motorcycle lift on small gas A

cbr46 wrote:
Just an option . . . . .

Full size pickup towed 4 down. Load the Ultra Glide in the pickup. Finding the right ramp and right loading location will be key.

I brought home a Pacific Coast (700 lbs) in a Toyota pickup (pre Tundra or Tacoma). Loaded it from the sellers sloped front yard and unloaded it by putting the back wheels in a small ditch, and unloaded it solo. Between the sketchy loading / unloading areas and stock tail gate I was pretty nervous.

With a load rated ATV type ramp and carefully selected loading areas it might be your best scenario (Don't try to load from flat ground!). *AND* you have a full size pickup.

Full size pickup + HD might be over 5,000 lbs. I don't know what a tow receiver might be rated at.

Or you could put the hitch hauler on the pickup . . . .

Or you could tow a low trailer behind the pickup behind the Class A.

Like I said . . . . just some options.

Best,
- bob

Bob,
You mean like this:



We sold the Hydralift and went to a new toad. It's an '11 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab 4x4. And, the hell with all that loading ramp stuff and all the dangers of a 900 lb. bike falling and or damaging the bike, the truck and ME. I simply purchased a used "Rampage" lift/carrier and, it loads that 900 lb. Honda Goldwing, all by itself and, all I do is push a button. Once it's in the back of the truck, I add a couple extra tie-downs here and there and, we're off.

Now, as far as weight is concerned, that's where the OP is going to suffer. My truck weighs right at, 5,300. I weighed it at a certified scale. The lift, right at 275. So, all total, 900 for the bike, 275 for the lift, and 5,300 for the truck, you're looking at 6,475 lbs.

That's a bit over for most gassers, maybe not all of them but, most.
Scott