NativeRunner
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Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for a dual motorcycle hitch carrier? The hitch is rated at 700lbs and wanted to avoid using a trailer.
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y=mx+b
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I have the harbor freight motorcycle carrier for my 2002 xr200 that I use with my v6. It works fine, but wobbles a bit without one of those hitch stabilizer clamps. One bike is fine, but I would probably avoid a dual motorcycle hitch carrier, thats a lot of weight. Would be safer and easier to have a small trailer.
NativeRunner
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I know a single carrier hitch can be used, I was hopping someone had real world experience using a dual cycle carrier on a V8 hitch. I was hoping a trailer wouldn't be needed for 2 260lbs dirt bikes.
NativeRunner
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is your carrier aluminium or steel? hopping to avoid a trailer as space is limited.
y=mx+b
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Its aluminum on the carrier, but the drawbar that goes into the receiver is steel. Maybe a folding trailer is something to consider? They're usually not super heavy duty, but for 2 motorcycles it would be fine.
Its this one here: Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977
Thinking out loud here. I'm not an engineer or anything, but possibly consider that the 700lbs is tongue weight of a regular trailer hitch. You're going to have probably 4 feet of extension with 2 point loads. Consider the torque that will be applied on the hitch. Just making up numbers, 700lbs at the end of a 1ft ball hitch is 700ftlbs. 260lbs bikes at 2ft and 4ft is 1,560 ftlbs of torque at the reciever. If they're at 1.5 and 3ft, its closer at 1,170ftlbs, but still beyond what might have been intended. I'm not sure if these types of things are built in as a factor of safety, but certainly something to think about.
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