verslagen1 wrote on 02/18/08 at 19:00:10:


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?

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

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

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

lol  

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.

Soon wrote on 02/19/08 at 12:03:36:

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.

Soon wrote on 02/19/08 at 16:46:15:

Kids!  Itsa spiffy car.  Compare with Wendy's beast, parked next to my Company Van:

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