transporting a scooter
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transporting a scooter
I've got to pickup a 80's honda elite 150 scooter about 200 miles away. I'd take the truck, but it might be a pita to get the thing into the bed.
I was thinking about taking the durango and putting scooter on a hitch mounted cargo rack.
the cargo rack is 20' x 60" and can carry 500 lbs
I will not be able to have any help in getting the scoot in my truck or on the rack.
What do ya'll think?
I was thinking about taking the durango and putting scooter on a hitch mounted cargo rack.
the cargo rack is 20' x 60" and can carry 500 lbs
I will not be able to have any help in getting the scoot in my truck or on the rack.
What do ya'll think?
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do you know how much the scooter weighs? you could just put the front tire on the rack,grab the back of the scooter somewhere handy and let it roll on the rack. or take a board and maybe use it as a ramp.
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
tim, you are such a dork. 
he said scooter, not dirt bike!!
he said scooter, not dirt bike!!
And who says you couldn't do that with a scooter?
Tim
PS, Tom, you're a dork, nimrod, poo poo head, dimwit, and a fartface.
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Maybe get a board and push or ride it into the back of the truck. When I was cutting grass for a living I use to use two long boards to push the riding mower in and out of the truck bed.
If your using the truck/ramp idea, pull off the tailgate and place the ramp so it rest on the bed floor. I watched a buddy put a wicked crease in his tailgate when he rode a motorcycle up a ramp into the bed. It bent it right down the middle, wouldn't close and he had to cut it in half to get it off the truck.
If your using the truck/ramp idea, pull off the tailgate and place the ramp so it rest on the bed floor. I watched a buddy put a wicked crease in his tailgate when he rode a motorcycle up a ramp into the bed. It bent it right down the middle, wouldn't close and he had to cut it in half to get it off the truck.
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
Calling me names, that's real mature...
And who says you couldn't do that with a scooter?
Tim
PS, Tom, you're a dork, nimrod, poo poo head, dimwit, and a fartface.
And who says you couldn't do that with a scooter?
Tim
PS, Tom, you're a dork, nimrod, poo poo head, dimwit, and a fartface.
whoa there fella!!!
i am not a fartface, you sheep-dater!!
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Just use your truck and a couple of 2x8 or 2x10s one to to push the bike up and the other to walk up beside it,I just did this with four motorcycles by myself,and if it runs it is even easier,just use the front brakes to keep it from rolling back as you push it up.
If I can do it anyone can do it as I am in pretty bad shape
If I can do it anyone can do it as I am in pretty bad shape
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