| Motorcycle carrier without receiver hitch [message #265610] |
Fri, 07 November 2014 22:06  |
Tilerpep
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I have a welded on ball hitch setup, very robust, plate comes out right underneath the rear bumper. Trying to figure out how to add a motorcycle carrier like the style that slides into a receiver hitch (some good pics and conversation on this when I search this forum) but without a receiver hitch. Right now I don't need to also tow with the ball, but ideally it would be available. Honda Rebel 250, 300 lbs dry weight is a suitable bike to consider for this conversation (as yet unpurchased).
Example
http://www.harborfreight.com/400-lb-receiver-mount-motorcycle-carrier-99721.html
Should I start with the idea of mounting a shelf to bumper braces behind the actual bumper, etc. Back in the area shown here
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/thru-the-bumper-hitch-for-toad-towing/p25220-receiver-tube-welded-to-the-base-angle-with-gussets.html
I would probably lose the spare tire and rack completely that way. I thought about welding a receiver tube on the bottom of the big plate, but then it would reduce clearance at the very back. Thoughts? One trip, I put two kid bicycles on the front of a minivan leaving east coast going to Grand Canyon, and lost 2-4 mpg from the torn up wind flow (towing a popup). We shoehorned them into the popup by Texas on the way out, and donated them to a cool KOA on the way back through Oklahoma. So, while I actually think it would be easier for me to figure hanging a motorcycle on the front of my GMC, not really interested!
From this pic
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/tow-hitch/p15653.html
it almost looks like I could put some sort of bracket in between the bumper slider things and the frame. Do I need to worry about strength of all these components, or just clearance?
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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| Re: Motorcycle carrier without receiver hitch [message #265634 is a reply to message #265610] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 08:58  |
1275gtsport
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Location: Rothesay NB
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I have seen other carriers that use 2 receivers one on either side of the vehicle. sense you have to build something anyway. and with 2 connection points the bike would be more stable.
Just what I would do, of course I like to build things.
Adam Raeburn
Rothesay, NB
1976 Austin Mini
1977 GMC Palm Beach
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Once you replace everything that is attached to something else. It will all be fixed.
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| Re: Motorcycle carrier without receiver hitch [message #265745 is a reply to message #265610] |
Sun, 09 November 2014 17:38 |
Tilerpep
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Thanks! I had searched the forum archives with "motorcycle carrier". "Scooter carrier" will bring up some more, but I had not seen Tobi's pics. Lot of good ideas...now to add a grill, bicycle carrier, tool storage and wrap it up with a golf cart and maybe a Tracker. ha
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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