Truck or Trailer?
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Truck or Trailer?
How do you move your bike?
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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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Any comment on this car? (good or bad)
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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
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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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.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
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Hmm, I never got to this poll. Anyways...
Option C: Neither, I dualsport mine!
Option C: Neither, I dualsport mine!
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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.
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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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.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.
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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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 rangerbcdonyo wrote: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.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.
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.