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Old 02-17-2005, 07:54 PM
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Anyone pulling a motorcycle with their Maxs?

Hey guys sorry I haven't been on this forum much recently.. I guess the thread answers why :-D.

Anyways I want something to pull my bike, I know I can add a hitch and trailer to the Max, but will it tow alright? I'll only be pulling one bike, then again my car is lowered on Tein H-Techs. Will 400lbs on a trailer make the rear end drop down a lot?

I'm looking at buying one of the $80 hitches on eBay and a $250 trailer. Let me know what's up.
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Old 02-19-2005, 01:12 PM
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you can buy a hidden hitch from Uhaul i believe and get a single motorcycle trailer....looks pimp!
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Old 02-19-2005, 02:30 PM
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Sounds nice.. hidden hitch meaning it doesn't protrude past the bumper right? There is a similar hitch on ebay for about $80, so I was thinking of buying that and a single (or dual if I can get it) motorcycle trailer. Apparently we can max. out at towing 2000 lbs, I shouldn't be close to that unless I buy to Goldwings or Harleys lol.
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Old 02-19-2005, 03:10 PM
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why do you need to tow a bike? just ride it! jk/ what kind of a bike did you get?
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Old 02-19-2005, 07:59 PM
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I'm starting on a Ninja 250, when I'm ready a 4cyl 750cc Honda Nighthawk or a Ninja ZX-6. My dad owns all of them (and recently quit riding) so when I'm ready I can pretty much choose. Need to tow some of our other bikes to the dealer (bikes that aren't running, '96 Kawi Vulcan, Vespa, blah blah)!
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It will work for pulling a bike easy. I have pulled our jet ski with my car and I am lowered 2". It pulled the jet ski fine.
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sell me your vespa! got any pics of it?
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Old 02-20-2005, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Vyrus
Sounds nice.. hidden hitch meaning it doesn't protrude past the bumper right? There is a similar hitch on ebay for about $80, so I was thinking of buying that and a single (or dual if I can get it) motorcycle trailer. Apparently we can max. out at towing 2000 lbs, I shouldn't be close to that unless I buy to Goldwings or Harleys lol.
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the hidden hitch doesnt protrude and its bolt on. pretty cool. I tow my bike on a single bike trailer. Even tho the towing capacity might be 2000 lbs i wouldnt try to get close to that. Theres alot ore stress on the braking system, cooling system etc espically uphills or downhills.
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