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Do not buy a 30 yr old Kawasaki KZ1300 because of sheer lust. I did and now realize that a motorcycle that woould have been marginal when I was 40 is a bit beyond the margin when I am 60+. Anybody want to buy a real rocket sled for about 4 grand?
What's the matter, GregW? Is it the weight or the torque (or perhaps parts availability)? There are much faster bikes nowadays, but not many that are significantly heavier. I have a 1984 Honda V65 Sabre that I seldom use over half of its redline on, but it's nice to know I have the acceleration when I really need it.
From everything I've read, a lighter bike would be easier for a beginner. I'm guessing better fuel economy as well.
At some point I'd like to attach it to the back of my van on one of those bike carriers (without an axle), and it seems like the simple ones are meant for sport bikes. Most seem to have a fairly low weight limit (usually limited by the trailer hitch, I'm assuming). Does anyone have any experience with those carriers?
Wow...that's actually pretty slick! That sure seems like a LOT of weight on that reese hitch though. It just seems like the rocking motion would be the worst part.
What does it say it is rated for?
PS: With that kind of "tongue" weight at the back of your vehicle, I would think it would cause a very light front end of the hauler
Doing some research online about this thing, I found the following real world story on a motorcycle forum:
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I have a friend that had one of those on his Nissan Pathfinder. he used it to take his older ZX6E to deals gap a couple times. he always talked about how great it was, even though those of us driving behind him explained to him that the bike was moving around alot on the thing. He always bragged it up, right up until he went to remove it after a tow, and it wouldn't come out. After much force,a nd some heat from a propane torch, he got it out, only to find that the box tube had cracked and bent over inside the hitch receiver of the hitch. It even tweaked the hitch so badly that it wouldn't accept his draw bar for towing his jet skis anymore. He bought a new hitch and an open trailer right after.
Well, I'll have two vehicles I'll need to be transporting from city to city, so unless I'm going to drag my van behind my bike, I need to find a way to carry the bike.
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