manholt Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Sorry for your loss, you have my sympathy! Too each his own! I drove a DP for 27 years, by myself, towing a Silverado 4 x 4 Duramax for 8 years, with a Trike in the bed, and had no problem unhitching or hitching up! 2 Chevy Colorado's and 3, Jeep Wrangler's! They make electric bike, rail stands that goes right into p/u beds, then you can learn to hook up truck, no big deal and take everything with you. Before I came along, my fiance Linda, was traveling in her 40 foot DP with a Ford Expedition as a toad...if a 70 year old woman (64-70) can do it...so should you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
opsmdev Report post Posted December 28, 2018 There's a difference between can, should and want to. I've made several trips towing my truck and my Jeep. Certainly CAN make those trips and probably will again during colder weather. Just want to travel lighter. And can't put the Harley in the truck. My hitch has a 5,000 lbs limit. Gassers don't have the same capacity that DP's do. My Silverado is already a tiny bit past that. Wouldn't feel safe adding electric ramps and 800 lbs, of motorcycle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manholt Report post Posted December 29, 2018 You got a good point. My bad...Sorry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
opsmdev Report post Posted December 29, 2018 Nothing to be sorry about, just differences of opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GCSuper Report post Posted January 23, 2019 Interesting subject for us. Been riding motorcycles for close to 40 years. Always dreamed and planned for the day we could retire in an RV and take the motorcycle with us, and last year it happened. 38 ft gasser pulling a 14 ft enclosed trailer. Works great, but, back when we were planning and dreaming about this we didn't think about being 64 years old and only having a MC for transportation. So.....After doing a ton of online searching and thankfully realizing that I'm not crazy, since a lot of other people were trying to do the same thing, I've figured out what we're going to do. I've ordered a "deck over dolly" trailer and purchased a small Ford Fiesta to dolly. All together it will weigh around 44 to 4500 lbs. Still waiting on the trailer to be delivered. This would not be my first choice, but given that budget and weight restrictions were an issue, this was our answer. Anxious to hit the road. Heading to Lajitas/Big Bend in February but the trailer won't be here yet so MC only for this trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
