Transporting Your Motorcycle - Honda GL1800D Owner's Manual

After removing your motorcycle from
storage, inspect all maintenance items
required by the Maintenance Schedule.
For more information about storage,
USA
refer to the Honda Winter Storage Guide,
available from your dealer.
For more information about
Canada
storage, visit our website at www.honda.ca
and look up "Storage Tips" under the
"Honda Warranty" in the Warranty tab for
your Model.
Transporting Your
Motorcycle
If your motorcycle needs to be transported,
it should be carried on a motorcycle trailer
or a flatbed truck or trailer that has a
loading ramp or lifting platform, and
motorcycle tie-down straps. Never try to
tow your motorcycle with a wheel or
wheels on the ground.
NOTICE
• Towing your motorcycle can cause serious
damage to the transmission.
• When tying down the motorcycle for
transportation, do not use tie-downs or straps on
the handlebars or handgrips. Doing so may cause
damage to the steering system, heated grips and/
or handlebar switches.

Transporting Your Motorcycle

Tie-down Method
1. Remove both sides of the cylinder head
side covers. P. 151
2
2.
Secure the motorcycle using a buckle or
ratchet style tie-down strap to the engine
guards and affix the other ends to an
anchor point.
u Make sure the tie-downs straps are tight
and the motorcycle is secure.
Left side shown
Engine guard
Tie-down strap
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