Instead of a drop down or swing away what about a slide out? Like the style of a fridge slide or bed slide. It could slide back or to the side? Some of the bed slides can hold a pretty good amount of weight I think. I don't have any experience with slides at all but just an idea maybe one of you skilled guys could design.
Looks like a good idea, but ideally needs to hold a 300lb motorcycle and weight of the tray/rack, which is another 40-60lbs.
Hey Carl, sorry I never got back to you with your PM request for pictures...
but bumping this up because RakAttach has a moto hitch adaptor in the works.
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Originally Posted by Carl
Rak Attach will not work. Spoke with Walter there and while a great product, he feels that the product is not a good fit for several reasons.
Can you expand on the reasons? I have a Rack Attach and while I don't use it much it is very useful when needed. I have a 155 lb Honda CT 70, I haven't carried it with the Rack Attach yet, but see no reason not to if I don't want to haul the trailer.
My application was to carry a 275lb + minimum weight dual sport motorcycle. The issue is that to clear a rear box/spare tire, you need approx 14" of extension on any carrier. This increases the leverage of any carrier. When speaking to Walter at Rak Attach, his engineers felt that amount of motorcycle weight, carrier weight, extension, that the unit may be less than ideal.
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Pictures of a RakAttach if anyone is interested. This is attached to my Sprinter, note I needed a 2" drop to allow the spare tire assembly to swing over the top. In this case the total added extension is 8".
I did communicate with Walter at RakAttach regarding this set-up, and with the low weight of my little Honda he felt all would be fine. I did have Aluminess add some gussets to the rear bumper to increase the carrying capacity and I would not put a 275+ lb. bike here, but for my use case of 155 lbs I believe all will be well. Note also that the handlebars of the CT 70 fold down, thus allowing the load to tuck in closer to the rear of the vehicle.
Here are pictures of what I plan to carry every once in a while. Note that my daughter Julie fits on the bike much better than I, but it still gets me around when needed. And for those of you old enough to remember, it is street legal and licensed.
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