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Car eats Motorcycle, or...How one "handyman" transported his bike...

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Taku, Jun 29, 2015.

  1. Taku

    Taku Active Member

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    This was a recent post in the Toronto area...I had to look at it twice to figure it out.

    "if they don't find you handsome..."

    funny way to transport bike full ad.jpg funny way to transport bike.JPG
     
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    Xjrider92117 Active Member

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    Guess that's one way to get it home.
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    Seriously?? That's the best photo he could get of his Honda/Nissan hybrid? Always thought they looked better with the VW bug on the back half of the trike...
     
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    Wouldn't transporting a bike like that seriously burn up his transmission/rear end?
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Nope. The final drive is freewheeling, and the transmission is bathed in oil from the sump. There is a commercially availble towing system that clamps the front wheel into a chock and connects to a hitch receiver, and I have never heard ov any transmission issues from people using it to tow manual trransmission motorcycles.
     
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    BaldWonder Innocent Bystander

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    Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
     
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    Taku Active Member

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    HaHa, you must be a serious RED GREEN fan to remember that one BaldWonder!

    "When all else fails, play dead" (Possum strategy)
     
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    back in the day i did that all the time. with a pinto station wagon and a ts185 suzuki. a wheel chock, 2 tie-downs, take the chain off and away i went.
    works better than it sounds but don't even think about backing up
     
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