CanAm Towing system user comments?

[Peter Aawen]

I think that every opinion on here is telling you "DON'T DO THAT" and :agree:

Doesn't it make you wonder just a little..... a new poster - he comes on & asks a question like that, gets what looked to me to be very much a 100% DON'T DO THAT response at that stage before saying 'good comments so far' ( :hun: what freakin thread was he reading?! Certainly not THIS thread!! :dontknow: ) & then telling us he's going to order one, but we never hear from him again & it looks like he hasn't even logged on since shortly after.....

Do you think it was something we said?? Or maybe the way we said it?? :dontknow:

 

[Grandpot]

Doesn't it make you wonder just a little..... a new poster - he comes on & asks a question like that, gets what looked to me to be very much a 100% DON'T DO THAT response at that stage before saying 'good comments so far' ( :hun: what freakin thread was he reading?! Certainly not THIS thread!! :dontknow: ) & then telling us he's going to order one, but we never hear from him again & it looks like he hasn't even logged on since shortly after.....

Do you think it was something we said?? Or maybe the way we said it?? :dontknow:

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink! :bdh:

 

[al0vely]

Maybe it was the seller fishing ?

Maybe the OP was the seller of that gadget just trying to get someone to click on the link to that goofy website in hopes of making sales.

OR maybe they just didn't feel the love from the SL site which happens on occasion depending on how nice the replies are or not.

 

[marty1096]

I would never do this. My opinion is I paid too much money for my spyder to try this method of towing. The potential risk out weighs the reward.

 

[Deanna777]

I would NEVER tow my spyder that way. I would either ride or tow the spyder to the destination.

Deanna

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Good comments and concerns so far. I am ordering one, and unless I hear some definite comments from prior users, I am going to try it. If the nose clearance proves a concern, I will drop the hitch height down some. These are shown at www.motorcycle-rack.com model DRT WT500. When I get it I will post my comments on what I have found. The price seems attractive at $360 plus $80 for shipping.

I think you may not get any responses from actual users because there probably aren't many !!!!! ………. and for the reasons stated …… Towing the RT in the reverse position is foolhardy at best ……… not only are you likely to damage the Windshield itself …… The EASILY over-stressed Windshield ARM might also BREAK or at the least be seriously compromised...………… good luck ………. Mike hyea:

 

[grumpyoldretiredcop]

I'll have to join the "Don't Do It" dogpile. I can see the same issues as have already been posted.

 

[Eckhard]

The windshield can be removed to solve that problem. In my opinion, the biggest problem is that the alignment of the wheels becomes reversed when you tow backwards and this would make the spyder unstable at higher speeds. Any toe-in becomes toe out, trailing caster becomes leading. Not conducive to stability in my mind.

 

[jaherbst]

Just so we don't all waste our computer penmanship. This is an old thread posted two years ago and people are still replying??

Jack:yikes:

 

[Eckhard]

I knew but I think we are all looking for an inexpensive way to tow our spyders and it is still the am and I have some energy to burn. Have a great day

 

[Big F]

I surely hope you prove all of the naysayers wrong!!
BIG F

 

[Big F]

It's going to be interesting hearing your take on the towing system?? I sure hope it works fine for you and you can prove all of the negative naysayers wrong!! Keep us tuned in. tks
BIG F

 

[bonabob]

That's not how we got to the moon...by opinion. Trial and tribulation. I will like to reach out to the distributor who sells a lot of tow equipment and see how many were sold and maybe a way of contacting them and get an actual account. My concern is the windshield pulling away from the reverse wind and maybe the tires running backwards at high speeds for a while. They say do not criss cross radial tires because it causes them to run backwards and can cause tread failure. But I sure will like to hear from the horses mouth.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

The OP never has come back to tell us what he did and what the result was.

 

[Wahrsuul]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink! :bdh:

In this case it might be more like: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him THINK.