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    Default OK - weird Question

    Has anyone tried towing their Spyder with a tow dolly?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eugene View Post
    Has anyone tried towing their Spyder with a tow dolly?
    Not a good plan unless you can get all three wheels off the ground Just ride it no distance to short or toooooo long. jtpollock

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    If you're talking about the front wheels on the dolly and the rear wheel rolling on the road I would say no way. Just think, you have it in neutral but you have that belt roaring along. Who knows what could/might happen.
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    Another vote for do it differently.

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    Default Well....

    If you do, and some have, you need to remove the belt. though your in neutral the output shaft is driven by the belt. Have seen situations where a few rough spots have kicked bikes into gear and that is not a good thing not to mention the added wear to all drive train parts...If you can't ryde it, put it up on a trailer...Oh and if you put it on a trailer where it rydes backwards then you need to remove the winshied and best not cover it....
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    Thanks folks - utility trailer it shall be - just thought I would ask

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chupaca View Post
    If you do, and some have,----------------------If you can't ryde it, put it up on a trailer...Oh and if you put it on a trailer where it rydes backwards then you need to remove the winshied and best not cover it....
    I have wondered about the backward trailering idea , I wasn't going to do this but I did wander if some one has had a bad experience doing it this way ? thanks for the heads up on this ....

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