Soft Straps, Never Chains
Most damage to a towed motorcycle happens at the tie-down, not on the road. Chains and hard points crush fork seals, bend levers, and scratch tanks. We use a wheel chock and soft straps that pull through the triple, not across the paint.
What We Move
Cruisers and baggers, sportbikes, adventure and dual-sport, trikes and Slingshots, scooters, vintage and custom builds, and anything mid-restoration that doesn't run. Running or not — a non-runner just gets winched.
Flatbed Only
Bikes ride on the flatbed. No dollies, no towing on the rear wheel, no improvised rigs. That's light-duty and flatbed towing equipment doing what it's built for.
Customs, Baggers and Show Bikes
Wide bars, hard bags, ape hangers, and custom paint all change how a bike gets strapped. Tell dispatch what you're riding and we'll bring the right chock and enough straps rather than improvising at the roadside.
Down on the Canyon Roads
The canyon runs are where bikes go down — the Angeles Crest, Ortega, Carbon Canyon between Fullerton East and Chino Hills. Narrow shoulders, no room to work, and often no cell signal. Our light-duty trucks work these roads regularly.
After a Get-Off
If you've come off the bike, the tow is usually the least of it — and if the accident was covered, it costs you nothing. See accident towing and insurance-covered towing.
Why Hadley
- We own every truck. Hadley drivers, Hadley equipment, Hadley dispatch. Not an app, not a dispatch network — your call is never farmed out to a stranger.
- Family-owned since 1952. Three generations, the same yards, the same phone numbers. See why that matters.
- We show up with the right iron. The truck we send is sized to the job, because a job worked with the wrong equipment costs more than it saves.
- Insurance approved. Covered tows are billed directly to the carrier and cost you nothing — see insurance-covered towing.
Motorcycle Towing — Frequently Asked Questions
Do you use chains on motorcycles?
Can you tow a trike or a Slingshot?
Will you tow a non-running or project bike?
Can you move a custom bagger with ape hangers and hard bags?
Do you pick up from canyon roads?
Which Branches Run This
Motorcycle calls run from whichever of the ten branches is closest — Fullerton East and Orange cover the OC canyon roads.
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