drseth
Member
Hi,
I am going to be traveling from Virginia to Portland, Oregon in June, in order to attend my daughter's graduation from Chiropractic School, with my family joining me for the return trip back to Virginia. I have a 2009 GMC Yukon that is very comfortable on long trips, and am thinking about taking a day or two on the way out there to go MC riding, but do not want to have to trailer the bike.
Have any of you used one of these hitch mounted MC carriers? There is one that I found interesting, but the reviews were not good on it. Said it needed additional welding and that it was ok for scooters, but not as heavy as a NC700X. Another idea is to have a welding shop built me one custom made.
I was on a trip to Florida earlier this month for bike week, and really missed not having a MC to ride on nice days, but due to having additional passengers, was not able to ride the MC down to VA. Having a carrier would give me flexibility of an extra vehicle, and me or my kids could choose to ride it on a side trip.
I plan to take a northerly route to Oregon, then take a week to drive to Las Vegas, pick up my other daughter and her husband, then see the Grand Canyon, Moab, Mesa Verde, the Four Corners area. Any suggestions as far as what to see driving out, and good MC rides? I am thinking about Yellowstone, Black Hills, and maybe Sturgis.
Seth Anderson
Moon, VA
2012 Honda NC700X
1991 Honda ST1100 Pan European
1990 Honda PC800 Pacific Coast
2009 Honda Ruckus NPS50
2003 Honda Ruckus NPS50
2005 Yamaha Zuma YW50
I am going to be traveling from Virginia to Portland, Oregon in June, in order to attend my daughter's graduation from Chiropractic School, with my family joining me for the return trip back to Virginia. I have a 2009 GMC Yukon that is very comfortable on long trips, and am thinking about taking a day or two on the way out there to go MC riding, but do not want to have to trailer the bike.
Have any of you used one of these hitch mounted MC carriers? There is one that I found interesting, but the reviews were not good on it. Said it needed additional welding and that it was ok for scooters, but not as heavy as a NC700X. Another idea is to have a welding shop built me one custom made.
I was on a trip to Florida earlier this month for bike week, and really missed not having a MC to ride on nice days, but due to having additional passengers, was not able to ride the MC down to VA. Having a carrier would give me flexibility of an extra vehicle, and me or my kids could choose to ride it on a side trip.
I plan to take a northerly route to Oregon, then take a week to drive to Las Vegas, pick up my other daughter and her husband, then see the Grand Canyon, Moab, Mesa Verde, the Four Corners area. Any suggestions as far as what to see driving out, and good MC rides? I am thinking about Yellowstone, Black Hills, and maybe Sturgis.
Seth Anderson
Moon, VA
2012 Honda NC700X
1991 Honda ST1100 Pan European
1990 Honda PC800 Pacific Coast
2009 Honda Ruckus NPS50
2003 Honda Ruckus NPS50
2005 Yamaha Zuma YW50