All those people saying you'll blow your fork seals don't understand how forks work. Fork oil is only under pressure when forks are moving. When stationary (regardless of travel) the spring is the only thing under pressure.
True, fork oil is only under pressure when forks are moving but compressing the fork increases the air/gas pressure on the seals. That's the point of pressurized forks.
No joke, any time I HAVEN'T said that, I've lost something out of my trucks bed or trailer. I've never lost anything if I say "That's not going anywhere."
@@damongoose Well that's just lame. If I'm risking my life riding through traffic, I want the best tool available to me, and that sure as hell isn't a cruiser. 25 years riding dirt and sportbikes here. Mostly I only ride at the track these days though; lost too many friends on the street, and there's a close call almost every time that I ride now, it feels like. Not to mention the stress of having to run from the cops lol.
It always amuses me that most of the motorcycle content creators on YT and TikTok are always ape-brain assholes about everything. Apparently simply owning a bike turns you in to a chode of a human being.
@@HapticzRotMG i think they are referring to the hitch. It's a long piece of metal extended past the rear suspension of the car. It's great when you are pulling load, but not so great when you are putting a load on top of it. Easiest way to think about it is imagine tying a string to your finger then tying it to a 1kg weight. You'd be able to pull it with no problems, but try holding the 1kg weight on the tip of your finger and you might struggle.
GMC Acadia is rated to tow 4,000 and 400 lbs of tongue weight. That bike weighs 440-460 plus carrier 60-90 lbs. TikTok experts gonna kill someone. If that bike breaks off and flips up into a cars windshield it'd be like hitting freaking moose.
@@jadsmvs8651 Yeah I know how leverage works. All im saying is if you think the people who made this product don't know this, then that is a whole separate issue. It has been tested and used in multiple capacities before sale or else it would not be a viable product. No??
Important step: be sure to check the manual of your trailer hitch to make sure it can handle the immense weight you're going to put on it, otherwise you risk tearing the entire hitch off of your car (have seen it happen)
@@kedanClipse be that as it may, dynamic loading is a very real possibility with this set up. Especially in a tubular hitch mount extended way past the rear suspension, hit a hard enough bump and the dynamic load forces can shear it right off. It's a 400lb bike on a 2.5 foot lever.
Ok. Boys and girls. DO NOT DO THIS. USE A CHEAP TRAILER. Hitches on these SUV's can only handle a few hundred LBS of "tongue weight" aka the weight that is pushing directly down on the hitch. For example, Ford Ranger's say only 200lbs of tongue weight, even though they can tow like 1500 lbs trailers. You will break the hitch doing this. Especially when you hit a little bump and the momentum of the bike causes the apparent weight on the hitch to double.
That 200lbs is on the bumper ball only and that is more for looks. A ranger with a hitch can tow up to 5.5k lbs in right configuration along with 500lbs in right combo with right hitch. But good point check weights on hitch, vehicle and of bike
And this is why i have a pickup truck just load and go. I had my old man fabricate me some ramps that i can take apart and put together to make them really makes loading suuuuper easy
Just make sure your vehicle can handle the tongue weight.... There's a calculator on google... Remember you don't have a trailer to help support the weight if the bike this way
I've used one of these for four years now. The tongue weight is my hitch and the weight the carrier can handle are the same. I travel a lot for work. My bike weighs 504lbs with a full tank. Never had an issue
@spddemon143 oh, I'm sorry for bothering you. Thank you for your help! 💜 I'm used to being able to just call my dad up for help, he's been gone for 2 years now. Sorry, I honestly didn't think about the internet.
And if you really want to do it right, soak your straps in water first. That way they won't stretch when it rains, and will actually snug a bit as they dry. Old kayaker's trick that I use whenever I haul any of my 4 motorcycles on an open trailer. And I never compress my suspension.
@@aisu8481 I've never seen this method of hauling a bike That heavy..maybe a minibike like one of those Coleman types would be fine on it but not something that weighs over a quarter of a ton! Dumb af!
That last part is key, especially if you learned how ratchet straps work that same day, and it's raining, and you have to go up a hill with a 60 degree incline. 😅
I tried this when I moved from NY to TX. My CRV could not handle the weight. It was bottoming out and scraping the floor at every pothole. I ended up just selling the bike and getting a new one in TX.
Smart man! Because sooner or later with this contraption, somebody's gonna pull you over to say you lost something and somebody else's attorney is gonna find you
You’re repping it for the short dudes bro..! Keep breaking down those barriers and showing the people what vertically challenged can actually achieve 🙌🙌😉
instead of pulling on the end of the handlebars with those overgrown solo cups, you can get little soft loop things that are made of the same material as the ratchet straps that you can loop onto the handlebars closer to the triple clamp and then you hook onto this loop with the ratchet strap. doesnt scratch the paint, just as tough as the ratchet straps, and they are more easily stowed, i keep a pair in my bikes emergency toolbox in case i ever need it towed
Pro tip from a lot tech: don’t compress the front too much!! When you hit bumps on the road you can blow your suspension by having it too tight. Make it snug and lightly compressed, as long as it’s tight, it ain’t going anywhere
The vehicle's suspension is already doing all the work. If you could blow the bike suspension by going over a bump on the road when it's on the back, you'd start questioning if the car needed new shocks. Just compress it enough to where the straps don't go loose at all when you jump on the pegs.
@@JpOcDenver the problem with letting the suspension do what it is supposed to while the bike is strapped down is that if the forks aren't compressed enough then a sufficient bump on the road will cause the forks to compress and the straps to loosen. I've had that happen while transporting my dirt bike enough times to learn. Admittedly the dirt bike has far more suspension travel and I'm taking it on some pretty average gravel and dirt roads, but it still holds true. The solution is to get a fork saver, or at the least a hunk of 4×2 and compress onto that.
I find it easier to start the bike and let it drive itself up the ramp so I don’t have to push. Although I always load up into the back of a truck which makes the ramps a little steeper.
Great demo. awesome job with the intro, the sequencing of information delivery, both audio and video. Love it. Do not trust that thing with your bike for more then a 200-300 mile trip without removing the entire assembly and visually inspecting ever weld, ever joint and every inch of the steel sections. The amount of movement from the section the tires are resting on is extremely worrying. I don't know how much it cost you but if that was built for street bikes I would treat it like a disposable investment because it's not going to last more then a few long trips. Those are built to support the weight of a dirt bike which is about half the weight of a street bike.
If you do the research, this is the 600lb version made for sportbikes - made in the USA and a good amount of people using this exact one. It’s been 2yrs, track days, panigale v4s, bmw s1000rr m package, rsv4, bmw recall trips to the dealer and no issues. I use this on my f150 too
If you have to tell someone your not something you usually are. Like a teenager saying they have a big wiener. Be more confident and you’ll never have to assure someone of your abilities or traits
I’ve seen this done with an enduro on the front of a big pickup truck and the guy was driving along a bumpy off-road mountain pass. He had extra straps for support hooked to the roof of his over-cab camper. 💪🏼
I remember helping or at least watching my neighbors load up their dirt bikes in their enclosed trailer and they would use these plastic chucks they would put between both of the forks and it would be resting on top of the tires and they would ratchet them down and it basically made it more solid with out bottoming out the forks. Sorry I’m high rn
Used to do towing for a larger company and was the go-to motorcycle towing guy (and maybe the only one to tow a bicycle) and here's my 2¢ if you're doing this on your bike Don't need to crank all the way down on your forks, especially for long distance it's not a good idea. Don't need ratchet straps, just regular 1 inch cam straps are plenty. Pull the straps tight so the bike holds itself up on its own, check the angle to see if you have the bike not too far over to one side. Adjust until it's square and then compress the forks just a bit, pull the straps, and you're gtg. If you're using ratchet straps don't go nuts. I prefer handbar straps over this cup style if you have a bike that you can strap to each side of the fork just above the cross bar, these cups can fail over time, especially if you're towing frequently the plastic will crack in the sun. Even the best strapped motorcycle on a rollback tow truck feels super sketchy but it only takes 2 straps front to keep the bike up and from rolling and 1 in back at a minimum to be perfectly safe. 2&2 is how I prefer to do it, sometimes more is needed depending on the bike but 2&1 is all you can do sometimes.
Have to keep in mind that anything behind the rear axle transfers to 2x its weight, so if you put 50 pounds in your truck or rear cargo its gonna reflect 100 pounds of transfer ro the vehicle.
Used one of these to haul my 2016 GSX-S750 1,700 miles from Delaware to San Antonio, Texas with no issues at all. Mine was even a cheap Amazon knock off. Added a $15 LED trailer tail light kit to mine which worked out great.
i have a mototote as well, but i find i like to walk my bike up wiht the motor running. Takes a bit of practice but i can roll my GS up the ramp while feathering the clutch and front brake with my other hand.
Those straps that come off of the grips look like to me they should crisscross over the front tire to help keep them on the handlebars. Pulling straight down looks like an accident waiting to happen. Be safe brother have fun nice looking bike.
As a mover. You could always throw a pos of a blanket on top of it to prevent any scratches from the straps and to avoid the handle bars rubbing the vehicle.
Okay, it is very important to know a coulpe of things because this video is perfect for mounting and securing the bike into the hitch mounted bike carrier, but doesn't say a thing about that being secured to the hitch, to the truck/suv or about the security issues it can represent. First of all, if you are using an SUV to tow or hawl anything you absolutely have to stay under 60mph (80 if you are towing a jet sky with an Acadia/durango or similar big SUV). Second.- if your attatchment doesn't have wheels and tires touching the ground, you have to absolutely stay under 60mph no matter what. A bad crosswind and a bad reaction can become a lethal accident in less than 10 seconds. Third.- if your SUV can handle towing with up to 500 pounds of tounge weight, it is only when towing a trailer (it has wheels on the ground and it articulates on the towing ball). You must limit the weight of that bike and bike carrier to 1/2 the maximum tounge weight (500 pounds of max tounge weight is equivalent to 250 pounds of total weight between the bike and the bike carrier). Finally, you also want to secure the ends of the bike carrier to the ends of the hitch assembly using a ratcheting strap (the ones used to secure a load) so that it minimizes sway. Basically, those things are meant to be used in a pickup truck that doesn't have the bed space available but can handle that weight in the back... most 1/2 ton trucks won't be able to handle that at highway speeds. Handy, but it is a huge risk outside a city street
You should make a part 2 with a review of how it’s worked out so far! I’m looking to get a class 4 hitch with 1000 TW and a motorcycle carrier with a 600lbs capacity for a 420lbs motorcycle. I’m worried about it snapping off because I may have to buy a 36” extension because how far under my hitch will be. The extension claims a 600lbs TW at 36” or 800 TW at 24” so I’ll probably cut it just to be safe but I’m still unsure and nervous because I want to travel with it for hundreds of miles at a time with it mounted.
I had one of these to haul a dirtbike, it’s best to have tension pulling the bike left and right as well as forwards and backwards so it can’t move at all, took a left turn and the bike just rolled strait off the back onto the road 😂😂
I work first step is you. Make sure that hitch support is bolted very good. And make sure it can hold up to the edge of the tongue. All the way to the back where it flips ups and downs. Most of those hitches can only support around seven hundred pounds or less. The bike weighs more than half of that and with one speed bump.. You add more force. I've seen people load all kinds of crazy things though. And I haven't seen one fall off i've seen them bend.
All those people saying you'll blow your fork seals don't understand how forks work. Fork oil is only under pressure when forks are moving. When stationary (regardless of travel) the spring is the only thing under pressure.
Lmfao…yup
True, fork oil is only under pressure when forks are moving but compressing the fork increases the air/gas pressure on the seals. That's the point of pressurized forks.
So are fork savers pointless? (Dirtbike)
@@thecoolguy9364 not at all. Fork savers help keep your springs more extended. Keeping a spring compressed continuously can reduce its strength
Also the slight compression the fork endures like this is nothing compared to how much abuse the fork endures during a ride
Final step: just shake the hell out of it and say "that ain't go anywhere"
Got it.
No joke, any time I HAVEN'T said that, I've lost something out of my trucks bed or trailer. I've never lost anything if I say "That's not going anywhere."
@@staticerror3613 👌
I’m so glad he said it. It doesn’t feel right unless you say it
Most important step
If u don't it will
"I'm not a weak-ass bitch"
I just don't know how to aim 🤣
I was aiming for comments and views from people who get offended easily. Target acquired, target confirmed, target hit…lmfao
@@adobomoto that was just low-hanging fruit.
Softie 😂
@@damongoose Well that's just lame. If I'm risking my life riding through traffic, I want the best tool available to me, and that sure as hell isn't a cruiser. 25 years riding dirt and sportbikes here. Mostly I only ride at the track these days though; lost too many friends on the street, and there's a close call almost every time that I ride now, it feels like. Not to mention the stress of having to run from the cops lol.
It always amuses me that most of the motorcycle content creators on YT and TikTok are always ape-brain assholes about everything. Apparently simply owning a bike turns you in to a chode of a human being.
I just can’t trust that little piece of square tubing I can’t do it lmao
You are not wrong about not trusting that square tubing, but he for sure is gonna find out the hard way im afraid.
@@noallegiances8676 The carrier is made for big bikes. I'm sure it's got the capacity.
@@HapticzRotMG i think they are referring to the hitch. It's a long piece of metal extended past the rear suspension of the car. It's great when you are pulling load, but not so great when you are putting a load on top of it.
Easiest way to think about it is imagine tying a string to your finger then tying it to a 1kg weight. You'd be able to pull it with no problems, but try holding the 1kg weight on the tip of your finger and you might struggle.
GMC Acadia is rated to tow 4,000 and 400 lbs of tongue weight. That bike weighs 440-460 plus carrier 60-90 lbs. TikTok experts gonna kill someone. If that bike breaks off and flips up into a cars windshield it'd be like hitting freaking moose.
@@jadsmvs8651 Yeah I know how leverage works. All im saying is if you think the people who made this product don't know this, then that is a whole separate issue. It has been tested and used in multiple capacities before sale or else it would not be a viable product. No??
Important step: be sure to check the manual of your trailer hitch to make sure it can handle the immense weight you're going to put on it, otherwise you risk tearing the entire hitch off of your car (have seen it happen)
More than likely if the car has a hitch it can handle the load of a bike. It’s not a couple thousand pound load
@@kedanClipse be that as it may, dynamic loading is a very real possibility with this set up. Especially in a tubular hitch mount extended way past the rear suspension, hit a hard enough bump and the dynamic load forces can shear it right off. It's a 400lb bike on a 2.5 foot lever.
Leverage..... is what gets you in this situation.
@@kedanClipse read your cars manual.
If it can pull 1500 kg is not The same to add 200kg pressure.
@@kedanClipse yea, a couple thousand pound load with wheels on the ground as well
“I’m not a weak ass bitch”
Drives a gmc Acadia
It’s a great suv. I drive a prius though, good try jay…sounds trans
@@adobomotobro he wanted a reply not a well cooked steak 💀💀💀
@@cereal_dispenser🤣🤣🤣
@@adobomoto I’d rather be named Jay then drive a Prius of an Acadia
@@adobomoto it’s a terrible SUV, but I’ll give you a pass because that was a good comment.
Ok. Boys and girls. DO NOT DO THIS. USE A CHEAP TRAILER. Hitches on these SUV's can only handle a few hundred LBS of "tongue weight" aka the weight that is pushing directly down on the hitch. For example, Ford Ranger's say only 200lbs of tongue weight, even though they can tow like 1500 lbs trailers. You will break the hitch doing this. Especially when you hit a little bump and the momentum of the bike causes the apparent weight on the hitch to double.
Nobody knows how to safely tow these days or read guidelines. More accidents coming shortly 🫣 posted by your local idiots improperly using their hitch
Freakin TikTok experts trying to get people hurt doing dumb stuff like this.
That 200lbs is on the bumper ball only and that is more for looks. A ranger with a hitch can tow up to 5.5k lbs in right configuration along with 500lbs in right combo with right hitch. But good point check weights on hitch, vehicle and of bike
@@dashawnnunezjones1792it’s the leverage that breaks it tho
You did hear him say you'd make modifications to the suspension though?
My dude's soon gonna find out how tough that piece of square tubing is. Good look to the person behind him when he's got that bike on it.
Should be fine. I’ve driven around with a 500 pound bike in the harbor freight version on some of the worst Indiana and Illinois roads
@@RecklessAndroid33im about to test this out. Lol.
1 inch of 3/16 rod can hold 70.000 LBS
Five years and 120k miles with one on my truck. No issues.
Tsinelas- a lethal weapon used by parents specially moms when your makulit 🤣
Lmao
bruh my mum just no scope me with when i was five are you a 🇵🇭
because you know makulit is
oh no you are very makulit and need some tsenelas. My mom said :)
In my country they are called "chinelas".
MAKULIT 😂😂😂😂
That’s one bad move away from falling off 😢
And this is why i have a pickup truck just load and go. I had my old man fabricate me some ramps that i can take apart and put together to make them really makes loading suuuuper easy
This dude seems like a really nice guy!
sarcasm I hope
I wish he would explain how it works
You want to get a fork saver - don’t want forks under pressure for a really long time. I blew fork seals just getting a bike back home once.
Beat me to it!💯
Shot bro that's what I just commented. You're onto it
^^^^^
This guy started on a dirt bike I know that for sure
Yup, mine are leaking after a trip across town compressed
Just make sure your vehicle can handle the tongue weight.... There's a calculator on google... Remember you don't have a trailer to help support the weight if the bike this way
I've used one of these for four years now. The tongue weight is my hitch and the weight the carrier can handle are the same. I travel a lot for work. My bike weighs 504lbs with a full tank. Never had an issue
What kind of bike do you have? (I'm trying to get an idea of the size bike I'll be able to haul) I'm new to bikes.
@@Heather25430 it's not about the type. It's about the weight
@spddemon143 thanks, I was trying to get an idea of the type/size, so I could get an idea of the weight
@@Heather25430 every motorcycle spec is on the Internet.
@spddemon143 oh, I'm sorry for bothering you. Thank you for your help! 💜
I'm used to being able to just call my dad up for help, he's been gone for 2 years now. Sorry, I honestly didn't think about the internet.
l would also strap the rear tyre to the frame because if you hit a large pothole the rear could possibly bounce and dismount.
If you hit something that hard you're probably breaking this sketchy ass thing.
@@ObservationofLimits youd be surprised at how strong they are
Yes tsinelas are more at risk of slipping when used for that task
Almost perfect, only thing I'd change is that change your crossover to a truck & use the bed
And if you really want to do it right, soak your straps in water first. That way they won't stretch when it rains, and will actually snug a bit as they dry. Old kayaker's trick that I use whenever I haul any of my 4 motorcycles on an open trailer. And I never compress my suspension.
Damn! Nice
Damn man I actually had a lot of respect for you and listened to your advice come to find out you drive a gmc now I can’t believe a word you say😂😂
Lmao, you weirdos and your brand loyalties, i ride and drive em all
Love squid tutorials
Squid..? Huh?
They make cannon dancers for dirt bikes also. I have them on both of mine! Awesome product!
“I like using these, but it’s not necessary” sounds like solid advice
What’s the tongue weight rating on that kit dawg 😂
The box steel that comes off the hitch looks weak as shit! Just imagine if you hit a huge bump, that would bend too easily.
@@mikebiliamanator2129 gunna turn the highway into a block party one day 😂
@@aisu8481 I've never seen this method of hauling a bike That heavy..maybe a minibike like one of those Coleman types would be fine on it but not something that weighs over a quarter of a ton! Dumb af!
2020 GMC Acadia max tow rating 4000lbs so 400lbs of tongue. Bike 440-460 plus carrier 60-90lbs. TikTok experts gonna hurt someone.
Good research.
These are the most insane thing you can put on a vehicle period.
You could put a block of wood in between the tire and the fender to keep the suspension becoming compressed.
why, you want to compress it. That's how it works
Nice!!!
It's Great to Find Fellow Flips that Ride.
I Actually been looking for that Set Up for my Pick up...Selamat💯💎🤙🏽
"I'm not a weak ass bitch" everything about this video says different. 😂🤣 Homebodys acting tough and looking weird, can't make this up 🤣🤣😂😭😭😭💀
He tries so hard.
Stfu ... yall the only two jelly boys in here maybe you should marry each other " said the child in me "🤣🤣
thats cuz he short😂
That last part is key, especially if you learned how ratchet straps work that same day, and it's raining, and you have to go up a hill with a 60 degree incline. 😅
Hum 🤔 that sounds awfully detailed and precise
I tried this when I moved from NY to TX. My CRV could not handle the weight. It was bottoming out and scraping the floor at every pothole. I ended up just selling the bike and getting a new one in TX.
That is going so many places, def buying a trailer
I made the first of these back in the seventies, wish I had have put them into production.
Made it out of channel, dig collars and turn buckles.
I'll just keep using my 1/2 ton to haul my bike thank you.
Smart man!
Because sooner or later with this contraption, somebody's gonna pull you over to say you lost something and somebody else's attorney is gonna find you
You’re repping it for the short dudes bro..! Keep breaking down those barriers and showing the people what vertically challenged can actually achieve 🙌🙌😉
He said suv, that's a family mini van bro
instead of pulling on the end of the handlebars with those overgrown solo cups, you can get little soft loop things that are made of the same material as the ratchet straps that you can loop onto the handlebars closer to the triple clamp and then you hook onto this loop with the ratchet strap. doesnt scratch the paint, just as tough as the ratchet straps, and they are more easily stowed, i keep a pair in my bikes emergency toolbox in case i ever need it towed
It’s actually “that ain’t goin nowhere” 😂
Pro tip from a lot tech: don’t compress the front too much!! When you hit bumps on the road you can blow your suspension by having it too tight. Make it snug and lightly compressed, as long as it’s tight, it ain’t going anywhere
Exactly. Let the suspension of the bike do what it’s supposed to do.
The vehicle's suspension is already doing all the work. If you could blow the bike suspension by going over a bump on the road when it's on the back, you'd start questioning if the car needed new shocks. Just compress it enough to where the straps don't go loose at all when you jump on the pegs.
@@charlesgunzelman3323 good call. I’ve totally changed my opinion on this.
@@JpOcDenver the problem with letting the suspension do what it is supposed to while the bike is strapped down is that if the forks aren't compressed enough then a sufficient bump on the road will cause the forks to compress and the straps to loosen. I've had that happen while transporting my dirt bike enough times to learn. Admittedly the dirt bike has far more suspension travel and I'm taking it on some pretty average gravel and dirt roads, but it still holds true. The solution is to get a fork saver, or at the least a hunk of 4×2 and compress onto that.
@@HartyBiker agreed
Holy shit that bike looks nuts!
I find it easier to start the bike and let it drive itself up the ramp so I don’t have to push. Although I always load up into the back of a truck which makes the ramps a little steeper.
oh yeah i jsut came here to comment the same lol
Ayy Im looking for one of these. Do you recommend this one?
Yup. Made a review on the normal page, not the shorts section.
Frist you don't, get you a truck. Be a man.
You’re new here i can tell, i have a truck..grow a brain and do some research
@@adobomotodeep inside you know its risky carrying bike like that or you are actually dumb brother no offence
@@haveagoodday9140 it's been fine, 2 years using this exact one. highly rated by a ton of people, not just me. good try buddy
@@adobomoto I don't know bro looks sketchy to me
Carrier is legit.
Been using it on my suv. No issues
I really like the way it blocks your turn signals and brake lights, if you get rear ended that bike will make a nice cushion!
That’s not how rear enders work. You do know people get rear ended all the time with working brake lights right? Idiot
@@adobomoto If rear endears happen with working brake lights odds are they would happen more frequently if a driver can’t see the lights……. Moron!
Bro, I don’t even ride a motorcycle. I love these videos.
Bro the content is lit 🔥 thank you
so, how does the ramp work?
I don’t know why he didn’t just put the bike in first gear walking up the ramp .he want to push it up with no power smh
@@rupertrobinson7085ig safety? Might be hard to reach the kill switch
Ur a true man when you say those words, “that ain’t going anywhere”.
Great demo. awesome job with the intro, the sequencing of information delivery, both audio and video. Love it.
Do not trust that thing with your bike for more then a 200-300 mile trip without removing the entire assembly and visually inspecting ever weld, ever joint and every inch of the steel sections. The amount of movement from the section the tires are resting on is extremely worrying. I don't know how much it cost you but if that was built for street bikes I would treat it like a disposable investment because it's not going to last more then a few long trips.
Those are built to support the weight of a dirt bike which is about half the weight of a street bike.
If you do the research, this is the 600lb version made for sportbikes - made in the USA and a good amount of people using this exact one. It’s been 2yrs, track days, panigale v4s, bmw s1000rr m package, rsv4, bmw recall trips to the dealer and no issues. I use this on my f150 too
If you don’t say “that ain’t going anywhere” you just didn’t do it right
Hauling your bike around with your forks under pressure is a good way to blow them out.
Its not
SUV and a motorcycle, natural enemies working together
Looks like a gixxer rider with no truck.
So sketch loading it up 😬
Compress the forks as much as you can. Blow the seals and have them rebuilt.
Wrong
@@cacend Wow ur Soo smarth
@@LastExile1989 yes, only the springs are compressed when tightened downed like that. The seals only have pressure applied when moving.
Canyon dancers are amazing, love em. Also you’re pushing the limits of that “SUV” 🤣
Yeah seriously this /\ ; tongue weight 400 lb bike plus carrier are about 100 lb over that
I love the colors and great exsplain
If you have to tell someone your not something you usually are. Like a teenager saying they have a big wiener. Be more confident and you’ll never have to assure someone of your abilities or traits
Exactly lol..
I think you meant ain’t goin nowhere. The double negative really brings it together.
That’s about the only bumper sticker to make the mini van look cool! 😂I say that with love.
Perfect addition to the aprilia owner
That last part is actually the most important part, should've stressed that a bit more with a couple slaps to the straps.
I’ve seen this done with an enduro on the front of a big pickup truck and the guy was driving along a bumpy off-road mountain pass. He had extra straps for support hooked to the roof of his over-cab camper. 💪🏼
The pucker factor seems a little elevated for that task. Glad I have the room around the house for an actual trailer.
I would never 😆😅🤣😂 The grippy shoes was for sure the best advice in this though. lol
I remember helping or at least watching my neighbors load up their dirt bikes in their enclosed trailer and they would use these plastic chucks they would put between both of the forks and it would be resting on top of the tires and they would ratchet them down and it basically made it more solid with out bottoming out the forks.
Sorry I’m high rn
You know he got hurt when he gotta tell us he didn’t cause hes not week 🤣
😂😂 what in the i ride a gsxr comment is this
I've been enjoying and following your shorts even though I don't have a motorbike pero giatay I didn't expect you were bisaya HAHAHAAH
Used to do towing for a larger company and was the go-to motorcycle towing guy (and maybe the only one to tow a bicycle) and here's my 2¢ if you're doing this on your bike
Don't need to crank all the way down on your forks, especially for long distance it's not a good idea. Don't need ratchet straps, just regular 1 inch cam straps are plenty.
Pull the straps tight so the bike holds itself up on its own, check the angle to see if you have the bike not too far over to one side. Adjust until it's square and then compress the forks just a bit, pull the straps, and you're gtg. If you're using ratchet straps don't go nuts.
I prefer handbar straps over this cup style if you have a bike that you can strap to each side of the fork just above the cross bar, these cups can fail over time, especially if you're towing frequently the plastic will crack in the sun.
Even the best strapped motorcycle on a rollback tow truck feels super sketchy but it only takes 2 straps front to keep the bike up and from rolling and 1 in back at a minimum to be perfectly safe. 2&2 is how I prefer to do it, sometimes more is needed depending on the bike but 2&1 is all you can do sometimes.
You got balls to put an aprilia on that, I’d be sweating hard about dropping it hahaha
I watched just for the bike.
Awesome bike.
Have to keep in mind that anything behind the rear axle transfers to 2x its weight, so if you put 50 pounds in your truck or rear cargo its gonna reflect 100 pounds of transfer ro the vehicle.
Shout out from Cebu PH!! Nice bike bro! 😈🔥
This guy is pretty strong to push that heavy of a bike like that
Pro Tip: cross those "canyon dancers" to opposite sides as the way you have them, they'll pop off next good bump.
Used one of these to haul my 2016 GSX-S750 1,700 miles from Delaware to San Antonio, Texas with no issues at all. Mine was even a cheap Amazon knock off. Added a $15 LED trailer tail light kit to mine which worked out great.
Only thing that will ever keep something from breaking is a good ol pat, and most importantly, the magic words “that ain’t goin nowhere”
Pro move is buying an old hearse and cutting the back off into a flatbed. It’s like a ramp truck for car racing but scaled down for bikes.
Such a nice bike to watch that sketchy set up
Can’t believe that the simple trailer hook will sustain the vertical and lateral swinging movements; mine has a max vertical load of 89 kgs
That last step is vital* , without it, it WILL in fact go somewhere.
i have a mototote as well, but i find i like to walk my bike up wiht the motor running. Takes a bit of practice but i can roll my GS up the ramp while feathering the clutch and front brake with my other hand.
I actually did this with my Ducati V4s on the back of my Ford F 150. Shit didnt budge.
Those straps that come off of the grips look like to me they should crisscross over the front tire to help keep them on the handlebars. Pulling straight down looks like an accident waiting to happen. Be safe brother have fun nice looking bike.
As a mover. You could always throw a pos of a blanket on top of it to prevent any scratches from the straps and to avoid the handle bars rubbing the vehicle.
I love your cheeky humor!
Okay, it is very important to know a coulpe of things because this video is perfect for mounting and securing the bike into the hitch mounted bike carrier, but doesn't say a thing about that being secured to the hitch, to the truck/suv or about the security issues it can represent.
First of all, if you are using an SUV to tow or hawl anything you absolutely have to stay under 60mph (80 if you are towing a jet sky with an Acadia/durango or similar big SUV).
Second.- if your attatchment doesn't have wheels and tires touching the ground, you have to absolutely stay under 60mph no matter what. A bad crosswind and a bad reaction can become a lethal accident in less than 10 seconds.
Third.- if your SUV can handle towing with up to 500 pounds of tounge weight, it is only when towing a trailer (it has wheels on the ground and it articulates on the towing ball). You must limit the weight of that bike and bike carrier to 1/2 the maximum tounge weight (500 pounds of max tounge weight is equivalent to 250 pounds of total weight between the bike and the bike carrier).
Finally, you also want to secure the ends of the bike carrier to the ends of the hitch assembly using a ratcheting strap (the ones used to secure a load) so that it minimizes sway.
Basically, those things are meant to be used in a pickup truck that doesn't have the bed space available but can handle that weight in the back... most 1/2 ton trucks won't be able to handle that at highway speeds.
Handy, but it is a huge risk outside a city street
My e-bike carrier holds 700 lbs. harbor freight had a returned unit and saved beau coop money
You can pop a fork seal over loading them for an extended period like that
The best advice you gave was footwear.
You should make a part 2 with a review of how it’s worked out so far! I’m looking to get a class 4 hitch with 1000 TW and a motorcycle carrier with a 600lbs capacity for a 420lbs motorcycle. I’m worried about it snapping off because I may have to buy a 36” extension because how far under my hitch will be. The extension claims a 600lbs TW at 36” or 800 TW at 24” so I’ll probably cut it just to be safe but I’m still unsure and nervous because I want to travel with it for hundreds of miles at a time with it mounted.
I envy you. You can straight shot that narrow ramp.
Last thing you gotta do is shake it and say.... that ain't going anywhere ... gotta love it man haha gotta love the culture
I run it in 1st and clutch it up. Did that on a pickup and now a jet ski trailer. Compress the suspension about half way.
I had one of these to haul a dirtbike, it’s best to have tension pulling the bike left and right as well as forwards and backwards so it can’t move at all, took a left turn and the bike just rolled strait off the back onto the road 😂😂
😂 you definitely did not have THIS ONE
Love your Aprilla. Thinking of going into big bikes as well, however, life in the PH makes it difficult to buy and maintin one.
Key words...."make sure you dont bottom it out"...🤟🏿🤟🏿
Last step is actually the on’y important step
last step be the dad move of the year. true tho
"That ain't goin anywhere" I said that one time and next thing I know my suitcase flew out the bed of the truck
I work first step is you. Make sure that hitch support is bolted very good. And make sure it can hold up to the edge of the tongue. All the way to the back where it flips ups and downs. Most of those hitches can only support around seven hundred pounds or less. The bike weighs more than half of that and with one speed bump.. You add more force. I've seen people load all kinds of crazy things though. And I haven't seen one fall off i've seen them bend.