Motorcycle mount on back of 5er
I did some reading before I bolted a Reese receiver hitch to my back bumper for a bike rack and found a youtube clip of a guy who rebuilt the bumper because the 4 bikes that were carried on the back s...
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joebedford wrote:Bionic Man wrote:A friend almost lost his Harley because the points he strapped to on the bike broke.joebedford wrote:
Make sure you add a camera to the back of your 5er so you'll know where to return to pick up your bike.
Tell me, what experience do you have on the subject, other than reading things 3rd or 4th hand on the internet?
Another friend lost two bicycles because they bounced off.
You?
The worst thing that's happened to me in many years of carrying motorcycles on the back of my fivers is a loose tie down that flopped around for a while, fortunately doing no damage. I've gotten better at it though and now they all stay as tight as I left them. If necessary, I modify my motorcycles to have adequate tie down points and the hydralift I own has added anchor points. Redundancy is a very good thing and I anchor to both suspended and hard points on the bike.
