Motorcycle carrier

[tbudy]

Has olliver ever added a platform to the hitch side that can support a 500lb motorcycle?

[taylor.coyote]

Don't know of anything to do this job. This said, very few trucks can handle 500lbs of trailer tongue weight + 500lbs motorcycle over the tongue. You might consider a front receiver if you are driving a 3/4 ton or bigger truck and have enough payload after all gear is on board.  The EcoHitch Hidden Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - sold at ETrailer has a 1000lbs vertical load on Ford super duty trucks.

I drive an F250 and carry a lot of gear on the truck plus the 500lbs of tongue weight, this maxes out my payload.  I would need to Jettison 500lbs from the truck's bed to carry 500lbs on a front receiver. If I wanted to carry our normal load on the truck with a trailer in tow and 500lbs on the front receiver, I would need a 1 ton to have enough payload. 

Edited Friday at 07:20 AM by taylor.coyote

[Mike and Carol]

13 hours ago, tbudy said:

Has olliver ever added a platform to the hitch side that can support a 500lb motorcycle?

No.

[jd1923]

18 hours ago, tbudy said:

Has olliver ever added a platform to the hitch side that can support a 500lb motorcycle?

Of course, OTT hasn't but I've also thought about this. I would love to take my Honda dirt bike (250 LBS) when we boondock BLM and FS lands, but hasn't been a priority.

Taylor has the right idea; mount it front of the tow vehicle. You can keep an eye on it and adding front weight to a TV helps with overall balance.

Front of Oliver, you'd have to remove the doghouse and LP tanks to put the weight further back allow for turning radius.

[ScubaRx]

Absolutely not. And they never will because of the safety issues. IF you are towing with a real truck (not a 1/2 ton or, most likely, even a 3/4 ton) then the front of your truck is the place for your motorcycle.

Edited 59 minutes ago by ScubaRx