Trailer Hitch

Has anyone mounted a trailer hitch "kit" or built a custom hitch for the 94-97 750? Thanks in advance!

I wouldnt trailer anything behind these bikes. I'm sure they arent setup for pulling. When my dad bought his Honda Shadow 1100cc he was told not to put a hitch on cause his bike wasnt geared for hauling.

[image: View Post]SammySnow, on May 31 2008, 02:25 PM, said:

Has anyone mounted a trailer hitch "kit" or built a custom hitch for the 94-97 750? Thanks in advance!
Sammy, are you up there with those Canadians smoking some of that organic herb they are becoming famous for :goofy:
If your serious about pulling something ya may wanna look at a Goldwing, Viffers aren't built with pulling in mind.

[image: View Post]rangerscott69, on May 31 2008, 04:16 PM, said:

I wouldnt trailer anything behind these bikes. I'm sure they arent setup for pulling. When my dad bought his Honda Shadow 1100cc he was told not to put a hitch on cause his bike wasnt geared for hauling.

[image: View Post]AussieinUSA, on May 31 2008, 04:24 PM, said:

Sammy, are you up there with those Canadians smoking some of that organic herb they are becoming famous for :goofy:
If your serious about pulling something ya may wanna look at a Goldwing, Viffers aren't built with pulling in mind.
Ranger and Aussie are right. VFR's have high-revving engines and aren't known for their torque. Not a good combination for towing.

I once had a Spirit 1100 and while its engine neither revved high nor lacked torque, it was geared high. The Sabre 1100 would have been a better choice because of its lower gearing.

Keep in mind your safety is our primary concern. That being said, welcome to the forum!

I don't see a problem with towing. If the hitch is built right, there's no reason it won't work and last a long time. if two heavy people can tour on one with luggage loaded and not hurt it, if I can beat on mine, if Baileyrock can run the snot out of his and never check the valves, then I think this guy will be just fine with a properly constructed trailer.

I would opt for a smaller one with a single wheel, over a larger one with two. You can probably find a small slender car top carrier and build a frame under it.

There's also a pic of a guy floating around somewhere, riding a VTEC with a Unigo trailer. Apparently he put lots of miles on his...

I'm with Seb on this one, I've seen it done, there are a few VFRs out there pulling trailers, the uniwheeled trailers especially.

I know I've seen some photos on here through the years of a VFR at Deals Gap with a Uni Go. Anybody remember who/where?

Uni Go link doesn't list a VFR hitch but it doesn't seem impossible to fabricate. - - - http://www.uni-go.com/

EDIT: Their website does picture a CBR.......

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on May 31 2008, 04:02 PM, said:

I don't see a problem with towing. If the hitch is built right, there's no reason it won't work and last a long time. if two heavy people can tour on one with luggage loaded and not hurt it, if I can beat on mine, if Baileyrock can run the snot out of his and never check the valves, then I think this guy will be just fine with a properly constructed trailer.

I would opt for a smaller one with a single wheel, over a larger one with two. You can probably find a small slender car top carrier and build a frame under it.

There's also a pic of a guy floating around somewhere, riding a VTEC with a Unigo trailer. Apparently he put lots of miles on his...



Not worried about the hitched. Worried about tranny gears exploding.

Co-worker said he saw a motorcycle pulling a boat the other day....looked like an aluminum Bass Tracker boat. :unsure:

[image: View Post]Hobie1dog, on May 31 2008, 07:17 PM, said:

Co-worker said he saw a motorcycle pulling a boat the other day....looked like an aluminum Bass Tracker boat. :unsure:
Wish I could have seen that. I always said that the Intruder 1400 my dad used to have could have pulled a boat, didn't think I would have ever heard of anyone actually doing it though.

Looking for that VFR pic with the Uni-Go trailer at the gap, can't find it (yet) but here's a XX:

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The extra 37 HP would help I think.

JUST ADMIT IT GUYS! MOST OF US DON'T WANT TO LET ANYONE PUT ANY VFR THROUGH THE INDIGNITY OF PULLING A TRAILER!! ;p

.................Although that interesting Blackbird setup might be acceptable :fing02:

Beck
95 VFR

[image: View Post]rangerscott69, on May 31 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

Not worried about the hitched. Worried about tranny gears exploding.

I'm not.

As long as he's not pulling a boat with it( :comp13: ), he'll be fine. Look at that little Uni-Go trailer on the Blackbird. Unless you fill it with lead, how much weight are you going to put in there?? Now take the trailer out of the equation, and put two people weighing 200lbs on the bike, and ride it hard. What hurts it more?

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on Jun 1 2008, 12:04 AM, said:

[image: View Post]rangerscott69, on May 31 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

Not worried about the hitched. Worried about tranny gears exploding.

I'm not.

As long as he's not pulling a boat with it( :comp13: ), he'll be fine. Look at that little Uni-Go trailer on the Blackbird. Unless you fill it with lead, how much weight are you going to put in there?? Now take the trailer out of the equation, and put two people weighing 200lbs on the bike, and ride it hard. What hurts it more?

+1.

It is a manual transmission, nothing really to wear out except the clutch, which if pulling less than 500 pounds wouldn't be an issue anyway.

If the engine is lugging, just downshift and keep it in a lower gear and burn some extra gas. When pulling my enclosed trailer with my truck I use 4th gear (instead of overdrive 5th) and run about 3000 rpm at 70mph while getting 9mpg :huh: .

If you don't think a motorcycle can tow a car, take a look at this link: click here.

A fellow in Sweden has developed the Retriever for a Goldwing to tow cars. Pretty cool.

[image: View Post]auggius, on Jun 1 2008, 10:12 AM, said:

If you don't think a motorcycle can tow a car, take a look at this link: click here.

A fellow in Sweden has developed the Retriever for a Goldwing to tow cars. Pretty cool.


Well ya, its setup to do that.

[image: View Post]rangerscott69, on Jun 1 2008, 07:36 PM, said:

[image: View Post]auggius, on Jun 1 2008, 10:12 AM, said:

If you don't think a motorcycle can tow a car, take a look at this link: click here.

A fellow in Sweden has developed the Retriever for a Goldwing to tow cars. Pretty cool.


Well ya, its setup to do that.


Pulling a boat I can understand a little bit because you are backing the trailer down hill when you are launching and retrieving, but what about if you need to back up a hill, or even on flat ground? Sometimes there just isn't a substitute for a truck.

[image: View Post]veefer800canuck, on May 31 2008, 09:10 PM, said:

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The extra 37 HP would help I think.

I had something a little larger in mind. Yes a VFR can pull that.

[image: View Post]rangerscott69, on Jun 1 2008, 08:36 PM, said:

[image: View Post]auggius, on Jun 1 2008, 10:12 AM, said:

If you don't think a motorcycle can tow a car, take a look at this link: click here.

A fellow in Sweden has developed the Retriever for a Goldwing to tow cars. Pretty cool.


Well ya, its setup to do that.


A Boss Hoss could handle pulling the weight of that Gold Wing and car combined. I still wouldn't do it, though.

Seems HS found this in the gallery and posted it to the homepage:

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[image: View Post]The mailman, on May 31 2008, 06:38 PM, said:

I know I've seen some photos on here through the years of a VFR at Deals Gap with a Uni Go. Anybody remember who/where?

I think this is the photo you are thinking of.

Francois


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You can find the hitch at: http://www.classicind.com.au/ model TH32 will do for up to 2000. I modified mine to fit a 2004.

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on May 31 2008, 05:02 PM, said:

I don't see a problem with towing. If the hitch is built right, there's no reason it won't work and last a long time. if two heavy people can tour on one with luggage loaded and not hurt it, if I can beat on mine, if Baileyrock can run the snot out of his and never check the valves, then I think this guy will be just fine with a properly constructed trailer.

I would opt for a smaller one with a single wheel, over a larger one with two. You can probably find a small slender car top carrier and build a frame under it.

There's also a pic of a guy floating around somewhere, riding a VTEC with a Unigo trailer. Apparently he put lots of miles on his...


:+1:

I've put many miles on a VFR with a rider/passenger weight in excess of 375lbs..........no problems as of yet. Seems like a small trailer would be fine.

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This combination has done quite some miles two up, including riding the mountains (No not the Dutch mountains, the French mountains) . This year the guy (made the hitch himself) installed disc brakes to the trailer.

More pics here

Just what we need--another bloody Dutchman towing a caravanette through Europe! :biggrin:

Ciao,

I made it 140 miles Here's Mike pulling up the driveway (note: I always use that weird voice with my son): And here he is heading out on his way back home: And again heading down the highway. Note the riding position!

Pulling that Uni-Go looks like a lot better set up than stacking all that long-haul stuff on the back of the bike. Wish I'd had one for my 5,000+ mile South Dakota trip earlier this year. Could have just left it at each camp site or motel and not had to strip down my hard luggage at every stop for day trips through the twisties. Hmmm... Think I'll add it to my farkle list.
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And again heading down the highway. Note the riding position! [/quote] Love The Riding Position , You gotta Love a smooth bike! Welcome to the Fray

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And again heading down the highway. Note the riding position!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpLTlUd3g40
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Love The Riding Position :fing02: , You gotta Love a smooth bike!
Welcome to the Fray
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i gotta say, the other guys hitch looks a bit better than mine. i wonder what keeps it from movin side to side.
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz56/birddseedd/Bike%20Hitch/IMAGE_030.jpg

so now you are impersonating jamie Daugherty?... you are a tool

[image: View Post]crustyrider, on 10 September 2010 - 01:40 AM, said:

so now you are impersonating jamie Daugherty?... you are a tool

:huh: That was constructive....


Anyway, I personally don't like motorcycles that tow simply because they are usually backing traffic up and it seems to me defeats the purpose of the motorcycle adventure. One more issue to worry about when getting into the twisties and such. But that being said and putting on my engineering hat I can't see why the VFR should have any problems so if you don't mind the hassle then go for it and then post up lots of pics. :fing02:

The only issue I see is the stopping power.
Can't overload that trailer. Otherwise, it will be a hairy ride. Or a very slow and boring one.



And yeah..
FTW?

[image: View Post]crustyrider, on 10 September 2010 - 01:40 AM, said:

so now you are impersonating jamie Daugherty?... you are a tool

[image: View Post]vanion2, on 10 September 2010 - 08:44 AM, said:

[image: View Post]crustyrider, on 10 September 2010 - 01:40 AM, said:

so now you are impersonating jamie Daugherty?... you are a tool

:huh: That was constructive....


Anyway, I personally don't like motorcycles that tow simply because they are usually backing traffic up and it seems to me defeats the purpose of the motorcycle adventure. One more issue to worry about when getting into the twisties and such. But that being said and putting on my engineering hat I can't see why the VFR should have any problems so if you don't mind the hassle then go for it and then post up lots of pics. :fing02:



Okay so I'll be constructive, towing with a sport bike, to me personally shouldn't be done the frame and suspension are not set up for it. cruisers such as goldwings (and the others that are like it) are. If you must tow then have a professional design your hitch. I mean god forbid you have a wreck while pulling something and your insurance denies youi the claim because you micky moused a tow rig.....