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on: December 26, 2010, 04:21:34 am
Anybody used a moto tote, http://www.mototote.com, or some thing like it. Do you need an SUV for these hitch. I have a 6 cylinder sedan which has the juice to pull the extra weight, but do not know if it will take the hitch.

So if anyone has used this or something like this, I would appreciate your feedback here.

Many thanks.


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Reply #1 on: December 26, 2010, 04:41:55 am
Never used one, but I have to say it looks interesting.  Not real sure I would be happy if I was hit from behind though.


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Reply #2 on: December 26, 2010, 04:46:34 am
Not trying to be a wise ass or anything but this advice from the MotoTote website FAQs  looks pretty solid to me:

Do I need a truck or large vehicle?
The size of the vehicle depends on how big a bike you want to haul with the MotoTote. Check your vehicle user manual, find the total towing capacity of the vehicle and divide it by 10. This is a good estimate of the weight you can put on the hitch.
For example: Total towing capacity = 3500 lbs. divided by 10 = 350 lbs.
In this example, you could carry a bike weighing 290 lbs. because 60 lbs. of the 350 lbs. capacity is used by the MotoTote itself.
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Reply #3 on: December 26, 2010, 03:23:10 pm
Get a couple of people whose combined wt. approximates the wt you plan on and have them sit on the bumper or deck lid,or git in the trunk and try to hang out as far as possible,see how that looks.Weight and support-wise.I  am gonna make one of these,been thinking about it for a long time.I cannot get Jolly in the pick up bed and the car hauler seems like overkill.I had not thought of a ramp,was gonna use a hydraulic jack,may still.Also thought about using a tire and wheel mounted on a swivel to hold the wt. or part of it.That way,you could put any bike on that would fit.Gets kinda complicated,would need to have it's own suspension,be pretty ungainly to move around by itself,be viewed as a trailer,probly.Anyway,you could put an air bag set up on the vehicle if needed,no air when not needed,you know,and infinitely adjustable when loaded.


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Reply #5 on: December 26, 2010, 04:28:43 pm
I like the idea of the Stinger, but at $1,500.00 its way overpriced, and only good for hauling motorcycles. It also has no suspension and will bounce around. I tie our motorcycles down with the suspension compressed so their idea of the motorcycle helping to smooth the ride will not work for me. I also have a 5 by 14 heavy duty trailer that was $1,000.00 new with a spare tire for towing off road. We do a lot of camping and ATV riding in the Fla. Everglades. I don't like the idea of having the bikes rear tire on the ground especially with the chain still on and if theres something like a dead tire in the road you can't straddle it for fear the bikes rear tire will hit it.
In 45 years of riding, driving, and towing I have found a trailer matched to the load and tow vehicle to be the safest and, in the long run, cheapest way to go. I also have the room at my house to store a couple of trailers and bikes. If I lived where parking is a big problem or I didn't tow often or far then I could see using the stinger or hitch.
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Reply #6 on: December 26, 2010, 04:32:42 pm
Forget the trailer, just ride the bike :D :D


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Reply #7 on: December 26, 2010, 05:52:46 pm
Many thanks folks. The trailer is a no go. I'd rather not tow something around. No fun to drive, and you have to register it as a trailer. I was hoping to hear from someone who might have used thte tote.


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Reply #8 on: December 26, 2010, 06:07:28 pm
I have one I put on the back of my Cadillac. The carrier has a 600 lbs limit and I know I have tested it a couple of times.. :D hauled my '99 RE with no prob.   ;D the car also has autolevel air ride so that helps.  Do not really recommend on the freeway too many rubber neckers...could cause a accident... :P
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Reply #9 on: December 26, 2010, 06:39:55 pm
Motototes are great. they are much better then the Cheaper ones that run around $250. They will haul you bike no problem. A sedans suspension is to light to put 500 LBs that far back IMO. Even an SUV will sag a lot with a full size motorcycle.


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Reply #10 on: December 26, 2010, 07:00:22 pm
Motototes are great. they are much better then the Cheaper ones that run around $250. They will haul you bike no problem. A sedans suspension is to light to put 500 LBs that far back IMO. Even an SUV will sag a lot with a full size motorcycle.

I have seen 'em most on big motor homes (RV).  ;) BUT any time you tow or trailer stuff..a tow package or just gas shocks you can charge remote are recommended. I got mine secondhand..much cheaper.   :)   
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Reply #11 on: December 26, 2010, 10:56:20 pm
not sure if I'd use one cept on a truck...
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