Motorcycle Carrier
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Road Master
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Motorcycle Carrier
We have purchased a motorhome and are getting ready to hit the road for an extended vacation..I want to take my Ultra, but the wife is balking at spending a bunch of money for a trailer(really wanted one of the tow dollys with the motorcycle platform on the front). She saw the motorcycle tow dolly/carrier on ebay. These are the ones that you mount the front wheel in with the carrier mounted to the trailer hitch receiver on the tow vehicle. Some are rated for bikes over 1000 lbs. My question is, have anyone had any experience with these? I wonder how the wear on the bikes rear tire/wheel bearings would be, and the tranny being in neutral with the belt turning all the time?
Joe
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For me, there is no way I would tow my bike like that, with the wheel on the ground turning, wonder how many back tires it would go thru and the wear and tear. I would put a carrier mounted on the back that the bike is on sideways, like one of those hitch carriers people put on the back of cars, I have seen one before on a motorhome that had a couple of bikes on it, had a ramp to drive off of and put the ramp on the other side to drive up on, looked pretty good and no towing any trailers.
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For me, there is no way I would tow my bike like that, with the wheel on the ground turning, wonder how many back tires it would go thru and the wear and tear. I would put a carrier mounted on the back that the bike is on sideways, like one of those hitch carriers people put on the back of cars, I have seen one before on a motorhome that had a couple of bikes on it, had a ramp to drive off of and put the ramp on the other side to drive up on, looked pretty good and no towing any trailers.
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1000 lb capacity, this seems to be made for a motor-home.
http://www.discountramps.com/rv-motorcycle-carrier.htm
http://www.discountramps.com/rv-motorcycle-carrier.htm
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motorcycle carrier
hi. my cousin. have 2 of those like the one you bolts to the rear of pusher. 2 styles. never use it . i live in ohio. pm me if interest will give is phone number mrfuji
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This guy is in SC and has really good prices. I used the triple trailer to tow my bike to PA recently and you couldn't even tell it was their.
http://theusatrailerstore.com/produc...-trailers.html
http://theusatrailerstore.com/produc...-trailers.html