What To Tow?
I bought a motorhome and my plan was to buy a Jeep Wrangler and tow it. We are living in the motorhome full time and my plan was to do that for a few years and I would want something to drive around. ...
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DallasSteve wrote:
Thanks for those replies. Those are some thoughtful responses. As for the hitch rating, I haven't eyeballed the rating, but the brochure says it's 5,000/500. This is a Class A 2020 Winnebago Intent. It is built on the Ford F-53 gas motor chassis (not a bus chassis) so I call it an A Minor (music humor).
A 4-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited weighs around 4,500 from what I've read so I would be near the tow limit, and I still need to weigh this loaded to be sure I'm under GAWR and GCWR limits. I was thinking maybe a 2-door Wrangler due to weight limits, but I do like the 4-door. As for the motorcycle I hadn't thought about how a road bike performs off road. That's important to know. I had also thought of towing a 4X4 truck with a motorcycle in the bed, but that's probably over my weight limit.
Most true road bikes are pretty sketchy off the pavement. I mean you can ride a Harley on a gravel road but why would you? There are some pretty nice large dual sport type bikes that perform very well on the road and will handle "mild" off roading. Those big 600-1000cc dual sports are not for beginners. A smaller dual sport type bike (250-350cc range) would be good for forest service roads or secondary roads, but not suitable for interstate highway travel, especially two-up.
