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Old 07-16-2009, 02:19 PM
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towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
Is it hard on the tranny or anything to tow a bike with the rear wheel on the ground?


I'm working 140 miles out of town, and I want to bring my bike with me, but it's gonna be a while before I could afford a trailer..
But it would be no problem to buy some steel, and build something to hold the front wheel of my bike off the ground, with the rear on the ground..

Not worried about wearing out tires, it's only 140 miles, and I have about 15 rear tires sitting in my garage.. Just not wanting to tear up my tranny or motor in any way
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just like riding it
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Old 07-16-2009, 02:27 PM
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
Make one of these.

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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
I've seen it done but not sure if you hit a bump that it would jump into gear and then you're gonna leave skit marks everywear.
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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I've seen it done but not sure if you hit a bump that it would jump into gear and then you're gonna leave skit marks everywear.
lol...what? does your bike ever change gears while your riding and hit a bump?
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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lol...what? does your bike ever change gears while your riding and hit a bump?

it is not impossible. I'm just saying that it could happen.
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
Seriously? Ever think of removing the chain? It will work fine if you do. My friend used to haul his bike from Nashville to Flint with the rear tire on the ground and the chain removed. Never had a problem.
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
Originally Posted by OnEWhEeLNEAL
Make one of these.

I drive a honda prelude lol, there is no way it would support bike hanging like that

and if that's your range rover, god damn baller
that clapped out f4i is supposed to be on a rust bucket 1990 car like mine, not a rover haha
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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Seriously? Ever think of removing the chain? It will work fine if you do. My friend used to haul his bike from Nashville to Flint with the rear tire on the ground and the chain removed. Never had a problem.
ya I thought about that, but I dislike reusing master links (had them come off ater re-use) and I'd hate to be installing a new master link every time I make the trip, twice a week!
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
I want to eventually build a tiny trailer just for hauling 2 bikes at a time.. But that wont be for a while as that'll cost a decent little bit
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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I want to eventually build a tiny trailer just for hauling 2 bikes at a time.. But that wont be for a while as that'll cost a decent little bit
i made mine out of an old jetski trailer
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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ya I thought about that, but I dislike reusing master links (had them come off ater re-use) and I'd hate to be installing a new master link every time I make the trip, twice a week!
Find a clip style master. Don't tow it in neutral, you will **** up the trans eventually.
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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Don't tow it in neutral, you will **** up the trans eventually.
really ? why ?
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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i made mine out of an old jetski trailer
you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of this contraption?
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you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of this contraption?
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
thanks. pretty simple. were you able to fit two on there?
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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thanks. pretty simple. were you able to fit two on there?
no but it's a single ski trailer im sure a double would be plenty wide enough
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
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I drive a honda prelude lol, there is no way it would support bike hanging like that

and if that's your range rover, god damn baller
that clapped out f4i is supposed to be on a rust bucket 1990 car like mine, not a rover haha
I sold the Range Rover a while back and picked up an F150. I went from baller to broke stunter real quick coz of some legal issues And I thought you had a truck
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Re: towing a bike, with rear wheel on the ground?
Why wouldn't sliding the axle forward, pulling chain off sprocket and tieing it out of the way work. That's what I was thinking of doing. not removing the master.
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other then less wear and tear on the chain and sprockets i dont see why you would take your chain off
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