I've never had a reason to move our SilverWings on a trailer or in a truck. But, recently I helped a friend who had trailered his and had a sticking throttle after he got the bike home. He had looped his soft hand straps over the grips and the resulting pulling action had caused the throttle grip to slide outboard. This caused the throttle to stick while open and the throttle would not close on its own.

I believe that a set of Canyon Dancers http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/18/179/13223/ITEM/Canyon-Dancer-Bar-Harness-II.aspx would have prevented the slip of the throttle grip. But, I've also heard of some handle bars being bent as a result of the tension used to hold the bike securely. There is really no reason to use this much force, but it happens. The bike should have some rebound left in the front suspension, it should not be bottomed out.

The best location to tie down in my opinion is the large piece of cast metal that serves as the fork tube clamp (figure 1).



See the soft hands looped around the structure in figure 2. Take care not to trap the brake lines inside the loop.



And last a close up of one of the loops.

When I initially composed this I did not recall that my bike had been on a trailer. Actually it was a Roll On-Roll Off transport.



When the ro-ro operator arrived he had a box full of these magical little double looped web straps. The length of the straps meant that there was a good bit of "tail" left over and that tail is what you see wrapped around the hand grips.

His solution for the rear was even simpler. The device at the front made this particular rear tie-down strategy possible.

And that's why I called the folks at the Honda Riders Club of America and asked them to recommend a tow service that was familiar with motorcycles.

Looking at the spot where you have your straps and wondering if it would work to hook into the hole in the center, I have straps but they have hooks which would catch in the center hole,
Craig

That hole which you can see in the center is not accessible from the top as it is filled with - steering stem (see the attached image captured from the parts manual).

Thanks, I thought that there was a rectangular hole in front but on closer examination I see it is a blind hole. looks like a trip to Tractor supply or Harbor Freight is in order to get the proper straps. Don't need them right but like to be prepared in advance.
Thanks
Craig