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captmoto
12/11/2017 4:34pm
12/11/2017 4:34pm
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12/16/2017 5:44am
I roached the ramp of my hitch carrier. Does anyone know where to pick up a spare. I already tried Discount Ramps but I couldn't even find my hauler. This is what I have.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitch-Receiver-Mounted-Aluminum-Motorcycle-Dir…
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitch-Receiver-Mounted-Aluminum-Motorcycle-Dir…
https://www.cyclegear.com/accessories/trackside-motorcycle-carrier
Cycle Gear $129
The Shop
Get a Switch Hauler®
Go get some angle iron, fire up the welder and you'll never bend one again... If you don't have a welder, call one of your manly buddies, bring him a 2-4 and get him to weld it up.
One word of caution, one of my "safety checks" before I use it, is to check where the bolts that hold the main rack go through the 2" tube, looking for any elongation of the holes are cracking from the edges of the holes that could be caused by the slop of the mounting of the rack on the tube.
I used the rack all of 2016, probably close to 10,000km and never noticed an issue.
Pit Row
And even though you posted this no one has noticed ?
The biggest PRO of this is that it has enough clearance for my Jeep Wrangler's spare tire. The only CON is that it's quite heavy, but not so heavy that I need 2 people to install it. But like a real man, I carry all my groceries in one trip, so your mileage may vary.
OP, could you buy an aluminum step ladder and fabricate it to be the right length?
All that being said, the carrier itself is first class.
For seven years I used to carry the bike on the back for 3 days in a row as I commuted to a job 125 miles away (and stayed over).
Bottom line is these things are badass!
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