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Message started by Soon on 02/16/08 at 08:17:54

Title: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a trail
Post by Soon on 02/16/08 at 08:17:54

Hi all I am moving to AZ and will need to tow my motorcycle by car,

cause I will be going with another person. I live in ME and was

wondering here I can rent a traler one way. The car is a small car,

but avareage. I have never tow any thing befor in my life so I realy don't know what I need. HELP!

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by T Mack 1 on 02/16/08 at 11:36:26

Check out U-Haul

http://www.uhaul.com/

You can rent a motocycle trailer from them, but, you may just want a covered trailer so that you can pack other things too.
http://www.uhaul.com/guide/index.aspx?equipment=towing-motorcycle

The bigger U-Haul centrers use to give advice on this type of stuff, not sure they still do.

As for never hauling a trailer before....... practice....practice... practice. Big empty parking lots work best.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/16/08 at 12:49:57

There's a bike haulker that goes in a trailer ball receiver. All it holds is the front tire. Strap the front end of the bike down, I would pull the belt off the rear pulley & secure it to the bike, leaving it on the front. That would be cheaper than renting & you would have it or vould sell it.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/16/08 at 16:54:39

I'd go the U-haul route, especialy if you need room for other stuff.

If you do go the front tire cradle hitch route, get one that pivots rather than using your bikes front end to pivot. It leans a lot if you do. scarry.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by drharveys on 02/16/08 at 20:52:41

I have a Kendon dual trailer, and I recommend it highly. It "stands up" in my garage, so it doesn't use up all the floor space. I added a Condor chock, which also works great. Mine's an older model, I think the Condor is standard on the new ones.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/DSC02028.jpg

I've taken this from St. Louis to Tornto Canada, Asheville North Carolina, Washington DC, and Colorado, as well as all sorts of local hauls. Many local hauls when my Royal Enfield stopped running in interesting places. It was a Royal PIA!

However, if storage space for a trailer is especially tight, these things have gotten pretty good buzz:

http://trailerinabag.com/index.html

And the dual trailer hauls fine with one bike, and you can share driving and truck gas with a buddy:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/DSC01955.jpg

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Rockin_John on 02/16/08 at 21:44:02

Beware the trailers that U-Haul rents as "motorcycle trailers" are simply large '5x10' open trailers that weigh in at 1200-1400 pounds before you ever put a bike in them! And they have a huge ramp gate that drags a lot of wind. I had to drop my 275HP GMC Envoy out of overdrive to Drive to protect the automatic transmission. Made my gas mileage go down incredibly. I wouldn't want to tow that rig at all behind a smallish car.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by sluggo on 02/16/08 at 23:24:40

that trailer in a bag looks pretty kewl. sill trying to get price info.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by drharveys on 02/17/08 at 04:11:17

When I googled "Trailer in a bag" I found a link to JC Whitney, among others.

Search engines are amazing!

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/17/08 at 11:04:18

Clever concept, but for $1,300 bucks I could build a trailer & have plenty O cash left over.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by ebmiller2 on 02/17/08 at 15:10:25

Another way to do it :)

http://www.model-t-man.org/Savage/SavageMCCarrier.JPG

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 15:15:34

1F66062A28207A4B0 wrote:

Just found out U Haul will only rent local. >:(

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 15:25:10

455A5C5B4641704070485A561D2F0 wrote:

Good one I found it on the wed. Now I have to find out if it will fit a Hyundai Tiburon. The thing also I is a am a poor student so I can onyl spent about 600.00 but if the hitch will fit my friends car I think I will go with the wheel hitch.

good thing the ls650's are light bikes!

So you think I should pull the belt off. will something happen if I leave it on?

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 15:29:05

576A666E6C6B5A4F6A6D6B050 wrote:

yup I just found out that the u -haul trailer's even the small ones are to heavy for my fieinds car! So now the U-haul's are out of the picture now.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 16:06:44

It is looking like the motorcycle trailer in a bag is going to be out of my spending limit. That would have been a nice one too. light weight. it only weighs 140lb.

so back to seeing if the wheel hitch would be a good way to go.

thanks everyone keep the ideas comming I have got to get out there for school!

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Max_Morley on 02/17/08 at 16:19:09

Think about the results if someone put your Savage in gear (or a piece of highway debris managed to hit the shifter while traveling), In any of the lower gears the engine would rapidly self destruct at freeway speeds. Have you thought about letting your friend just haul your gear and you 'scoot' down? Might be simpler and easier. Max

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/17/08 at 16:34:04

6E69666267676E79390B0 wrote:

Another way to do it :)

http://www.model-t-man.org/Savage/SavageMCCarrier.JPG

This like the one I have, It's well built. And they have one for the smaller receiver too. Only one thing I don't like about it. Take a look at the head angle, The more tilted back that is, the more the bike will lean thru the corners. Now take a look at the front wheel, it's straped in there pretty good too. When the bike leans it's the wheel that's trying to hold the bike upright, which translates to alot of twist on the forks. The straps are supposed to be a little loose to take up shocks and allow it to lean, but I take up till there is only a couple of inches freeplay. Doesn't lean as much in turns. If you're still thinking this way, get one that pivots at the hitch. It'll have a crossbar that you strap the bike to and not only the handlebars. The pivot point is verticle so the bikes tracks well behind the car without leaning.

And if you're going to spend a couple hundred for this, take another look at used trailers or harbor freight. A cheap light weight trailer will do you too.

My main reason for going with the front wheel cradle is ease of stowing when you get to where you're going. Makes it easy to drop off the bike or the car at the mechanic, throw the hitch in the trunk and go.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 17:09:31

624E577062405D434A562F0 wrote:

how could i have not thought of that, :o

Well I am thinking it just might come down to that. the thing is She wants me to be in the car with her.

At least March will be a bit warmer. I road yesterday 28f outside. I would spend less money riding my self. ME to AZ sounds like a fun trip. It would be my first long trip. I have only riden 200mile at one wack.

And I just got my licence in June 07, But put in over 7000 mile. I guess I could make it.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/17/08 at 17:16:54

607364657A7771737827160 wrote:

[quote author=6E69666267676E79390B0 link=1203178674/0#9 date=1203289825]Another way to do it :)

http://www.model-t-man.org/Savage/SavageMCCarrier.JPG

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/17/08 at 18:02:23

My use is for short hops, 5 - 10 miles at most. I know what I don't like and how to avoid it, stops on a corner. If you keep rolling through the corners the lean is less. But mostly I travel straight with it minimizing the turns. Load and unload on the street rather than a driveway that you turn into.

Someday I'll modify mine so it pivots.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/18/08 at 02:06:30

3300 miles would make a fine ride. I would want the ability to tow it, tho, just in case. Good thinking, the shifter problem. The shifter could be removed, but I would pop the belt off so the belt wasnt spinning the tranny, just leave it on the front pulley & strap the belt up to the bike, no real tight bends in the belt.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Savage_Greg on 02/18/08 at 08:41:19

You know me, Rockin' John, I sometimes got to be contrary :P

I do recommend the U-Haul 5x9 open trailer if you have a good hitch and want a good solid trailer. Granted the thing weighs as much as 2 bikes, but it tracks well and and is suspended nicely. The sides give good protection too.

The first time that I ever rented one, was when we moved from NC to OR. Pulled that thing behind our V6 truck for 3400 miles and had everything you could imagine thrown in with our 2 Savages. It did put us into some slow going in the grades to Flagstaff and the CA mountains, but it worked well. Never had to worry where it was back there. Even pulled it with chains through the Siskiyous mountains in December and our truck is only 2 WD.

I also rented one last weekend and hauled 2 1/2 CB 750s home, so if you want "utility", you can't beat that trailer...unfortunately, I asked U-Haul if they ever sell those trailers, and they said "NO!"

Some of you "old timers" remember this...Man, what a ride :P

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/BikeTrailer01web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Arden01web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/OklahomaSign01web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/TexasSign01web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Arizona06web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/NewMexicoSign01web.jpg

This tumbleweed hitched a ride for 100 miles to Sacremento...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/TumbleWeed03web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/California08web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Oregon02web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Oregon01web.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Oregon09web.jpg

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/18/08 at 12:52:05

great pic!!

love the tumble weed.

Hey every one there is a motorcycle trailer in a bag on ebay motor going for about 540.00!! single rail

It is out on my price range, >:( some one go get it! retail value 1200.00 I just got the qote from a dealer on the phone.
wish I wasn't so poor. :'(

I have just enought money to ride my bike out there and have enought to eat every other day!

So now I am looking for info on riding across the country!

What am I getting myself in to?

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/18/08 at 14:16:36

I bought the little red trailer kit from a large chain hardware store. You put it together, easy as pie. It weighs in at a hundred pounds with a 48"X40" bed frame. You don't even feel it behind any vehicle. Down side is that it's got those little tires, but if you grease the bearings hauling the little 350# Savage is a piece of cake. Even at highway speeds all day. They're rated to a thousand pounds but I would go easy on that one. Our bikes are an easy load to haul though.

They have a bike rail they sell for it too, but the track is too narrow for the 650's back tire. I bent the sides of the back part of the rail outwards (I had already bought it) and just use it that way with the rail bolted to a 2"X6" board about 7' long which is bolted to the trailer. You could go to a sport bike shop and pick up a front tire block and bolt it to the 2"X6" (or what ever you use) and strap the rear tire directly to the plank to keep it in place.

There's a big brother to this trailer which is a 4'X8' version that folds in the middle for when you need to store it on end. The little one is great for me 'cause I pull it behind my 650 and use it for trips to the mulch dump. And then I tow the bike when needed behind the pickup.

When you get where you're going - you sell it or you keep it and make a hitch for your Sav. Great way to shop the rummage sales for furniture for your new digs at school. Been there, done that.

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/18/08 at 14:29:39

If your bike is new to you and you've not put many miles in the saddle on it you'll want to think real long on riding it across country. Ask anybody on here what even the third hour in a row is like on that stock seat. And take my word for it, the gel pads don't help much either.

I've made several multi-thousand mile trips, some with 500+ mile days, on my Savage and none of them could have happened without a lot of comfort mods being made. Even with a nice wide saddle seat with a gel pad, thick padded floorboards, a full fairing type windshield and a bottle of Ibuprofin it can still be a chore after a while. Don't even get me started about riding ten hours in the chiily rain.

Use some of that financial aid money and do the trailer.

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/18/08 at 14:47:53

143F3D3501686B6E5E0 wrote:

The financial aid wont pull through till june.And I have to use all of it for school and take out a pell grant and staffored lone. and maybe eat every two days. so till then I'm s.o.l

I have only done 200miles at a wack. I am going to have to buck up and take it. :'( I really have no choise, I don't even have i car. I did 2hours in the rain and hated it with a passion! it was so horrable.

I only have 7300 mile on it I got it new in June 07.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/18/08 at 17:06:57

7A51535B6F060500300 wrote:

I bought the little red trailer kit from a large chain hardware store. You put it together, easy as pie. It weighs in at a hundred pounds with a 48"X40" bed frame...
There's a big brother to this trailer which is a 4'X8' version that folds in the middle for when you need to store it on end. ....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42708
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42709

I picked up similar to the larger one in '89 or so, used it quite a bit for the next 10 years. Made stake sides for it for general hauling. Made 3x4 plywood ends with a lengthwise center divider -- curbside was set up for kitchen/food storage with tents etc. on the streetside. Went camping several years with it, mostly local, two trips to Seatle, lots of highway miles at 60-65mph. If you push the load limit and speed the tires are problematical -- but you can get 5.70x8 wheel/tires from Walmart as an upgrade. If you load over a ton on the trailer you can bend the axle.

Hitches for your car:
http://www.hiddenhitch.com/ http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/

Hauling a trailer is easy. A lightweight trailer doesn't even need brakes. Backing up can be fun -- find an empty parking lot and practice. I back up by opening the driver door and leaning out looking backward. To make the trailer go left you steer the rear of the car right and then steer the follow the trailer. Usually just look for pull-through spaces.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/18/08 at 17:30:47

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42708

hey this might be do-able

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/18/08 at 18:16:17

A 48" long bed carrying a motorcycle with a 58.3" wheelbase?

Do-able if you add a pair of three foot long aluminum c-channels sized to hold front and rear tires.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/18/08 at 18:49:03

75444944414C4B250 wrote:

A 48" long bed carrying a motorcycle with a 58.3" wheelbase?

Do-able if you add a pair of three foot long aluminum c-channels sized to hold front and rear tires.

was thinking i could put some rails on would have to renforce it with the c-channels, but thought that it might off set the balance. and wont be to good.

So now the girlfriend is thing she doesn't want her car to tow my bike ::) o well.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/18/08 at 19:00:10

6C5050513F0 wrote:

So now the girlfriend is thing she doesn't want her car to tow my bike ::) o well.

Looks like you're in trouble my friend. Watch out.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/18/08 at 19:26:45

2D3E2928373A3C3E356A5B0 wrote:

[quote author=6C5050513F0 link=1203178674/15#28 date=1203389343]So now the girlfriend is thing she doesn't want her car to tow my bike ::) o well.

Looks like you're in trouble my friend. Watch out.[/quote]

O god! well I'll let you all know how I am making out. I don't know what route Im going but if any of you guy/gals are on the way I would love to see your bikes and do a quick coffee.

maybe she will have a change of heart? :-/

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/18/08 at 21:03:34

6B575756380 wrote:

....So now the girlfriend is thing she doesn't want her car to tow my bike ::) o well.

Three choices: Tow the bike. Ride the bike. Get a new girlfriend.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/19/08 at 08:56:34

Well, actually there is another choice. If the girlfriend's a keeper in most other areas, then put your stuff in the car, put the bike in a friend or family's garage and ride out into the sunset with the girl in the car. come back when you get settled in and have a bit of bottle deposit money in your pocket and pick up the bike. That way if the girl don't work out, you can Greyhound it back to the machine and take your time riding it back to school.

With the stops I had to make having a pretty comfortable set-up on my bike it took 13-15 hours sometimes to get in a 600 mile day. Think the gal-fan is up to spending that much time in her driver's seat on a long trip? And finishing it with you? I started a 600 mile bike trip on my Trek once, pedaling all the way across MN and SD in August. I got 60 miles or so from the end and all of a sudden it stopped being fun. I called my "other" at 7:00 p.m. and she was there in the car at 3:30 a.m. to pick me up. I know mine's a keeper, but I wonder about some others out there.

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by bill67 on 02/19/08 at 09:28:18

Look around for a girl riding around pulling a trailer behind her car,then latch on to her. Your troubles will be over.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by T Mack 1 on 02/19/08 at 09:44:47

Or a girl with a pick-up truck ..... or talk current girl friend into one.... ;)

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/19/08 at 11:31:17

Or teach this one to ride and switch off every gas stop for 3k miles. That won't work at my house. She's absolutely NOT going to grow into an enthusiast. I'm still surprised she let me get my first bike at 57 without a peep of protest. Guess she figured if there's to be a mid-life crisis, better a bike than a babe.

I got her on the back to go to the pie shop for one trip.

"The helmet's too heavy."
"There's too much wind."
"What's with this stupid, little, uncomfortable seat back here."
"Are those bugs hitting me in the face?"
"We're going to die aren't we?"

You get the picture?

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/19/08 at 11:39:55

'are we gonna die yet?'
'are we gonna die yet?'
'are we gonna die yet?'

lol ;D

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/19/08 at 12:03:36

LOL you guys are all having to much fun! ;D

Back to looking for a trailer. got to make up the mind ::) I just might go crazy. She is a keeper.

So I am going to pay to have a hitch put on for about 255.72 does that sound like about the right price, for out the door price. U-haul wanted 309.00

So I am going to put the hitch on just in case.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by verslagen1 on 02/19/08 at 13:49:51

I bought a hitch made for my car on ebay and put it on myself for a little under $200 if I remember correctly. Took a couple of hours to install. The mfg had sent the wrong hardware package, but it went on. They sent out the correct hardware at their cost.

I went to the local dealer for the same hitch and laught my way outta there. I think he wanted something like $350 to install.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/19/08 at 15:30:07

Hey guys look what I just got in my mail box.

Thank you for your interest in etrailer.com. You cannot use a motorcycle carrier on a class I trailer hitch. The only hitches available for the Tiburon are class I. Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/19/08 at 16:26:44

764A4A4B250 wrote:

If you can't have fun it ain't worth it. If you want to go crazy, hook up with a woman.

A Hidden Hitch is about $115, plus electrical, plus shipping, 45 minutes to install not counting electrical. Guy will be lucky to make $100 off you -- what is your time/frustration worth? Do you have the tools? Price sounds good to me.

The hitch is class I, rated at 2000#, 200# tongue weight. The Tiburon, in the U.S. does not have a tow rating. In South Africa it is rated to tow 1400# http://www.um.co.za/specifications/hyundai_tiburon_2_0_gls_(2005).aspx
Get either of the above Harbor Freight trailers and if don't overload the trailer with 10% on the hitch you won't overload the car.

A little trailer is very handy in cases where you don't have access to a small truck. Big screen TV won't fint the car? Hitch up the trailer. (use "washer-dryer" when talking to girlfriend.)

BTW, spiffy looking car.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/19/08 at 16:46:15

Well Hers is a 1999/2000. and only paid about 13,000 for it new. So this one is no so spiffy but good car. she said she want a car that could get bang up in the college parking lot and didn't care if it happen. ::)

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/19/08 at 17:01:56

5B676766080 wrote:

Well Hers is a 1999/2000. and only paid about 13,000 for it new. So this one is no so spiffy....

Kids! Itsa spiffy car. Compare with Wendy's beast, parked next to my Company Van:
http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/images/DefDrive.jpg

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/19/08 at 17:39:20

;DThat one looks good ;) you should have seen my last car I had to pump the tires up with a bicycle pump every day to drive the thing and the whole muffler system was hanging by coat hanngers. and no one was allowed in the back seat unless they wanted to see the road as it went by. bicycle gear wire showed down the door to open it from the inside. small laundry vent hose for the air hose and clamped with guess what .... you got it more coat hangers. rivited on floor plates for the front seat. I could go on but I don't want to die laughing. ;D

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by demin on 02/19/08 at 17:50:11

'70 1/2 split bumper?is it a z ?oohh aahh. 8-)

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Paladin. on 02/19/08 at 20:24:23

'72 RS. Wendy has had it for about 25 years. I'm sure the Tiburon has neat working items such as heater, defroster, and door seals to keep the rain out. Its companion for about 15 years was a '78 LTD that I had stuck a hitch on. The little 4x8 folding trailer was one of my better buys. Basically allowed the car to haul as a half-ton pickup truck, but with a much lower lift. As you set up household you'll be moving occasionally and the trailer will allow a single trip move.

AND!

You can put a hitch on the Savage and haul the same trailer.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/19/08 at 20:51:41

Cool ! thats a long time for a car. I can just see it now running around town with a trailer hitched to my bike, the things I could bring home.

her car keeps the rain out and has heat :) and you can see out the front window.

My old car had over three hundred thousand miles on it 1991. Its last day was when some one thought it was an abanoned car just left in a parking lot May 07. Had no heat for the last 4 years, and I had to put a wick in the roof near the windsshield to stop the rain water from dripping on the dach. the wick drained into a small bucket. when the sun was low you couldn't see out the windsheld caus it was so pitted, I had to hang my head out the side window to see.
thats how I ended up with just my motorcycle.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/20/08 at 08:22:19

And here's some pictures of what a do-it-yourself hitch for the Savage looks like installed.

http://bikepics.com/members/jazzcarter/00savage/

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Capt._Ron on 02/21/08 at 14:31:51

Both Lowe's and Harbor freight sell complete trailer kits you assemble yourself for under $500, I think.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Soon on 02/21/08 at 14:34:37

thanks i'll go check it out.

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by Jack_650 on 02/22/08 at 08:22:01

I got my little red 4'X4' kit from Menards on a winter sale for $100. They're around $200 normally. Since they are short you'll need to put a 7' or so 2"x"6" or 2"X8" on it to set the bike on and put a bike stop for the front wheel. Don't forget good, strong racheting tie-down straps either.

Don't ask how I know, but simply screwing a vertical 2"X6" to the front of a plank won't hold up after the first application of the brakes. Just go to a sports bike shop and find a stop that'll fit your front wheel. Or after you see one of the ones made from pipe you might could get one bent from pipe at a hardware store cheaper.

Jack

Title: Re: tow my motorcycle by car, where can I rent a t
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/24/08 at 08:25:20

Every time I see 'Don't ask how I know" I make sure I read carefully what is said, because the (obvioous) voice of experience should be listened to. Dont ask me how I know that.