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My custom made dirt bike tie-down system is finished. It cost me $150 in materials, and a little labor to assemble it all. And this is to tie down 4 dirt bikes in two rows in our Momentum 21G. I like this system better than "Bolt It On" or any other after market industry solution. Bolt It On is way too expensive, requires you to purchase expensive add-ons for additional bikes, and still requires you to use tie-down straps on the front forks. Here is something much better:
1) Purchase 2x2 steel posts (8 ft lengths) on Amazon for $46. These posts are very strong, and are perforated with holes the entire length of the post, allowing you to put an eye-bolt or J-bolt anywhere:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2) Cut the posts to desired length (miter saw works best)
3) Purchase (2) 1/2" J bolts per post to attach each end of the post to your existing tie down anchors in the toy hauler. You will have to enlarge two of the existing holes in the post to 1/2", since they are 7/16" holes.
4) Purchase as many 3/8 x 2.5" eye-bolts as you need, which will be used as your anchor points for the dirt bike foot pegs. Of course this is highly configurable on the fly, because there are holes the entire length of the post.
5) You can use left-overs from what you cut off the post as the supports for the post, which will be mounted close to where the toy hauler anchor tie-downs are (see pictures).
6) Good idea to add a felt bottom to the post support to avoid scratching your floor
7) Assemble everything, locating supports and eye-bolts where needed.
8) load your bikes by simply pushing them right over the tied down posts (much easier than trying to tie down the posts after the bikes are in).
Pictures of this system and all other mods are here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zTzcnSG23NwojJZT7
1) Purchase 2x2 steel posts (8 ft lengths) on Amazon for $46. These posts are very strong, and are perforated with holes the entire length of the post, allowing you to put an eye-bolt or J-bolt anywhere:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2) Cut the posts to desired length (miter saw works best)
3) Purchase (2) 1/2" J bolts per post to attach each end of the post to your existing tie down anchors in the toy hauler. You will have to enlarge two of the existing holes in the post to 1/2", since they are 7/16" holes.
4) Purchase as many 3/8 x 2.5" eye-bolts as you need, which will be used as your anchor points for the dirt bike foot pegs. Of course this is highly configurable on the fly, because there are holes the entire length of the post.
5) You can use left-overs from what you cut off the post as the supports for the post, which will be mounted close to where the toy hauler anchor tie-downs are (see pictures).
6) Good idea to add a felt bottom to the post support to avoid scratching your floor
7) Assemble everything, locating supports and eye-bolts where needed.
8) load your bikes by simply pushing them right over the tied down posts (much easier than trying to tie down the posts after the bikes are in).
Pictures of this system and all other mods are here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zTzcnSG23NwojJZT7
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