Ninja 250+Motorcycle.Hitch.Trailer.Carrier ???

[sageninja]

anybody ever try this? or seen it done with a newgen ninjette?

or anyone suggest not doing this for any reasons?

i know strapping it down can be a bit of a bear and adding that much weight to the back of a vehicle hinders handling... but besides that. were all good right?

lol

[alex.s]

i've seen it done before, but it looks sketchy to me.

[Whiskey]

(about it lookin sketchy)

A normal bike trailer or in the back of a van & properly tied down would be my suggestion if you're bringing a bike somewhere & can't ride it.

That may work, but I wouldn't trust it, at least without seeing it in the flesh & inspecting it's mounting system

[flynjay]

I've done it with my pregen. Yes it was a little sketch, not because I was afraid of it falling off but usually hitches have a little rotational play in them and that causes excessive movement of the carrier.

I have friends that do that with dirtbikes all the time.

Usually those carriers can only be used with a class 3 or higher hitch which can handle a 500 lb tongue weight.

[Alex]

A poster from here awhile back dropped their ninjette off one of those while loading/unloading. If you have the vehicle to support it and the hitch is solid, there's no reason it absolutely won't work; but it seem that there are any number of simpler options (folding trailer, get a truck with a bed, closed trailer, etc.)

[NJ Ninjette]

Originally Posted by flynjay

I've done it with my pregen. Yes it was a little sketch, not because I was afraid of it falling off but usually hitches have a little rotational play in them and that causes excessive movement of the carrier.

I have friends that do that with dirtbikes all the time.

Usually those carriers can only be used with a class 3 or higher hitch which can handle a 500 lb tongue weight.

Yeah, and with my 250 lb dirt bike it looks scary as hell flopping around...I'll pass putting my Ninja on there. I have a 3 rail bike trailer I've been thinking about pulling out of retirement anyway.

[Nemesis]

Buy a harbor freight trailer if you're on a budget. But don't let Zombiephone tie it down for you. Her bike was almost falling off the trailer, and I heard to get her attention Kit & Shane had to run her off the freeway cuz she was too busy jammin' to some heavy punk metal devil worshiping music.

Damn devil worshipers!

[n4mwd]

I just hauled a Ninja and went with a $15/day uhaul motorcycle trailer. It worked really well and has an easy load ramp and is made specifically for motorcycles. It took about 5 minutes to load and strap it in.

I considered a harbor freight trailer, but the reviews say they're junk. Plus you have the problem of registration and storage when not in use. Unless you use it at least twice a year, its really not worth having.

Those bike carriers are probably fine for lightweight bikes, but I personally wouldn't put anything as heavy as a Ninja on there.

[ninja250r81]

Originally Posted by n4mwd

Those bike carriers are probably fine for lightweight bikes, but I personally wouldn't put anything as heavy as a Ninja on there.

it would be ok because most towing weights for a

sedan is 120 to 160kg
average 4x4 200 to 240kg
friggin house of an ford f truck or american gmc etc 250kg+

ps aussie spec cars

[n4mwd]

The problem isn't the weight, its the rocking motion. Hitches are designed to pull a load with a certain amount of weight on the tongue. Rocking motion causes fatigue which will eventually cause the carrier to fail.

However, a friend of a friend modified one to have two outriggers on the ends to prevent rocking. With something like that, I don't see why it wouldn't work.

[Palero]

Originally Posted by sageninja

anybody ever try this? or seen it done with a newgen ninjette?

or anyone suggest not doing this for any reasons?

i know strapping it down can be a bit of a bear and adding that much weight to the back of a vehicle hinders handling... but besides that. were all good right?

lol

I was looking into those.

I wanted one to not have to transport to the track at 55MPH (CA fuel or emissions rule)
From what I understand, you'll need at least a Class III hitch for that!

Cars usually have a class I hitch which has a 150 to 200lbs tongue weight and a 1500 to 2000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow_hitch

[lostdaemon]

I saw someone hauling a full dress cruiser on the freeway around 90mph on one of these - it bounced around a bit, had me a bit freaked out to be behind it. The vehicle hauling was an extended cab super duty truck though, so I would hope it was built for that sort of thing?