INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pour some baking soda in your hand and add a bit of water until it turns into a paste. Apply the baking soda paste to all of your hair – from the roots to the tips. Leave it in for 15-20 minutes, then rinse it out with warm water. You may need to continue making the baking soda paste to ensure that you can cover your entire head of hair. Mix equal amounts of water and apple cider vinegar, then apply the solution to your hair using a spray bottle. Massage it into your scalp, cover your hair with a shower cap, and leave the vinegar in for 15 minutes. Rinse the solution out with warm water and then condition your hair to replenish its moisture get rid of the vinegar smell. Alternatively, you can use regular white vinegar to rinse your hair. Aloe vera contains many minerals and enzymes that can help remove oil from your hair. You can just apply the aloe vera gel directly to your hair and let it sit for 15 minutes. After the allotted time, rinse your hair with lukewarm water. Alternatively, you can add 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel to 2 tablespoons (29.6 ml) of your regular shampoo and mix in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Swirl the ingredients together until they are thoroughly mixed, then apply it to your hair and let it sit for 15 minutes before rinsing it. Pour two cups of water into a pot and turn the stove temperature to high heat. As the water heats up, add 1 2-inch rosemary sprig and 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) of mint leaves to the water. Let the water boil with the leaves in for several minutes. Squeeze the juice from one lemon into the mixture and let it cool down. Once the water is cool enough to touch, use it to rinse the oil out of your hair. Massage it into your scalp and let it sit for several minutes before rinsing it out with lukewarm water. Crack one raw egg and dump the contents into a bowl. Beat the egg (as if you were making scrambled eggs) so that the egg yolk and the egg white mix completely together. Add 2 tablespoons (29.6 ml) of cool water and stir the mixture. Work the egg mixture into your scalp with your fingers.  Let the mixture sit on your hair for 5-10 minutes before rinsing with cool water. Additionally, consider massaging about 1 teaspoon of castile soap into your scalp. Don’t worry about working it all the way out to the tips of your hair. Rinse it out with lukewarm water as well.

SUMMARY: Make a paste out of baking soda. Rinse with apple cider vinegar. Use aloe vera. Rinse your hair with rosemary and mint. Make an egg wash solution.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are several varieties of these straps but the ratchet type is easier to compress the suspension than the pull strap type, and they are available at most home centers and discount stores. Pay attention to the Working Load Limit of the straps you get and choose a strap that has a working load limit of at least half the weight of your motorcycle. For instance, if your bike weighs 650 pounds, find a strap with a working load limit of at least 325 pounds each. Most one-inch nylon straps will have this rating. A wheel chock is a sturdy material made of metal or hard plastic that is placed around the front wheel of the motorcycle to inhibit it from moving. While the wheel chock is not a requirement to trailer your bike, it certainly makes the chore much easier, especially if you are loading and strapping without the assistance of a friend. If you do not have a chock then park the bike at the very front of the trailer. If there is a rail on the trailer your front tire should be pressed against the rail. Push the bike up the ramp into the bed of the trailer, placing the front wheel into the wheel chock. Place the front wheel of your motorcycle into the wheel chock. A general rule for strapping anything is to attach the straps as high as possible on the bike and as low as possible on the trailer for the greatest holding power. Use an "X" pattern for maximum stability.  Start with the front left strap (as viewed from a sitting position on the bike). Secure one end of the strap to the trailer and the other to a rigid point on the frame or triple tree. Tighten the front left strap until it is taut. Next, attach the front right strap in the same manner as the front left strap. Since your bike is on the side stand it will be leaning to the left but in the end, we want the bike to be perfectly vertical when secured. You may want to use some soft loops on the motorcycle end of the strap, to protect the bike, then attach the ratchet strap to the soft loop. Secure the other hook end of the strap to a secure spot in your truck or trailer, preferably on an angle. Pull the slack out of the strap and ratchet it a few times. Repeat this same process for the right side. Tighten each ratchet strap so that the bike will sit in the upright position on its own.  You will notice the bike start moving into a vertical position and your front suspension compressing. Once the bike is vertical you will want to tighten the left and right sides equally until the suspension is completely compressed. Don't strap the handlebars. Most manufacturers say that it's not safe to attach ratchet straps to the handlebars because they are simply not designed to take the pressures that will be exerted by the straps and a bouncy road. Remember to secure the straps rearward of the motorcycle so that the rear straps put counter tension on the front straps, making your bike an immovable fixture on the trailer. Do not tie the straps to guards on saddle bags or trunks as it is likely you will pull the guards off during transit. Again you will want to compress the suspension as you ratchet the straps.

SUMMARY:
Get some ratchet straps. Get a wheel chock for the front of the trailer. Use the ramp to load the bike. Put the side stand down and attach the straps. Secure the straps to the trailer and ratchet them down. Strap the rear of the bike.