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I posted this in another thread, but wanted to get more opinions on it. I saw it advertised in the thunderpress. Cyclehitch.com. I thought this might be a nice idea when i want to take my vehicle to get service, i can drop it off and ride away on my harley, but it looks kinda sketchy. I want to see some video of a car down the highway with the harley behind it. Anyone seen this or have any opinions.
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The price is ridiculous, but other than that I might worry about the bike droppin into gear. Not sure if it could, but I've wondered about it since the first time I saw a unit like that. The unit itself would take no more than about $30.00 of metal to make, and they have been around for smaller bikes for ages. Don't think I'd pay that much for it. I'm sure some one would though.
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You can buy a trailer for alot less money, and trailers really come in handy for alot of things. Plus, these fold right up and away.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42709
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42709
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I had a set up like tha back in the 70's and towed my bike to Miss and back to Ohio when I was in the A.F., it worked great. But I didn't have to spend any thing like $500.00 for it. If I remember correctly it was only about $50.00.
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Back in the '80s, I towed my shovel from PA to NC (about 500 miles) with a similar device called a To-Bar. I stopped at every rest area to make sure it was OK. I removed the final drive chain and had no problems. A truck driver enquired about it and said it was towing great. I still have it today. But, I haven't used it since then.
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If you are interested in some thing like that, I just got off ebay and they have some at a buy it now price of $130.00.
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i have see something similar in action.
It was a pick-up with similar idea but different device on back.Different ones on e-bay.
Guy was using it for a road king.
He would make really wide turns when at slow speed.
I think he was trying to avoid bounce.
It did not seem ideal..but seemed OK..
I wondered what would happen if rear tire got a slow flat while towed at 65mph..
It was a pick-up with similar idea but different device on back.Different ones on e-bay.
Guy was using it for a road king.
He would make really wide turns when at slow speed.
I think he was trying to avoid bounce.
It did not seem ideal..but seemed OK..
I wondered what would happen if rear tire got a slow flat while towed at 65mph..
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Back in the '80s, I towed my shovel from PA to NC (about 500 miles) with a similar device called a To-Bar. I stopped at every rest area to make sure it was OK. I removed the final drive chain and had no problems. A truck driver enquired about it and said it was towing great. I still have it today. But, I haven't used it since then.
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The idea of trailering is supposed to be about saving the wear and tear on the bike, for me anyway. If I didn't like to ride the bike that much, or lose my 'creature comforts', I wouldn't have bought one in the first place.
If it weren't for the reservations I have about towing a bike that way, it would prolly take me less than two hours to cut/bend/weld one up. And I work slow. Then toss on a few coats of rattle can paint, and it wouldn't look too bad either...
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