Tie Downs

[Bill2001]

For tight tiedowns while toting by trailer I use soft-ties looped around the lower handlebar or directly on the upper tripple. On the rear my first thought is to attach a hook or soft-tie to the 1-1/2" hole in the chrome rack side plate. But looking closer I'm not sure the mounting tabs are up to a heavy tie down with ratcheting straps and a bouncy live load. The smaller 1/2" holes in the shock gusset on the rear frame are strong enough, but hardee to use. Which is an adequate tiedown point for foe the rear?

[thrownchain]

I strap right over the tire. Or you can go over the swingarm if you have the clearance.

[Hosk1956]

I have a similar problem with my 250ED, just no where to tie down. I found these straps at the hardware, just loop them over the frame rail at the back, they slip down thru the thin gap between mudgaurd and frame rail nicely.
The bike shot was staged, bike is on stand with no forks so I apologise for the bad photo.

Wayne from Oz