Anyone have any experience with 'Bolt it on' brand dirt bike chocks? I'm trying to figure out the best way to strap down our dirt bikes in the toy hauler and still protect the glass door/wall from the bikes. These seem like a good option for only $360.
I've used the blue shoe for years. In my truck bed, I just bolted it to a chunk of plywood and throw it in, then attach the bike and off I go. On a flat bed trailer I had 3 and carried 3 bikes with nothing else. No straps needed.
Bike shoes work well, but still needs tie down straps to prevent sway and rear wheel movement. I like the Risk Racing MX Lock n Load better than the Bolt On System. My current system for dirt bikes is 5 straps per bike without any type of wheel chocks. 4 straps on handlebars. One short strap on rear tire. I have e-track along both sidewalls and removable single ring Ancra points in the middle of floor parallel with the e-track. Bikes are side to side and alternating front/back. They are inches apart and don't rub each other. Even after many miles is Idaho washboard dirt.
Do a search on 'Blue Shoe' motorcycle chocks. It bolts to the floor, then roll the front wheel up to it and throw the cam-lock over. It locks the front tire solid. VERY easy and VERY fast to load/unload. No tools/straps, etc to load up.
Order it and don't look back. I love mine. It's the ONLY way to tie down bikes in a toy hauler without installing something permanent. It is way more stout than it looks in pictures you see online. It is super versatile as far as arranging bikes differently. I just got mine about a month ago and at the time he was shipping out the nicer "original" bar for the cheaper price. If you call you'll get the owner Scott and he'll give you any info you need.
Thanks for the thoughts. I'm leaning towards getting it. It is such a no brainer to me that I don't understand why everyone doesn't use some sort of chock like this; they probably do I guess. When we were looking to buy, I kept thinking to myself, how are they expecting me to tie down the toys back here? I can't use the wall so I'd have to have a ton of straps. Didn't make sense so I did some research and came across these. Glad I did. I can post pictures/review once I get it installed.
I don't have any experience with that brand but it would be my first choice if I had not built my own MANY years ago. Mine is similar concept, should have patented it! I made mine for my first Toy Hauler about 20 years ago, modified it to work with the new one and it will go with it. Sorry no pics but similar in concept.