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Old 02-13-2007, 11:21 AM
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towing a bike

so im going to bikeweek and i dont wana bring a trailor (im guna tow the bike with a 1992 buick) i plan on just strapping the front tire to the hitch and dragging thr rear tire , im guna take the chain off ,, any body ever do this?
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Re: towing a bike

sounds dangerous
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hahahahah
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HAHAHA, take a video of the trip down.
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Do It !!!!!!!! :YEAH
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Re: towing a bike

I've seen the front tire in the trunk....everything strapped down......the hitch just sounds like a bad idea.....
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Old 02-13-2007, 11:40 AM
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Re: towing a bike

take off the front and rear wheel and stick it in the back seat!
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Old 02-13-2007, 12:49 PM
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http://www.oldinc.com/rhmcbscan.htm

look they took my idea
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Re: towing a bike

you would have like 0% back tire by the time you would get there
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Re: towing a bike

Originally Posted by twekd1
i swear to you as soon as i read your first post i thought of almost this exact set up ....lol
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Re: towing a bike

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you would have like 0% back tire by the time you would get there
why is that??
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Re: towing a bike

the trailor hitch just came in today ,, im guna weld up some recever bracket that holds my tire and ill keep you guys updated, wish me luck ,,

**its like 1000 miles my tire will be fine
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Re: towing a bike

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thats tight
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Re: towing a bike

Originally Posted by twekd1
the trailor hitch just came in today ,, im guna weld up some recever bracket that holds my tire and ill keep you guys updated, wish me luck ,,

**its like 1000 miles my tire will be fine
pics of the contraption please
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Re: towing a bike

untill it hits a bump and pops into gear and blows the fawk up.
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Re: towing a bike

didn't he say he was gonna take the chain off ?
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Re: towing a bike

i dunno why it wouldn't work...should be fine just gonna look jankey as hell...are you taking it to ride or in case that pos buick blows up?
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Re: towing a bike

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i dunno why it wouldn't work...should be fine just gonna look jankey as hell...are you taking it to ride or in case that pos buick blows up?
Hah i dunno if id be worried about the buick my moms had 300 and some thousand miles on before she got rid of it and it was still running like a champ.
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Re: towing a bike

look what i found
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOTOR...82404873QQrdZ1
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