a trailer (your bike, a lawnmower, your wife), you have to bless it with the words "That ain't going nowhere." Otherwise it might get loose.

[footgoose]

I bless my stuff with it because going 'somewhere' is not an option. I always over-secure for peace of mind. The same goes for weight/suspension proportional loading.

[audiomick]

3 hours ago, Randy said:

Any time you strap something down to a trailer (your bike, a lawnmower, your wife), you have to bless it with the words "That ain't going nowhere." Otherwise it might get loose.

That's like the ritual with the ticket in the parking garage. If you don't hold it between your teeth on the way to the exit, the boom-gate wont open. 

[LowRyter]

I once trailered my 1200 Bandit to the Ozarks.  I rented an open ramp UHaul.  Anyway, packing up, my fellow riding buddies decided put some extra torque on the straps.  When I rode the bike again, I noticed the ride height was little low.   Even had the tire changed out at a local shop.  The bike was still noticeably low.  So a week or so later I serviced the chain.  I noticed the rear spring was broken when I saw a piece of a broken coil hanging in what was left of the intact spring.  Must've ridden it a month.  

True.