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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: pauls on 10 September 2012, 09:09:23

Title: helping out a mate
Post by: pauls on 10 September 2012, 09:09:23
A mate of my rang me and said one of his bikes has broken down and could I give him a lift.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc440/savillp/carbike.jpg)

Didnt relise he wanted his bike to go with him ;D
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: YZ250 on 10 September 2012, 09:53:24
Nice one.  :y Good that you could help him out.  :y

That must have been pushing the towbar weight limits as we use a Dave Cooper one for the Moto X bike and I'm never totally happy about that. I wish we had a tilting one to make loading a bit easier. Ours goes on the towbar of a pick-up truck though.  :y
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: omega3000 on 10 September 2012, 12:39:58
How does that get onto the dolly ? Do you lift it on  :-\
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: YZ250 on 10 September 2012, 13:33:28
How does that get onto the dolly ? Do you lift it on  :-\

On most, yes.  :y

On some, you can remove a pin, tilt the frame, run the bike up it, level it out and put the pin back in.  :y Trailers are easier but you have to store a trailer somewhere.
Some flash gits with pick-ups have auto-loaders.  :y
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: pauls on 10 September 2012, 21:29:13
How does that get onto the dolly ? Do you lift it on  :-\

Yes you have to lift it on  >:( Back wheel then front wheel bloody killed my back and my lowered suspension wasnt to happy either
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: omega3000 on 11 September 2012, 09:40:05
How does that get onto the dolly ? Do you lift it on  :-\

Yes you have to lift it on  >:( Back wheel then front wheel bloody killed my back and my lowered suspension wasnt to happy either

I was going to say it looked like it made the front end sit up  ;D Bike looks like a old honda design cd200 or something ...although not a big bike can be heavy enough lifting it  :)
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: henryd on 11 September 2012, 12:26:36
The maximum download on an omega towbar is something like 75kg,not sure how that would fare if stopped by plod ::)
Title: Re: helping out a mate
Post by: omega3000 on 11 September 2012, 13:04:10
The maximum download on an omega towbar is something like 75kg,not sure how that would fare if stopped by plod ::)

Dry weight if its similar bike to a cd200 is 140kg  ;D