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Laredoct
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Oct 05, 2013

Hauling a motorcycle (<400#) on as fifth wheel

We want to take our Honda Rebel with us when we travel. Currently it is mounted on the front of our Chevy silverado. It seems to block the airflow and cooling fans come on more frequently and tempera...
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stripit
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Oct 05, 2013
go to a truck scale and weigh each of the trailer axles separately.Find out how much weight is on each axle and check your tires on the trailer to see exactly how close to the max load each is already. Adding 400lbs plus a mounting asm for the bike might just be more than the tires can carry. Worth a look before you go to the trouble of building a bike rack on the rear of the trailer.

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