Bringing a motorcycle?

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  1. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    Has anybody here managed to find a space for a small motorcycle on the truck? It'd be so much more fun than grabbing an Uber to get around. I recently got it into my head when I saw the Honda Grom at 230lbs or so. I feel so bad for leaving my bike all alone last year while I was out working.
     
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  3. shogun

    shogun Road Train Member

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    Just get a frame stretched to 320 or better, then be like Richie (RIP)

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  4. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    No thanks. I like being able to use parking.
     
  5. IluvCATS

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    Question. Can I fit a small watercraft? I personally enjoy getting out on the water during my 34s.
     
  6. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Maybe just settle for a rubber ducky? :)
     
  7. Tb0n3

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    Thanks for the jokes, now go away.
     
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  8. Jimmy Hoffa

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    I don't know what you pull, but 230 lbs can be a lot of weight. In flatbedding I was constantly loaded to the limit. Would be hard to tell a shipper to cut a pallet because I gotta scooter on the back of my rig....
     
  9. ChaoSS

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    If you own your own truck it can certainly be done. I've seen set ups with a small drom between the cab and the trailer, but it does take a few feet of room. Bike faces sideways, not directly forward. If you hauled dedicated freight and you knew you would always have the room you could work something out in the trailer. It would be a hassle and a lot of lost loads if you had to run the market though.

    As a company driver you'd never make it work unless it was a small company with an understanding boss with dedicated freight that could accommodate it.
     
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  10. Tb0n3

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    I'm looking at it like having a large adult male passenger. It's not a huge change.
     
  11. Jimmy Hoffa

    Jimmy Hoffa Medium Load Member

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    If your company goes for it fine. But, no way I get a call from a driver saying he's overloaded because of a 230lb scooter. The shipper also would be on the horn complaining he had to cut product because of "scooter" weight. But if your company allows it, I think it'd be great.....
     
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