Please LJ, WHATEVER YOU DO, just make sure that there are NO secret cellphone cameras present when you "hang" your bike, as this could cause yet another international furor!
(I can see it now...."This is Wolf Blitzer. Today in Hinckley England, rioting broke out in the shipping department of Triumph Motorcycles LTD when previously unseen videos of the hanging of a Bonnie America surfaced. Reports are that the Triumph Motorcycle concern located in the british Midlands is considering withholding further exportation of their motorcycles to the U.S. until "certain Americans" promise to suspend the practice of PRECARIOUSLY suspending their Triumph motorcycles with backhoes!")
Actually, I think you'd be okay if you tie the straps to either the frame backbone or the top triple clamp, but NOT the wheel. You'll want to strap it as high of the center of gravity as possible.
Cheers,
Dwight
