Bushtec hitch on RS.

[funon3]

I have an '09 RS with BRP saddlebags installed. As I have been looking for a frame mounted hitch I called Bushtec to see if their hitch would work. They told me that they have never had a :f_spider: at their shop that had bags installed to see if the hitch would fit properly. Has anyone out there installed a Bushtec hitch on their :f_spider: that had bags without problems or alterations? :helpsmilie:

 

[2faston3]

Bags - Bushtec

Would not fit, I tried. Kept bags sold hitch....

 

[fastfraser]

Get the Can-Am hitch. Fits great with the bags !:dontknow:

 

[Lamonster]

I'm not sure if these are the BRP mounts or not but Tatt2r made them work with the Bushtec hitch.

 

[funon3]

Thanks for the replies. I would get the CAN AM hitch as it costs about the same as the Bushtec but I would prefer a frame mounted hitch that doesn't work with the suspension, especially since I don't intend to buy the CAN AM trailer. I am afraid other trailers that weren't designed of a hitch that moves with the suspension might be damaged. I will PM Tatt2r and ask him about his installation.

 

[NancysToy]

Thanks for the replies. I would get the CAN AM hitch as it costs about the same as the Bushtec but I would prefer a frame mounted hitch that doesn't work with the suspension, especially since I don't intend to buy the CAN AM trailer. I am afraid other trailers that weren't designed of a hitch that moves with the suspension might be damaged. I will PM Tatt2r and ask him about his installation.

Please understand that it is really just the opposite. A frame mounted hitch moves up and down with the suspension, a swingarm mounted hitch remains stationary. On the other hand, some forces of the trailer tend to be absorbed a bit through the suspended, frame-mount hitch, while they are directly transmitted to the vehicle through a hitch mounted on the swingarm. BRP has dealt with this via a patented shock-absorbing system (resilient pads) built into the hitch. I have towed two different non-BRP trailers a couple of thousand miles with the RT hitch, without any problems. There is nothing built into the BRP trailer that is expressly desingned for use with the BRP hitch.