Anybody ever us a M/C Bumper hitch like this?
 

I wanna tow this.....


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With this.....


http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads...1269907976.jpg

Nobody has an opinion?

Mike;

I had a guy buy a BMW of mine and come pick it up using one of those. It looked Mickey Mouse to me, and it 'teetered' too much for my liking. I wouldn't have done it myself. All I hoped was that it broke far enough away that I didn't have to come help him. He made it OK, all of 45 miles.

This debate comes up frequently on the MC forums with lots of negative responses, but no real resolution. I would guess it depends on how far you want to tow it, and whether you want to remove the chain during towing. Center of tire wear is also a concern, but more so on sport bikes that have soft tires and wear the crown easily on flat highway miles. From the pic it looks like that's a hard-tail, which would also raise concerns.

I would be okay using it for short distances (say under 100 miles or so) if I didn't have any other alternatives (but I already have a trailer, or could rent one pretty cheap), but anything beyond that I would have second thoughts. .

Just my opinion though. SmileWavy

True, that hard tail would be bippin and a boppin all over the road. . . . . .

A smaller bike maybe, that bike, no.

Yeah....I have a small tilt trailer that I'll probably use. It just looked like a simple easy way to move a ride when doing a long drive and needing both a truck and the bike.

yes, it's a Hardtail, with springs under the seat and fork shocks up front. 2004 frame, new Evo crate motor with 500 miles on it.....depending on how annoying the pipes are, I may throw mufflers on it.

Yeah....those pipes will be annoying. Most definately. :eek:

But what about "loud pipes save lives"?:cool:

Needs some lateral (side to side) triangulation at least.

It's going to be an issue up driveways, through crowned intersections and at any decent speed.

Hardtail? Bad idea.

Any requirement to back up might get interesting also. The turning lock (max left to max right) on a lot of bikes is very minimal.

nah, forget it.

goes good with coboy hat

You gonna tow it with the 911? (Where's OJ?)




Seriously: No effen way I'd tow any bike I cared about with that thing.

I also think so.

Mike- pick up a used wave runner trailer for cheap and weld some channel iron on it and tie down points. The trailer is small enough not to be a hassle like a full car trailer. I plan to make such a trailer for the next time the family goes on vacation and tow it behind the family SUV.

I have a trailer in SLO. It pulled the 914/6 up to Steve WIllie's shop. Forgot I had it.....a few mods and it'll work out.