jbot Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 stop being a biatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 44 minutes ago, jbot said: stop being a biatch Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. This is funny because I just overheard my facilities manager (also manages company vehicles) talking to a dealership about how one of our sales reps wants to tow his 32ft camper with his escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_tracy Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 47 minutes ago, jbot said: stop being a biatch I went down a wormhole the other day looking up the ability to tow with my GTI. It was interesting to see that the same vehicle in Europe is rated to tow more than here in the US. And I get it Europe is smaller, doesn't have miles and miles of 70+ speed limit highways, etc, etc. Didn't people tow campers with the big domestic station wagons back in the 80's? But anyway... I have a friend that tows one of those single rail/fold up motorcycle trailers with his Mazda 3 wagon to track days; it looks sketchy as all get out, but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. This is funny because I just overheard my facilities manager (also manages company vehicles) talking to a dealership about how one of our sales reps wants to tow his 32ft camper with his escape. 10 minutes ago, tall_tracy said: I went down a wormhole the other day looking up the ability to tow with my GTI. It was interesting to see that the same vehicle in Europe is rated to tow more than here in the US. And I get it Europe is smaller, doesn't have miles and miles of 70+ speed limit highways, etc, etc. Didn't people tow campers with the big domestic station wagons back in the 80's? But anyway... I have a friend that tows one of those single rail/fold up motorcycle trailers with his Mazda 3 wagon to track days; it looks sketchy as all get out, but it works. the golf pulling the camper was an extreme example, and yet, it happens constantly in europe during holidays. but dialing that back a bit, coupled with we're talking about pulling something a few times a year, tops.... i don't see the big deal. yeah, if you're pulling stuff constantly, then get a big old truck or suv or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Ok, thanks for the input, guess I'll order the class I from advance. Ordered a class III from autozone that was supposed to fit my car, they shipped me a hitch that was as wide as my entire car. Instructions were for some Nissan truck i never heard of that had nuts already welded on the frame rails. This thing had also obviously been mounted or attempted to be mounted before, powdercoat was all scraped off on part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, GSX-Sam said: Ok, thanks for the input, guess I'll order the class I from advance. Ordered a class III from autozone that was supposed to fit my car, they shipped me a hitch that was as wide as my entire car. Instructions were for some Nissan truck i never heard of that had nuts already welded on the frame rails. This thing had also obviously been mounted or attempted to be mounted before, powdercoat was all scraped off on part of it. Bought the hitch for ours on Amazon. It's a Curt brand I believe. No brick and mortar stores could even come close to the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, 2talltim said: Bought the hitch for ours on Amazon. It's a Curt brand I believe. No brick and mortar stores could even come close to the price Amazon was out of stock. Bought a draw-tite off etrailer.com for $120. Curt one was $180. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 europeans don’t buy trucks. The lower tow rating in the US is designed to sell larger vehicles. With that said, they also buy more diesels with manual transmissions. That’s your weak link in towing with an undersized vehicle. A trans cooler is cheap insurance if you’re planning to do it often, or quickly. Plus i’m sure the camper pictured has trailer brakes. I don’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 My car is a stick. I dont buy automatic transmissions if I can help it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwb675 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I towed to the track for many years in a Scion xB (the bigger second version). It was never tow rated in the US but had a 1,600lb rating in Austrailia. I figured it was good enough. No issues at all with the bike and gear. I probably only had about 80-100lb of tongue weight. I would pick it up and pull the trailer to the car in the mornings. I tried 800lbs of topsoil once and it did not like that. Glad I only had to go about 10 miles. It was constant tug/pull the whole way, could never get it settled down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobhawkins Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Pulled my FJR and cbr all over with my class 1 hitch and little car. Can be done. With Andy's element we took two sport bikes and two people and gear to Midohio no problem several times. That has a class 1 hitch also. Dont do stupid things with it and you'll be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 18 hours ago, jacobhawkins said: Dont do stupid things with it and you'll be just fine. What kind of pansy advice is that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbrok Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 11:24 AM, tall_tracy said: I went down a wormhole the other day looking up the ability to tow with my GTI. It was interesting to see that the same vehicle in Europe is rated to tow more than here in the US. And I get it Europe is smaller, doesn't have miles and miles of 70+ speed limit highways, etc, etc. Didn't people tow campers with the big domestic station wagons back in the 80's? But anyway... I have a friend that tows one of those single rail/fold up motorcycle trailers with his Mazda 3 wagon to track days; it looks sketchy as all get out, but it works. that trailer he has is definatly sketch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Paging @Gump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Got trailer. Planning on TRS. Suggestions for front wheel chock anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Don’t need a wheel chock with TRS. But if you want one the $29 Harbor Frieght ones work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 https://m.harborfreight.com/motorcycle-wheel-chock-69026.html?utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot provided 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) As Todd said, no need for chock. Unless you are transporting other bikes that you won't have pins for. I still have a Baxley that I can't bring myself to get rid of. Definitely going to be using it for the new bike until I decide to buy a trs for that bike. Edited August 1, 2018 by TimTheAzn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said: As Todd said, no need for chock. Unless you are transporting other bikes that you won't have pins for. I still have a Baxley that I can't bring myself to get rid of. Definitely going to be using it for the new bike until I decide to buy a trs for that bike. The vintage Honda will not work with the TRS, wheel chock would be nice in addition to straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, GSX-Sam said: The vintage Honda will not work with the TRS, wheel chock would be nice in addition to straps. Canyon Dancers are the way to go with a chock imo. Hopefully they are wide enough for those vintage bikes you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 You work in a machining job right? Pins are easy to make for bikes that PitBull doesn’t support. Make your own. That’s what I did for the Zuma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, MidgetTodd said: You work in a machining job right? Pins are easy to make for bikes that PitBull doesn’t support. Make your own. That’s what I did for the Zuma I'm in quality, I dont run a machine. If I did I would still have to source material as the company I work for keeps tabs on those kinds of things. Vintage bikes dont have hollow rear axles and thus cant be used with the trs anyway without fabricating something to clamp onto the swingarm, and then theres the possibility of the bike moving forward or back. Easier to use a chock and straps, or maybe whatever a canyon dancer is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, GSX-Sam said: I'm in quality, I dont run a machine. If I did I would still have to source material as the company I work for keeps tabs on those kinds of things. Vintage bikes dont have hollow rear axles and thus cant be used with the trs anyway without fabricating something to clamp onto the swingarm, and then theres the possibility of the bike moving forward or back. Easier to use a chock and straps, or maybe whatever a canyon dancer is. The way pitbull gets around non-hollow axles is they machine a cap if you will that slides over the axle nut. Canyon Dancer: Edited August 1, 2018 by TimTheAzn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 If you’re going more than 50 miles on the highway, i’d Remove the gate and buy a cheap ramp. The drag from the gate will make an I4 struggle more on the highway than a second bike on the trailer. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 I do have an aluminium ramp that would be damn near perfect for that too. It doesn't suit my purpose since it's too short to be useful getting bikes into the bed of my truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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