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Title: Tiger IN a trailer... gutted camper
Post by: coachgeo on April 13, 2009, 12:53:52 AM

hey.... anyone got a bright idea on how to get A mid 90's erra tiger thru the door of a travel trailer camper?

I have a gutted camper scamp trailer I might could use to pick up a bike I bought. Maybe two bikes. Thinking of ideas on how to get them to TX from CA

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Post by: Stretch on April 13, 2009, 01:02:40 AM

Pull the handlebars and luggage, and bribe a few friends to wrestle 'er in.

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Post by: coachgeo on April 13, 2009, 01:22:46 AM

handle bars are ???? 4 bolts? How much room does the cables and wiring allow the bar to turn or drop off to one side?

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Post by: Stretch on April 13, 2009, 01:28:55 AM

Yep, four bolts, 6mm allen. You'll probably be able to wrap up the handlebar in an old blanket, then turn it crossways (parallel with the bike) and lash it down on top of the bike, keeping all the controls in place.

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Post by: coachgeo on April 13, 2009, 02:04:13 AM

ok thanx

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Post by: Mustang on April 13, 2009, 02:21:29 AM

Quote from: "Stretch"Yep, four bolts, 6mm allen. You'll probably be able to wrap up the handlebar in an old blanket, then turn it crossways (parallel with the bike) and lash it down on top of the bike, keeping all the controls in place.

not if its a steamer

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Post by: Stretch on April 13, 2009, 02:30:42 AM

Why not? Unbolt the bars and turn them a few degrees, so the ends are narrower than the door.

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Post by: Mustang on April 13, 2009, 03:28:33 AM

you might get away with it but the clutch hose and choke cable and throttle cable and brake line don't offer much slack to move the bars like you are suggesting , would be easier to just strip the controls off the bars and remove them completely

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Post by: Stretch on April 13, 2009, 03:37:58 AM

And that wouldn't take much effort.

Let 'er rip.

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Post by: TigerTrax on April 13, 2009, 04:25:58 AM

Cut slots in the trailer!

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Post by: Stretch on April 13, 2009, 04:40:30 AM

Funny story...

When I was a rookie firefighter, we answered a call to assist an ambulance crew in lifting an obese patient.

Eight of us slid him onto a tarp and then using the tarp as a litter, lifted him onto the stretcher (gurney). We were able to wheel him from the living room to the front door, but laying down, his sides bulged out so much that he would not fit through the doorway.

We tried two or three different ways, even rubbing the doorframe and his love handles with cooking oil. Nothing. Too damned fat.

The old Sergeant finally told him, "Look here, cuz. I'm about to the point of firing up the chain saw and cutting a big hole where that door is. Unless you can get up and walk to the porch."

And he arose and walked.

"Be HEALED!" :mrgreen:

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Talk => Speaking Of Bikes... => Topic started by: coachgeo on April 13, 2009, 12:53:52 AM