wheelbase consideration and motorcycle lift
Is anyone using one of the motorcycle lifts on the rear of their MH? If so, how does it work and what size is your MH. I'm talking about the elec or hyd model that will carry a full size touring bik...
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We had an Overbilt lift on a 40' and then a 45' MH. When you My motorcycle weighed 800 pounds and the lift weighed about 200 pounds. That's 1000 pounds behind the rear axle, which adds quite a bit more then 1000 pounds to the rear axle and removes weight from the front axle.
The amount of weight added to the rear axle is a function of the wheel base of the MH compared to the distance the motorcycle and lift is behind the rear axle. Shorter wheelbases and longer distance to the motorcycle equal more weight on the rear axle and less on the front axle. Longer wheelbases are the reverse.
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The amount of weight added to the rear axle is a function of the wheel base of the MH compared to the distance the motorcycle and lift is behind the rear axle. Shorter wheelbases and longer distance to the motorcycle equal more weight on the rear axle and less on the front axle. Longer wheelbases are the reverse.
Blue Ox has a calculator on their site. It's at"
Blue Ox calculator
