Eville Rich
Well-Known Member
I'm planning a possible trip this summer in which I may cross Lake Michigan on a ferry. They have motorcycle parking areas for tying down. I have soft-tie ratchet straps I've used for trailering my WR250R but haven't done that in the S10. General guidance I've seen for the ferry (Lake Express) is to use the side stand to create three point of contact (there aren't wheel chocks). You get a roughly 3 foot by 6 foot area from what I've read.
All else held equal, I was planning to use the lower triple for the soft ties. I'm a little concerned about the possible angle coming under the fairing, but probably OK given the 3 foot wide footprint I'll have to work with. Not sure about the angle given the use of the side stand. The center stand is an option, but on other forums, folks recommended the side stand to have more contact points with the deck.
I'd appreciate any thoughts or direct experience with something like this. The only thing remotely related is using a ferry to cross the Wisconsin river. That is 10 minutes and no tie downs needed. Lake Michigan is much bigger water and a 2.5 hour crossing on the fairly fast Lake Express.
Thanks!
Eville Rich
All else held equal, I was planning to use the lower triple for the soft ties. I'm a little concerned about the possible angle coming under the fairing, but probably OK given the 3 foot wide footprint I'll have to work with. Not sure about the angle given the use of the side stand. The center stand is an option, but on other forums, folks recommended the side stand to have more contact points with the deck.
I'd appreciate any thoughts or direct experience with something like this. The only thing remotely related is using a ferry to cross the Wisconsin river. That is 10 minutes and no tie downs needed. Lake Michigan is much bigger water and a 2.5 hour crossing on the fairly fast Lake Express.
Thanks!
Eville Rich