Recommendations on foldable one-rail motorcycle trailer?
Randy Grein
randygrein at comcast.net
Sun Feb 24 17:30:36 PST 2008
The bike weighs less than 2 people - only Tonka makes a truck that
can't handle that much weight.
Bigger question is why do you need to move the bike around with a
truck? It does have wheels of it's own.
Randy Grein, WMRRA #41
On Feb 24, 2008, at 4:30 PM, Jake Meyer wrote:
> Hello all! I've been on the mailing list for a few months (just
> bought my
> first bike - '07 650S - in September) and now I need a new daily
> driver. I
> was thinking about a truck when this thread was started and I
> figured I
> would jump in. I don't need a truck for much more than moving the
> occasional furniture load, mulch bags, trips to the junkyard, and
> now the SV
> (I plan on picking up a 67 GTO in the next 5-7 years, but that will
> have to
> be with another truck :) ). Is it a total inconvenience to put the
> bike in
> the bed? I have a friend who said he has seen people trailering
> their bikes
> to the track w/ a Tacoma (the truck I am leaning toward), but I want
> to stay
> well within the range of my trucks towing/hauling capacity. Any
> comments?
> Feelings toward towing a bike with a new Tacoma? Thank you all for
> your
> time.
>
> Jake
>
>
> On 2/23/08, Marcus Andre Worsley <dawerz at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Checkout http://www.stingertrailer.com/. I got mine for under
>> $1000 back
>> in 2002 -2003 and its still running strong. It tracks like an
>> arrow on the
>> freeway (even at 90+mph from what i've heard). I've used it to
>> take my
>> SV650 from here to NY and back at least twice with no problems. I
>> even ran
>> over a deer with it in tow and it was in better shape than my car!
>> The
>> thing is solid. Loading and unloading is easily a one-man job. It
>> also
>> folds easily and is not too big or heavy to stick in the elevator,
>> take it
>> upstairs, and put on my little apartment patio. I really don't
>> have any
>> complaints. Plus they are made locally (Richmond) and the owner
>> has always
>> been good about customer service from my experience.
>> Hope that helps,
>> marcus
>>
>> Beth <hacktastic at gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM,
>> Ernest Montague wrote:
>>> the cheapest is a harbor freight foldable. Baxley makes a nice
>>> one for
>>> $2k
>>
>> I'm looking for a balance of quality and decent price, preferably
>> under $1000. Doable?
>>
>>
>>
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