Motorcycle haulers $75 to $100 (new height adjust version)

[mach1]

thanks bucks that is what i was talking about, our motorhome has one of those

[erbilabuc]

Can you build anything? I have seen these small "trailers" for dirtbikes I think that hook up to the trailer hitch and holds the bike vertical to the truck. Its not a trailer, its more of a platform that connects to the trailer hitch. Do you make what I am talking about by chance?

Looks like this.



I would rather use this, but then again, I have a pick up truck so I don't have to worry about it.

yep thats exactly it. You think it could hold a cbr1000rr? or better yet a gs500? We have a 97 explorer. Were do I see more pictures?

[mach1]

the one i have seem stable i dont see why not, to test it just put the cbr on it get on the bike shacke your body like a wild man/women (who ever is on) then get off and kick the bike a lil then back up into a tree...... if the bike is still straight than yeah it will hold the cbr and the gs................JK im not sure of the weight those can hold, i have only seen dirtbikes on them

[bucks1605]

That was just a google image search.

But I did find this site http://www.discountramps.com/carriers.htm They have one that will carry up to 600 pounds.

Here's another http://www.joehauler.com/

[jserio]

the "hauler" the original poster is trying to sell doesn't look very stable to me. i'd rather try to strap a bike down on the top of the car. 

[wreckhog]

Can you build anything? I have seen these small "trailers" for dirtbikes I think that hook up to the trailer hitch and holds the bike vertical to the truck. Its not a trailer, its more of a platform that connects to the trailer hitch. Do you make what I am talking about by chance?

Looks like this.



I would rather use this, but then again, I have a pick up truck so I don't have to worry about it.

I've used these for dirtbikes on a Suburban. You don't even notice it is there. I can load a dirtbike myself. Barely. Tried it on a Jeep once with a Bandit 600. Every pothole, I thought that I was in trouble.

[da602krew]

jeez guys why all the negativity?

I dont know? hog just started trash talkin my stuff right off the bat.

this thing is a a piece of square tube welded to a 4inch channel with some steel strap for support, not hard to make and not worth more than $25.

theres a little more to it than that.

yep thats exactly it. You think it could hold a cbr1000rr? or better yet a gs500? We have a 97 explorer.

You need to be VERY CAREFUL supporting the entire bike on the tongue, most are only designed to carry 10% of the tow load max example- classIII hitch 5000lbs load max= 500lbs tongue max . the gs weighs like 400lbs + the cradle 20-50lbs = 450lbs that dosnt leave much of a saftey margin. Hit a good bump or dip it could fail. no BS look into it

http://www.discountramps.com/carriers.htm They have one that will carry up to 600 pounds.

the carrier can hold 600lbs, can the mounting points on your vehicle? That puts an extreme amount of force on your hitch, its basic physics when you add weight to the end of an object the stress is GREATLY incresed on the fulcrum (i think i killed the word) point.

[wreckhog]

I did no trash talking.

[erbilabuc]

the carrier can hold 600lbs, can the mounting points on your vehicle? That puts an extreme amount of force on your hitch, its basic physics when you add weight to the end of an object the stress is GREATLY incresed on the fulcrum (i think i killed the word) point.

you are right sir. I guess I will just buy a trailer.

[wreckhog]

If you look at the Reese site, you will probably see a load of Class 3 hitches for your vehicle, from economy to heavy duty. I have 2 vehicles that can tow, a 98 Jeep ZJ and an 08 2500 Suburban. The Jeep has an original suspension, and even though it has Reese's best weight distributing hitch which can handle a tongue weight of 700#, the springs cannot fully support a 400# bike without bottoming out on even a bad driveway. The Suburban has an bumper hitch with a tongue weight of only 600#. The Suburban blows away the Jeep in terms of towing anything. It is not not just a matter of a couple of numbers to determine what your vehicle can handle.

[scottpA_GS]

I will have to take you all back in the way back machine to where I have said and others have said again and again...

IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE OR CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY... SAY NOTHING 

I am not 100% sold on this idea either but I think its great that he wants to offer them for sale for GSTwin members.. Don't want one? DON'T CONTRIBUTE to the thread! 

And it should go w/o saying, if you buy one of these use it at your own risk    in a pinch, I would try it out 

instead of bashing this dudes ideas give him some constructive criticism, perhaps it will make the next version better.

[wreckhog]

I will have to take you all back in the way back machine to where I have said and others have said again and again...

IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE OR CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY... SAY NOTHING 

I am not 100% sold on this idea either but I think its great that he wants to offer them for sale for GSTwin members.. Don't want one? DON'T CONTRIBUTE to the thread! 

And it should go w/o saying, if you buy one of these use it at your own risk    in a pinch, I would try it out 

instead of bashing this dudes ideas give him some constructive criticism, perhaps it will make the next version better.

My apologies. I'm new here. So we are not to discuss potential issues. OK. I'm interested a buying a hauler but it needs to be the right one. I thought that needed more info. I have held my tongue on threads where the product had no interest. For instance someone had a bike for sale and the rear shot appears to show a tweaked subframe. But I ignore it.

[scottpA_GS]

I will have to take you all back in the way back machine to where I have said and others have said again and again...

IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE OR CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY... SAY NOTHING 

I am not 100% sold on this idea either but I think its great that he wants to offer them for sale for GSTwin members.. Don't want one? DON'T CONTRIBUTE to the thread! 

And it should go w/o saying, if you buy one of these use it at your own risk    in a pinch, I would try it out 

instead of bashing this dudes ideas give him some constructive criticism, perhaps it will make the next version better.

My apologies. I'm new here. So we are not to discuss potential issues. OK. I'm interested a buying a hauler but it needs to be the right one. I thought that needed more info. I have held my tongue on threads where the product had no interest. For instance someone had a bike for sale and the rear shot appears to show a tweaked subframe. But I ignore it.

Im sorry, did I mention your name in there somewhere?

[da602krew]

Thanks scott !  , thats all ive been trying to say " if you dont want one move on"  If you have a concern/question about it email me, or at least be tasteful about how you approach it. (remember how it looks to the rest of our GS community)

[werase643]

constructive idea....
make a 4 inch wide U-channel....30-40 inches long and weld one half of a heavy duty hinge to the U-channel and one half to the fixture and use a removable pin to hold it together while loading then pull the pin and stow the ramp in the tow vehicle.   

side note :  strapping the bike through the fairings....the straps could rub off some paint and the plastic could abrade the strap material better to go up high like in the 2nd pic.


i'll take my $0.10 per unit for this design upgrade.....

[da602krew]

side note :  strapping the bike through the fairings....the straps could rub off some paint and the plastic could abrade the strap material better to go up high like in the 2nd pic.

Good eye!, i wasnt sure i anyone would catch that? That totally wasnt the right way to strap that , i went inside to use the john and when i came back out my two buddies thought they did good? i thinks they were expecting a pat on the head or something? Instead they got a "you're a dumbass " It's acutally worse than it appears, they ran the straps from the bars down through the fairings & out the little vents on the sides. the weight of the bike was being supported BY MY PLASTIC. They were so lucky they stopped racheting when they did, they almost cracked my fairings.

But you're right the second method is the correct one.

[yamahonkawazuki]

an idea, you quoted earlier about the tongue, what about also fabbing supports which can install err bolt onto the vehicle subframe?