Seeking options to carry dirt bike on back of 5'er
Have a 2016 Wildcat 313RE. 37' overall length with a pretty accessible frame underneath. Coach came standard with a folding cargo platform that supports 250 pounds in the rear. Platform folds up when not in use but when lowered it supports those 250 pounds pretty well behind the rear bumper. That platform is welded to the frame, which doesn't mean much but it at least tells me that the frame is designed to carry some weight back there.
I want to carry a 250 dual sport bike weighing in the 275-300 pound range. One obvious solution is to have a Class III hitch welded to the frame extending below the bumper in such a way that it could be used in lieu of the platform. Somebody could then use a hitch mount motorcycle carrier. Probably couldn't use the M/C carrier and the platform at the same time because the bike would be back too far, but with the M/C carrier in use the frame would theoretically be carrying about the same weight capacity as the platform (+75-100 pounds) in roughly the same way.
At least that's the way I'm seeing it in my head. I'm carrying slightly more weight than was intended, but I'm doing so in roughly the same method. So long as the hitch is properly engineered and welded I'm thinking it should be easy. 100 pounds can't make a much a difference to the frame at that point.
Biggest liability is movement and motion back there.
Anybody have a better idea or think I'm seeing this wrong?
I want to carry a 250 dual sport bike weighing in the 275-300 pound range. One obvious solution is to have a Class III hitch welded to the frame extending below the bumper in such a way that it could be used in lieu of the platform. Somebody could then use a hitch mount motorcycle carrier. Probably couldn't use the M/C carrier and the platform at the same time because the bike would be back too far, but with the M/C carrier in use the frame would theoretically be carrying about the same weight capacity as the platform (+75-100 pounds) in roughly the same way.
At least that's the way I'm seeing it in my head. I'm carrying slightly more weight than was intended, but I'm doing so in roughly the same method. So long as the hitch is properly engineered and welded I'm thinking it should be easy. 100 pounds can't make a much a difference to the frame at that point.
Biggest liability is movement and motion back there.
Anybody have a better idea or think I'm seeing this wrong?
