Im Getting 146 MPG!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

HArbour Freight sells tiny trailers for less than $200.

Thanks!

All you really need to transport a motorcycle is two straps from the handlebars to anchor points. You use the straps to compress the forks. That is how I transported my Grom 250 miles to my house.

I was trying to picture in my mind how this would be done with (at least one of) the wheels of the bike on the ground . Then I logged in and viewed the pic you posted. Many of my neighbors have pickups, but I don't. My one neighbor (that I can think of off the top of my head) who transports his ATV in his pickup bed uses a modified method similar to what you posted.

I have also seen hitch mounted motorcycle carriers that run across the back of the vehicle.

Any on a car as small/light as the Yaris?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

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I was trying to picture in my mind how this would be done with (at least one of) the wheels of the bike on the ground . Then I logged in and viewed the pic you posted. Many of my neighbors have pickups, but I don't. My one neighbor (that I can think of off the top of my head) who transports his ATV in his pickup bed uses a modified method similar to what you posted.



Any on a car as small/light as the Yaris?

I found hitchcarriers.com , clicked on the 'motorcycle and scooter carriers' category, and all of the examples pictured were attached to SUVs, pickups, vans, and motorhomes.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I found hitchcarriers.com , clicked on the 'motorcycle and scooter carriers' category, and all of the examples pictured were attached to SUVs, pickups, vans, and motorhomes.

Wasnt sure what type of vehicle you were planning on using for the transporting so I covered all the bases..

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I found hitchcarriers.com , clicked on the 'motorcycle and scooter carriers' category, and all of the examples pictured were attached to SUVs, pickups, vans, and motorhomes.

What I was getting at with this post (sorry Bronsin, I should have been clear , my bad) is that all the pictured examples I saw on hitchcarriers.com were SUVs, pickups, vans, and motorhomes. Would trying to put a hitch carrier on a Yaris work?....If so, would the GROM work okay...or would only a RUCKUS fit size and weight wise?

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

What I was getting at with this post (sorry Bronsin, I should have been clear , my bad) is that all the pictured examples I saw on hitchcarriers.com were SUVs, pickups, vans, and motorhomes. Would trying to put a hitch carrier on a Yaris work?....If so, would the GROM work okay...or would only a RUCKUS fit size and weight wise?

Hmmm well you can certainly put a box hitch on a Yaris that will take those things. A Grom is 225 lbs, maybe a little heavy for a Yaris? A Ruck must be less.

Personally it wouldnt stop me fron researching it and scratching my head over it and trying it out if all my genius brainstroming told me I could!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Hmmm well you can certainly put a box hitch on a Yaris that will take those things. A Grom is 225 lbs, maybe a little heavy for a Yaris? A Ruck must be less.

Personally it wouldnt stop me fron researching it and scratching my head over it and trying it out if all my genius brainstroming told me I could!

Thanks! (When this thread started, I looked up the GROM and the RUCKUS (on the Honda site +++) in order to discover the weight of each and, IIRC, the RUCKUS weight = 185 lbs)

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Any on a car as small/light as the Yaris?

No.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

No.

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