Motorcycle on back of Fifth wheel
I have a Honda dual use motorcycle which weighs about 325 lbs. I would like to take it along on our trips for running around. Found ramp on Discountramps.com but they advise against using them on fi...
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I bought a well built aluminum motorcycle carrier for my 250 lb off road dirt bike. It also states, "not for FW/TT use".
My factory FW receiver hitch is very solid, frame mounted, with 4" tubing, but only rated a CYA 300 lbs. It would actually handle my carrier/dirt bike weight, no problem. The carrier has a good system, with bolts to tighten to keep it from flopping.
Although it works well on the back of my truck, where I can see the bike, I never trusted putting it on the rear of my FW. Trailers will bounce more, due to bumps, RR tracks etc. There is just not enough tie down structure, IMO, to trust having the bike on the back of my FW. YMMV
Jerry
My factory FW receiver hitch is very solid, frame mounted, with 4" tubing, but only rated a CYA 300 lbs. It would actually handle my carrier/dirt bike weight, no problem. The carrier has a good system, with bolts to tighten to keep it from flopping.
Although it works well on the back of my truck, where I can see the bike, I never trusted putting it on the rear of my FW. Trailers will bounce more, due to bumps, RR tracks etc. There is just not enough tie down structure, IMO, to trust having the bike on the back of my FW. YMMV
Jerry
