What size do most people carry and what are they. Post a picture if you have any. How far do you ride it when you stop in a area?

we carry a 650 suzuki burgman. easy to load/ unload with its auto tranny, no problems or frame/ handling issues with our rig.

I have my wifes scooter (4 Wheel heavy duty type) on a lift that attaches to the 2" receiver on the motor home, and I also put a 2" receiver on the front of the pickup to carry the scooter when I put the camper on the pickup. It only takes 2 minutes to lower it and 2 minutes to pick it back up,one strap to tie it down and a cover for the wet weather. She uses it everywhere. Shopping, flea market, sight seeing, running around the campgrounds etc. It works really well for her and I have wired a 110 volt plugin the back of the motor home and in the front of the pickup, so I can charge the batteries. I have a small Honda gen. for both. We are well pleased with it and she could not go without it. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures

I carry a 225 pound 150 cc Vespa. It will carry both of us up to 63 Mph. It is great for festivals and other events as it is easy to find parking. I think you need one that will keep up with the flow on secondary roads so you need 50 MPH for safety's sake. We have taken 20 mile runs on it but usually a few miles to an event or grocery store Lots of fun.

Kawasaki 750 Vulcan trike conversion. My profile shows picture of how we carry.

Important. Check the max. tongue weight of the receiver. Don't exceed the maximum weight after adding the weight of the scooter and the scooter carrier. Plus. The max. Tongue weight is based on the load being 6" behind the hitch. A scooter is well more then 6" away from the face of the hitch. Need to deduct about 25% from the max. tongue weight to compensate. It's dangerous to overload your hitch.

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Supercharged
Explorer
Mar 19, 2014
Skid Row Joe wrote:
Supercharged wrote:
What size do most people carry and what are they. Post a picture if you have any. How far do you ride it when you stop in a area?

I'm still planning on a 49cc Honda Ruckus, that I can lift inside the Class C. Now, if I can just figure out how to anchor and secure it in the aisle of the galley. I just can't risk it being stolen off the back of the C, and all that dust and road grit and grime that bikes take on a rack in the elements.

Until then, I take a cross breed bicycle that I lift up into the galley, and secure to the dishwashing towel rack, with lanyards and sponges between the frame and the wooden counter.:D
You may fall off and hurt yourself with one as large as 49cc.
Skid_Row_Joe
Explorer
Mar 12, 2014
Supercharged wrote:
What size do most people carry and what are they. Post a picture if you have any. How far do you ride it when you stop in a area?

I'm still planning on a 49cc Honda Ruckus, that I can lift inside the Class C. Now, if I can just figure out how to anchor and secure it in the aisle of the galley. I just can't risk it being stolen off the back of the C, and all that dust and road grit and grime that bikes take on a rack in the elements.

Until then, I take a cross breed bicycle that I lift up into the galley, and secure to the dishwashing towel rack, with lanyards and sponges between the frame and the wooden counter.:D
Supercharged
Explorer
Mar 10, 2014
Rolin wrote:
We carried a 250cc honda helix scooter on the back of our motorhome. It was about 350lbs. Sold it because we wanted something for longer distance trips and got a 450cc Yamaha Majesty scooter. It is about 460lbs and that was (to me) really heavy for the back of the Motorhome. We now have a small trailer and transport our scooter on it.

I really liked the having the scooter on the back of the motorhome. Very convenient and we could take it anywhere. The trailer makes things a little more challenging, but love the scooter.

Our longest scooter trip (two up) was about 90 miles. We did that in Yellowstone Park on our 250cc Honda. Scootn' is the best way to see the park, so easy to pull over to take pictures and view the sites. Just be careful of the buffalo...we got to see one up close and personnel trapped in a buffalo traffic jam. They are awfully big when you are up close and sitting on a scooter ;-). Nice to have a water cooled scooter as we saw some Harleys that had to stop to let the bikes cool down. Some times the buffalo create traffic jams and you might be moving very slow for extended periods.
I got a copy of your type of carrier and used it last summer, worked very well and the RV drove great with the scooter on the back.Help when pulling into camping site, does cost you and space at all, I going to a 200i model this year, hope it works out.
F450
Explorer
Mar 09, 2014
I would like to show you my rack that I made for my MH but I don't know how to post pictures.
MrWizard wrote:
we have this Ramp is built in, rack tilts

150cc carries two, large soft seat, back flips up for backrest and creates cargo space
Rolin
Explorer
Mar 09, 2014
We carried a 250cc honda helix scooter on the back of our motorhome. It was about 350lbs. Sold it because we wanted something for longer distance trips and got a 450cc Yamaha Majesty scooter. It is about 460lbs and that was (to me) really heavy for the back of the Motorhome. We now have a small trailer and transport our scooter on it.

I really liked the having the scooter on the back of the motorhome. Very convenient and we could take it anywhere. The trailer makes things a little more challenging, but love the scooter.

Our longest scooter trip (two up) was about 90 miles. We did that in Yellowstone Park on our 250cc Honda. Scootn' is the best way to see the park, so easy to pull over to take pictures and view the sites. Just be careful of the buffalo...we got to see one up close and personnel trapped in a buffalo traffic jam. They are awfully big when you are up close and sitting on a scooter ;-). Nice to have a water cooled scooter as we saw some Harleys that had to stop to let the bikes cool down. Some times the buffalo create traffic jams and you might be moving very slow for extended periods.
Dog_Trainer
Explorer
Mar 08, 2014
I have a 500cc Kymco It is a great scooter. I pull it behind me on a 10' long trailer. It is very easy to load and unload. The trailer gives me a place to put other items. I have also carried my scooter and 2 honda 50 cc scooters. I bought a receiver mounted carrier but did not like the load/unload ease. I have become pretty good at backing the little trailer
MrWizard
Moderator
Mar 08, 2014
we have this Ramp is built in, rack tilts

150cc carries two, large soft seat, back flips up for backrest and creates cargo space
Winged_One
Explorer
Mar 08, 2014
Veebyes wrote:
A motorcycle cannot carry anything more than an idea. No storage.

Really.

:D
mike54
Explorer
Mar 08, 2014
bigred1cav wrote:
How do you get the scooter on and off the carrier? I am thinking of buying scooter but not aware of how to load/unload nor the carrier types and costs?

Would be interested in mobility scooter good shaped used.

Thank you

this is the one I bought off ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/161100038197?_trksid=p2059212.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Supercharged
Explorer
Mar 08, 2014
bigred1cav wrote:
How do you get the scooter on and off the carrier? I am thinking of buying scooter but not aware of how to load/unload nor the carrier types and costs?

Would be interested in mobility scooter good shaped used.

Thank you

mike54 wrote:
I have to carry my GF's 185 lbs handicap scooter and had a hitch installed on the 5th wheel last fall when we bought it. After asking the question on many forums some say don't use the 5th wheel hitch because the bouncing will rip the hitch from the frame
I had a front hitch installed on my truck to use for the handicap scooter.
I have a Honda 250 Reflex which hung up in the middle when loading it, so I just bought a 200i Kymco which has a 10 inch shorter wheel base which will work a little easyer for me, I told it will go 65 mph,and I don't plan to ride more than a few miles at a time, but want to take it off and on a lot as we travel.