Who takes a motorcycle with them
Anybody here carry a big bike in a cruiser lift or hydra lift? I'm thinking about getting one and would like to hear from those who have them. Pros and cons, which would you recommend, etc. I'm kinda ...
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I'll add my two cents because I solved the issue of carrying a motorcycle with me a bit differently than any of the posts so far. The closest is the guy who carries a scooter.
At first, I looked at power lifts and decided the weight with mc and cost of the lift seemed silly and unworkable, so I rejected that solution.
Then I looked at trailers and nearly bought one, but decided against it because of the hassles of towing, plus pretty much always needing a pull-through site... rejected that idea, too. Extra size can quickly shut you out of your preferred camp grounds if you're not careful.
Then one day I was looking through on-line ads and found a nice used Kawasaki KLR for far less than the cost either a trailer or a lift, and bought it. Then I got a 600 pound rated carrier that cost less than a third of either a lift or a trailer. I sometimes pull the front of the mh up on a block to lower the carrier so it's easy for my wife and me to push it up and tie it down. Problem solved.
In addition, I now have another choice of motorcycle, and more choices of where to ride, etc. and have not had so much fun motorcycling since my high school days when every manufacturer sold a version of so-called street-scrambler motorcycles. It's a lot easier to find low-traffic areas to ride and KLRs are famous for ease of care, eliminating the need for a cover when transporting it, although I do cover it in camp.
Everyone will have their own opinion on this, but to me, possessions can possess their owners and trying to carry one of my other motorcycles would leave me in that situation. Which is why I do without slides and a towed car, too.
At first, I looked at power lifts and decided the weight with mc and cost of the lift seemed silly and unworkable, so I rejected that solution.
Then I looked at trailers and nearly bought one, but decided against it because of the hassles of towing, plus pretty much always needing a pull-through site... rejected that idea, too. Extra size can quickly shut you out of your preferred camp grounds if you're not careful.
Then one day I was looking through on-line ads and found a nice used Kawasaki KLR for far less than the cost either a trailer or a lift, and bought it. Then I got a 600 pound rated carrier that cost less than a third of either a lift or a trailer. I sometimes pull the front of the mh up on a block to lower the carrier so it's easy for my wife and me to push it up and tie it down. Problem solved.
In addition, I now have another choice of motorcycle, and more choices of where to ride, etc. and have not had so much fun motorcycling since my high school days when every manufacturer sold a version of so-called street-scrambler motorcycles. It's a lot easier to find low-traffic areas to ride and KLRs are famous for ease of care, eliminating the need for a cover when transporting it, although I do cover it in camp.
Everyone will have their own opinion on this, but to me, possessions can possess their owners and trying to carry one of my other motorcycles would leave me in that situation. Which is why I do without slides and a towed car, too.
