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Re: Hitch mounted Motorcycle - Scooter carriers [message #325956 is a reply to message #325942]

Mon, 13 November 2017 05:48

Ken Burton

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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana

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I built one around 12 years ago. I have hauled several motorcycles on it all over the country. I use to hual my 450 pound Honda and I never knew it was there. I usually take my 250cc Honda Scooter these days which is around 300 pounds.

The idea was to keep it as simple as possible. I made it out of 2" square (scrap) steel tubing, a hinge, a couple of eye bolts and something less than 8 foot long tray. I cut the tray out of a piece of scrap about 10" or 12" inches wide and too it to a local fab shop that has an 9 foot break to have the folds put in it to form a U shape. It took them less than 5 minutes and cost me around $10.00 labor. I probably have less that $50.00 in the hole thing. Lots of people around the airport borrow it. We all borrow each other's stuff on a regular basis. The following are pictures of it on the back of my Blazer after I used it to move a motorcycle home from somewhere in Michigan. I do not have any pictures of it on the back of my GMC.

I do suggest that you make a set of magnetic stick on tail lights as the motorcycle you are carrying will probably cover one of the vehicle tail lights. Harbor Freight has some cheap magnetic ones you could use. I made my own out of stuff I had around. I always meant to to convert them to LEDs but never got around to it.

Start here and page forward:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/member-galleries/p26079-motorcycle-carrier.html

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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