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jdavidsmi
Sep 29, 2016Explorer
After 4 years of being retired and hauling our Goldwing all over the eastern US, The 1st 2 years on a trailer behind the truck stayed in motels and the last couple behind our motor home. i have come across only two issues.
loading and unloading is the number 1 PITA. I dropped the 800+lb bike a couple of times before enough was enough. So to help with that issue i built a small 4 wheel dolly that the front tire of the bike mounts on and a small 12v winch which i mounted on the front of the trailer. The dolly keeps the bike upright up and down the ramp and the winch does the work. I stand out of the way until its either up or down.
The 2nd issue was the trailer, which are be the same as if i was towing a car on a dolly. but this will not be an issue for you with your toy hauler.
We have really enjoyed having the bike with us although once we got the motor home there have been days when the weather kept us in the motor home where before we would have had the truck. Best I can say is go for it and enjoy, there is so much to see, beer to drink, food to try, and new people to meet you should be busy for quite a while.
loading and unloading is the number 1 PITA. I dropped the 800+lb bike a couple of times before enough was enough. So to help with that issue i built a small 4 wheel dolly that the front tire of the bike mounts on and a small 12v winch which i mounted on the front of the trailer. The dolly keeps the bike upright up and down the ramp and the winch does the work. I stand out of the way until its either up or down.
The 2nd issue was the trailer, which are be the same as if i was towing a car on a dolly. but this will not be an issue for you with your toy hauler.
We have really enjoyed having the bike with us although once we got the motor home there have been days when the weather kept us in the motor home where before we would have had the truck. Best I can say is go for it and enjoy, there is so much to see, beer to drink, food to try, and new people to meet you should be busy for quite a while.
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