towing the spyder

[jerpinoy]

Is it possible to tow my spyder?

 

[ralph12345678910]

towing

Seems like it is possible but I would not try it, you can tow any vehicle but who knows what damage it could bring, why do you want to tow it.:banghead:

 

[spidergreg]

Crazy, I was wondering that!

Is it possible to tow my spyder?

This morning I was asking myself if one of the car towers that are used to tow a car behind an RV could be modified to connect to a Spyder?

 

[Gator37]

I was thinking the same thing using a car dolly, a while back but was told not to do it as it would damage the bike. Not sure why.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

I think that on a dolly, you have to put the drive wheel on the dolly and the non-drive wheels on the ground. So the Spyder would have to be towed backwards. It's front end would scrape on the pavement in that configuration. All the dollies I've ever seen are configured for 2 wheels, not one. There's also the inconvenience of having to remove the windshield to tow it backwards.

If you want to tow it, you should put it on a trailer facing forward.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Yes - but

.... It should face forward... on a wheel dolly, and the belt MUST be off......... It's a real hassle............. but doable....... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Bfromla]

Only with all three wheels on trailer. Flat bed tow truck. Something to do with the fluids & transmission neutral position quirks. Best to not try more than few hundred feet if at all possible.


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[Cruzr Joe]

Towing it would probably be like water skiing on it, yes you can do it ................................ but probably only one time :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:


Better answer ........................ NO


Cruzr Joe

 

[Chupaca]

Let's see....

I'm with them :agree: outside of the emergecy tow to get you outta the way....don't. There are nice trailers even folding ones but then thats not what your asking...:thumbup:

 

[spidergreg]

Something like this modified

I was thinking about modifying something like this to attach to the front A frames?

 

[JayBros]

I agree with Mike regarding the belt removal, a PITA but doable. OTOH, just because one can doesn't mean one should. I personally wouldn't want mine moved any way other than on a trailer or a rollback.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

THE TOWING THING

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I agree with Mike regarding the belt removal, a PITA but doable. OTOH, just because one can doesn't mean one should. I personally wouldn't want mine moved any way other than on a trailer or a rollback.

:agree::agree::agree:.........and Yes I know I answered above......Mike :thumbup:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

The towing thing

I was thinking about modifying something like this to attach to the front A frames?

......Towing with the front wheels on a DOLLY would not be great ( and gave my opinion above ) but this would be asking for trouble .........The front " A " arms are not DESIGNED to take the stress loads this would produce....IMHO......Mike :thumbup:

 

[DrewNJ]

Even if dragging the drive wheel wasn't a REALLY bad idea, I doubt you'd be able to fit that tow rig under the Spyder without it dragging.
A simple flat bed trailer is pretty easy to work out. Mine is a simple jetski trailer with nothing more than some decking installed to make a flat surface.

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[Capt]

Towing an RT

I spent a good while last summer trying one-way options with U-Haul. Too wide for any of the 4 wheel trailers with ramps because the opening is narrower than the trailer bed. I still think the two dolly with the Spyder belt removed would be a good idea. However U-Haul will only rent for recognized vehicles. You could lie about what you are towing, but in case of a wreck would be in a bad way.

 

[Rottieluvr]

Car dolly towing

Saw this setup behind a motorhome today. Slick idea (I thought)

 

[DrewNJ]

Oof! Wonder what the tongue weight is on that setup?!! Looks like it's bending already!

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[CanAmChris]

I always flatbed.

 

[MisterP]

Saw this setup behind a motorhome today. Slick idea (I thought)

I'm pretty sure that will exceed the tongue weight rating for that trailer.

 

[Jester]

Wierd but doable

Saw this setup behind a motorhome today. Slick idea (I thought)

That would definitely work altho wierd