Hello All,
I have been in love with the idea of taking a dirt bike with me on extended trips with the truck camper. I finally did take my bike on uhaul trailer through Nevada and am absolutely sold on the idea of having a motorcycle as an additional toy for the more exotic terrain. However, the uhaul trailer is a bit too big and unweildy to be taking regularly.
For those of you that have carried a dirtbike on a hitch carrier/tray, how did you brace the bike such that the handlebars did not poke into the back of the camper?
I used the AMC400 hitch carrier (a very popular one for dirt bikes) and loaded up my WR250r on the back. The handlebar end was about 2-3 inches away from the camper. I was worried that when going over bumps, the handle bar end might poke into the camper back. I found some photos where people used soft cloth or foam pieces at then end of the handlebar to cushion it from poking the camper. However, I'd like to see if there are some other ways of bracing the motorcycle against the camper more tightly without damaging either.
I plan on taking short trips with the dirt bike initially, and if whatever system works out, take it on longer trips. Here is a thread I started last year...
http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/9497-motorcycle-carrier-and-airbags/
Thank you for the advise,
Shridhar
I have been in love with the idea of taking a dirt bike with me on extended trips with the truck camper. I finally did take my bike on uhaul trailer through Nevada and am absolutely sold on the idea of having a motorcycle as an additional toy for the more exotic terrain. However, the uhaul trailer is a bit too big and unweildy to be taking regularly.
For those of you that have carried a dirtbike on a hitch carrier/tray, how did you brace the bike such that the handlebars did not poke into the back of the camper?
I used the AMC400 hitch carrier (a very popular one for dirt bikes) and loaded up my WR250r on the back. The handlebar end was about 2-3 inches away from the camper. I was worried that when going over bumps, the handle bar end might poke into the camper back. I found some photos where people used soft cloth or foam pieces at then end of the handlebar to cushion it from poking the camper. However, I'd like to see if there are some other ways of bracing the motorcycle against the camper more tightly without damaging either.
I plan on taking short trips with the dirt bike initially, and if whatever system works out, take it on longer trips. Here is a thread I started last year...
http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/9497-motorcycle-carrier-and-airbags/
Thank you for the advise,
Shridhar