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How do you move your bike?
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I have a enclosed trailer but sometimes it easier to just put in the back of the truck and go.
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I have a trailer also, but mostly use the hitch mounted hauler I built. So I voted truck.
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Where's the hitch mounted carrier option?? Seems there were several people using those when I asked about them a few months back.
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I use a trailer but am thinking about getting a subaru baja (4 doors sedan breeded with a truck)
Any comment on this car? (good or bad)
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How about pulling a trailer with a truck? Where's that option?
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I've gotta cheapy . . . Harbor Freight. $250 and a good 4 hours to assemble.

The unique thing is, because I plan on replacing the plywood next spring with metal decking, I have a temporary arrangement to hold the bikes in place. It very much ended up resembling a hitching post of sort. Works OK but doesn't look too trick . . .

If I get to it I'll snap a pic, it'll be worth a laugh
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skipro3 wrote:How about pulling a trailer with a truck? Where's that option?
That means you use a trailer.
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When I get my trailer I'll use it for haulin the bikes.
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Jeb wrote:I've gotta cheapy . . . Harbor Freight. $250 and a good 4 hours to assemble.

The unique thing is, because I plan on replacing the plywood next spring with metal decking, I have a temporary arrangement to hold the bikes in place. It very much ended up resembling a hitching post of sort. Works OK but doesn't look too trick . . .

If I get to it I'll snap a pic, it'll be worth a laugh
I bought the same trailer. Used sheetmetal screws through the 1 inch plywood taken from a construction site that thing is great except the wheel bearings are mad of aluminum foil so keep them packed or buy new ones.
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. . . that thing is great except the wheel bearings are mad of aluminum foil so keep them packed or buy new ones.
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Here's another option! License it for the street and you don't need truck or trailer. Works for me unless I want to go long distances.
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Post by performancecycle »

I pull my bikes around on a 5x8 trailer with my acura rsx-s via a hand made hitch I built on my car, took it 500 miles one time. Ha ha you now your in the south when you see me going down the road.
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Old Ford Econoline Van. It's great,keeps the bikes and tools dry and doubles as a camper. :partyman:
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Hmm, I never got to this poll. Anyways...

Option C: Neither, I dualsport mine! :mrgreen:
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Post by 92kdxRider »

I don't have either right now, but i'm looking into getting a truck. Actually renting a U-haul van to go riding this weekend. Tired of relying on my other friends to get to the trails/riding spots. It seems like a van might not be a bad idea either as opposed to a pick-up truck. A couple guys from work even suggested getting a hitch for my 4dr Civic and hauling a small motorcycle trailer. Anyone have any experience with this setup? Seems kinda silly to me. Unless i could get one of those hitch mounted carrier's that haul the bike perpendicular (sp?) to the car. That seems like it might make more sense.
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I've done all four. Trailer, truck, hauler, and dual sport.

We usually take the trailer because most of our riding is close and it's super easy to just leave the bikes and all gear on the trailer and unhitch it. Plus the squirrel has an easier time putting her bike on the trailer.

If i ride alone, I just dual sport it mostly.

If we go far, we use the truck.

Since I replaced my Suburban with a Subaru I don't use my hitch hauler anymore. I had my buddy fab me up a heavy duty hitch for the Forester but I've only tested it out with the KDX on the back once. Works great.
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92kdxRider wrote: Seems kinda silly to me. Unless i could get one of those hitch mounted carrier's that haul the bike perpendicular (sp?) to the car. That seems like it might make more sense.
You need to find out what your car can handle as far as tongue weight and, if it can carry the load, get hitch with a high enough rating. My Subaru is rated for only 200 or 240 lbs. depending on the literature, here in the states, but in Europe and Australia it's rated for 300+ from what I found in my research. I bought a class II with a 350lb. rating and had my friend put on a 2" receiver and gusset the crap out of it. Then I tested it on the car for a while and it works great.

I would recommend the type of hauler where a bike sits in a rail because the shape of the frame on a KDX puts the front wheel to close to the ground when mounted on a low car. I had drill and countersink some aluminium stock to use as spacers under the front frame on my KDX to keep the wheel from dragging with my Ultimate MX hauler. For a front wheel drive car a trailer might be safer though.
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92kdxRider wrote: Seems kinda silly to me. Unless i could get one of those hitch mounted carrier's that haul the bike perpendicular (sp?) to the car. That seems like it might make more sense.
You need to find out what your car can handle as far as tongue weight and, if it can carry the load, get hitch with a high enough rating. My Subaru is rated for only 200 or 240 lbs. depending on the literature, here in the states, but in Europe and Australia it's rated for 300+ from what I found in my research. I bought a class II with a 350lb. rating and had my friend put on a 2" receiver and gusset the crap out of it. Then I tested it on the car for a while and it works great.

I would recommend the type of hauler where a bike sits in a rail because the shape of the frame on a KDX puts the front wheel to close to the ground when mounted on a low car. I had drill and countersink some aluminium stock to use as spacers under the front frame on my KDX to keep the wheel from dragging with my Ultimate MX hauler. For a front wheel drive car a trailer might be safer though.
Yeah i'd hafta agree with you, whether or not its been done before by someone else with a civic, towing or hauling anything with a front wheel drive just doesn't make sense to me. I'm just gonna wait out till the right truck comes along, in the mean time i've been either renting a u-haul van or using my buddies ranger :wink:
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