Motorbike carrier

[desmo1098s]

http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/spmoca.html

Do you guys think this would work on my Ty? I maybe would be a nervous wreck putting my Ducati on it. But could I? It looks like it weighs about 75 lbs, and my bike full is 450est. So 525 lbs. est. seems like it would make the Ty look like it was boosting constantly. Does anyone have experience with this?

 

[92TYPHOON937]

Re: Motorbike carrier

i have seen them i wouldnt put it on the ty though it make i squat my regular s-10 squats with my four wheeler in the bed let alone hanging farther out the back

 

[gkrcr882]

Re: Motorbike carrier

I wouldn't risk it. do you have the stock ELC or different shocks? Any lowering done at all? The trans would definitely take a beating, and the IC would suffer some major heatsoak with that kind of load.

 

[sly dvl]

Re: Motorbike carrier

I don't think the load on the truck is as much of an issue as the weight over the rear would be. That's a lot of weight to be placing 2+ feet from the rear bumper. Think about the leverage factor - 600lbs in the truck (over the axle) is completely different than 600lbs 2 feet behind the truck.
Personally, I'd buy a trailer.

 

[T-Bone]

Re: Motorbike carrier

Personally, I'd buy a trailer.

Agreed. Consider this as well; when you accelerate or brake, all the lateral weight of your bike has very little support whereas on a small trailer, the acceleration and braking force is transferred and supported through the bike as originally designed. The tongue weight from a small 200 pound 5x8 trailer would be about 40 lbs. Pulling an additional 600 pounds (trailer and bike) shouldn't hurt your Typhoon. If you decide to go this route and are interested, I have a factory made bolt-in hitch and pre-cut OEM roll-pan that was on my Syclone when I bought it. I took it off early this spring and you are welcome to it all for $100 + shipping cost.

 

[mattw]

Re: Motorbike carrier

I'm not sure the back of the frame would hold up to the twisting force this would cause. I'd also go with a small trailer..