Cargo hitch/motorcycle carrier

[cynicalrider]

I bought a hitch extension that allows you to swing the bike out of the way to open the tailgate.

What’s your bike weigh? I was afraid something of that style would be too heavy overall

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[Manx]

You

What’s your bike weigh? I was afraid something of that style would be too heavy overall

225 lbs

 

[OfficialStorm]

A word of caution, as I use the same setup for my bikes. The rating on that hitch is 350lb tongue weight. It is literally just bolted to a square frame member. Any weight puts rotational forces on that frame member. Also, the distance the weight is leveraged out there increases the amount of force the frame member sees.

If you have an ultra light bike, like a KTM @ 105KG, you may be ok. Anything over that I'd proceed with extreme caution.

I was thinking the same, I wouldn’t feel safe running that.

 

[OfficialStorm]

What’s your bike weigh? I was afraid something of that style would be too heavy overall

It’s a Honda monkey, small.

 

[Manx]

Hauling a 225 pound mini motorcycle on the back is no problem.

 

[cynicalrider]

Yeah I just did 6 hours total on the road with this on the back for a dual sport this weekend.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Between a quality anti rattle and not using an extension mine has felt super solid.

 

[BlackBronco10]

I searched the crap out of this site when I was trying to solve this problem and see if a Bronco can even comfortably do it. My truck got delivered on Thursday and that night I tested my hitch hauler on the factory tow setup.

Between the factory tow and the big 35" tire it was tight.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

It actually fit up there but the gas tank was hitting the tire and the peg had to be folded. I actually scratched up the brand new beauty ring on the spare testing this.

My solution was this:

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It's the Draw-Tite 76527 Max-Frame receiver. It basically is an extension without an extension. So only one anti rattle device is necessary to secure it and gives me plenty of space to hold the bike. Also increases the tongue weight to 675lbs vs the OEM hitch, but I still know that the tongue weight should be under 350 lbs because of suspension squat and leverage. I would guess between my lightweight rack and my bike that's probably 260lbs it definitely squats the rear a little but feels great on the road. I drove about 5 hours total to FRO and back with the bike on and it did awesome.

Here is how it looks loaded up:

Bonus points for being able to lay the bike on the tire while getting the straps setup.

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The only downside is you need to be aware it's there when you access the cargo area.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

I have the same receiver how did you connect the OEM Wire harness to the Draw Tite Receiver? Could you provide some pictures? Thank you

 

[cynicalrider]

I have the same receiver how did you connect the OEM Wire harness to the Draw Tite Receiver? Could you provide some pictures? Thank you

Unfortunately it's just zip tied currently. I did pick up a bracket for an f-150 I plan on cutting and welding to the receiver though. But it's low on the project list

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