Gold Wing Tow Trucks???????
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ORIGINAL: SloChicken
Or the driver, for that matter. the contact patch of the motorcycle's tires are no match to the fat lady tied to his ***. someone is going to get an assfull and a facefull one day when they can't stop that thing and rear end someone.
Best of luck with that one.
ORIGINAL: tyrant33
Can't imagine the life expectancy of the motor can be too long. [X(]
Can't imagine the life expectancy of the motor can be too long. [X(]
Best of luck with that one.
I'd hate to see that guy try an emergency stopwhile towing a sedan down the hwy.
Seems like a foolish idea to me.
Something someone who is NOT a rider thought of and got others to go along with it.
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RE: Gold Wing Tow Trucks???????
That is somebody's wet dream.....I wouldnt worry too much about the engine, but I'll sure bet the clutch would take a beating. As far as stopping, the outrigger would have to have brake assemblies. Ran a towing service many years ago with my dad, and even with a C30 chevy, it was hell to get stopped at times.
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That is somebody's wet dream.....I wouldnt worry too much about the engine, but I'll sure bet the clutch would take a beating. As far as stopping, the outrigger would have to have brake assemblies. Ran a towing service many years ago with my dad, and even with a C30 chevy, it was hell to get stopped at times.
That is somebody's wet dream.....I wouldnt worry too much about the engine, but I'll sure bet the clutch would take a beating. As far as stopping, the outrigger would have to have brake assemblies. Ran a towing service many years ago with my dad, and even with a C30 chevy, it was hell to get stopped at times.
If you look at the picture with the outriggers open, you can see the disc brake assembly on the left rear wheel.
Also Honda makes an automatic transmission, so the clutch issue would be moot.(And there is no clutch handle on the left grip side in the pictures)
My bet would be they also have a lower (more torque) ratio gearset on the bike itself, since they are built for a particular job (and speed isn't it).
And I also would bet they don;t try to "Ride it like you stole it" when towing a vehicle.
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