Towing

[bcraig]

Can a car dolly be used to tow an F3?

[Bfromla]

Modified to lift the rear tire up too (like a flat bed) if your thinking of just lifting & towing by the front tiresNO. maybe small distance 100 yard or less, otherwise risking damage to transmission. It DEPENDS on fluid circulation from the engine, coasting in N will not produce that. Towing instructions in your owners manual, please follow them.

[PW2013STL]

I know a fellow rider who ended up towing his 2014 RT over 1000 miles using a car dolly. His is an SE6 transmission. It did no damage and when I asked the shop owner about it he said that it should not be a problem doing that.

With that said I would stick with a flat bed, or trailer with all the wheels of the pavement!

[bcraig]

I know a fellow rider who ended up towing his 2014 RT over 1000 miles using a car dolly. His is an SE6 transmission. It did no damage and when I asked the shop owner about it he said that it should not be a problem doing that.

With that said I would stick with a flat bed, or trailer with all the wheels of the pavement!

I appreciate the reply. My problem is that I have a Honda CRV that is only rated for 1500 lbs towing weight. I figured with a car dolly I could stay under that 1500 lbs limit. That said, I don't want to do anything to damage my bike.

[Bfromla]

I appreciate the reply. My problem is that I have a Honda CRV that is only rated for 1500 lbs towing weight. I figured with a car dolly I could stay under that 1500 lbs limit. That said, I don't want to do anything to damage my bike.

There are suitable trailers 7X12 flat or enclosed that will work

[Chupaca]

You can if you do one of the following....tie down the rear wheel to the dolly (if possible) and strap the handlebars to keep them from turning... mount it normally with the front wheels on the dolly but remove the drive belt on the spyder. There are light weight trailers you can get but not from any outfit like U-haul, Penske etc. They only have heavy duty equipment.

[bcraig]

You can if you do one of the following....tie down the rear wheel to the dolly (if possible) and strap the handlebars to keep them from turning... mount it normally with the front wheels on the dolly but remove the drive belt on the spyder. There are light weight trailers you can get but not from any outfit like U-haul, Penske etc. They only have heavy duty equipment.

I was considering the removal of the drive belt option, but haven't researched yet to determine how difficult it is to remove. Thanks for the reply.

[PW2013STL]

I appreciate the reply. My problem is that I have a Honda CRV that is only rated for 1500 lbs towing weight. I figured with a car dolly I could stay under that 1500 lbs limit. That said, I don't want to do anything to damage my bike.

I understand as I was researching which new veicale to go with I discounted all with less then 2500# towing. Ended up with a Subaru Outback rated at 2700#. I purchased a fold- up trailer (had to have one that can store in the garage).
F3 at 900# + trailer at 650# = 1550#.
I think you will be pushing it at only 1500#.

[Rattlebars]

Belt removal is somewhat easy. Just pull it off the rear sprocket and tie it up out of the way. Don't forget to release the parking brake (beeper will stop after about 30 seconds).

[UtahPete]

This sounds like a fairly common issue. I'm surprised some enterprising soul hasn't developed a simple solution for it already. A small dolly to carry the rear wheel should do the trick. However I understand Spyders shouldn't be towed backwards because of the windshield brackets breaking.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I appreciate the reply. My problem is that I have a Honda CRV that is only rated for 1500 lbs towing weight. I figured with a car dolly I could stay under that 1500 lbs limit. That said, I don't want to do anything to damage my bike.

The ones from U-HAUL etc probably weigh 400 lbs ..... just a thought ..... and if the rear wheel isn't disconnected I'd be concerned .... Mike

[Nuke]

There are suitable trailers 7X12 flat or enclosed that will work

A 7x12 trailer alone would exceed his towing limit, forget about putting the spyder on there.

[dondje]

This sounds like a fairly common issue. I'm surprised some enterprising soul hasn't developed a simple solution for it already. A small dolly to carry the rear wheel should do the trick. However I understand Spyders shouldn't be towed backwards because of the windshield brackets breaking.

Pete...

In Washington State, the tow dolly uses the dollied vehicles license plate and registration to be legally on the road. This requires the dollied vehicle to have one axel of wheels on the road during travel. When all of the dollied vehicle's wheels are off the ground, it is being trailered. At that point, the dolly has become a trailer and then requires it's own vehicle registration, license plate, and brakes@3KGVW or more.

Regards,

Don

[UtahPete]

Pete...

In Washington State, the tow dolly uses the dollied vehicles license plate and registration to be legally on the road. This requires the dollied vehicle to have one axel of wheels on the road during travel. When all of the dollied vehicle's wheels are off the ground, it is being trailered. At that point, the dolly has become a trailer and then requires it's own vehicle registration, license plate, and brakes@3KGVW or more.

Regards,

Don

I envisioned a dolly for the rear wheel, with the Spyder front wheels on the ground, towing it backwards.