Hitch mounted motorcycle carrier on class c
We have a jayco greyhawk 31ss on the E450 super duty chassis, with helwig helper springs on the rear. We are going to be bringing my wifes motorcycle with us on our big trip this year (2005 Suzuki Bo...
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I'd be somewhat concerned about that much weight on the hitch itself. I assume the motorcycle carrier extends further back than a typical trailer ball hitch, so the torque from the tongue weight is magnified somewhat due to the additional leverage. Many class C hitches are already relatively constrained in terms of tongue weight (it's not uncommon, for example, to find them with hitches rated to tow 5000 pounds but with a tongue weight limit of 350 pounds).
You can compute the effect on the weight and balance by measuring the distance from the motorcycle to the back axle and from the back axle to the front axle. If, for the sake of simple computation, they are equal, then you're unloading the front axle by the weight of the motorcycle plus carrier (or about 500 pounds) and loading the rear axle by twice that amount (about 1000 pounds). It's probably not going to work out very well weight wise.
You can compute the effect on the weight and balance by measuring the distance from the motorcycle to the back axle and from the back axle to the front axle. If, for the sake of simple computation, they are equal, then you're unloading the front axle by the weight of the motorcycle plus carrier (or about 500 pounds) and loading the rear axle by twice that amount (about 1000 pounds). It's probably not going to work out very well weight wise.
