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Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer

Posted By: B3422W5

Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 04:18 PM

I have a steel deck open car trailer. Just bought a pit scooter. Due to mobility issues i cant put it in the bed of a pickup( plus its too heavy) and not enough room in front of the car on the trailer to put it there
Just wondering if there is such a thing as a removable chock/ bracket i could mount on the back of the trailer to put scooter on...... at the tail end of the beaver tail in other words..... on the back of the trailer
Thanks in advance
Posted By: theraif

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:05 PM

how much tongue do you have? i had a trailer with a 16 ft deck and 5ft tongue and was able to but my honda 200sx in front of my car
Posted By: B3422W5

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:22 PM

Yea, that my second thought, have to measure it and see
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:23 PM

Don.. you can weld on a 2X2ID trailer coupler and make a T-bar for the
scooter.. simple and cheap.. I did this on my open trainer
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Posted By: topside

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:31 PM

On my open trailer, there's enough room between the deck & tongue jack that I mounted a pickup-bed tool box for trailer stuff, jack stands & tie-downs, plus a short deck for fuel jugs & floor jack.
I would think that's plenty of room for a scooter.
The trick for a scooter would be ramps, unless you loaded it using the car-area deck.
Either way you'll need a rectangular platform.
An unplanned step off the trailer onto the ground could be a problem.
Watch for handlebars/car hood interference.
Posted By: B3422W5

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:41 PM

Got a picture Mike?

I bought a really nice running honda trail 70 knockoff last week. Runs like a top. Problem is, with my hip i have problems straddling it.
I wanted a little Yamaha Razz like i used to have. That was light enough to toss in the truck on its side, slide it out and use.... but i bought this
Maybe i will swap/ trade it for a razz..... but the thing is so cool.... lol
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by B3422W5
Got a picture Mike?

I bought a really nice running honda trail 70 knockoff last week. Runs like a top. Problem is, with my hip i have problems straddling it.
I wanted a little Yamaha Razz like i used to have. That was light enough to toss in the truck on its side, slide it out and use.... but i bought this
Maybe i will swap/ trade it for a razz..... but the thing is so cool.... lol


No dont have a pic at this time.. that trailer is at my up north house.. I also
hauled my 14' boat on there.. most of the time I haul my tractor on that
trailer and a few times I had my boat behind the tractor(2 trailers in line)

EDIT
Don if you do go this route you can buy the 2x2 stubs from a trailer
place or from a steel shop.. you have to make sure that the tubing
has a 1/4" ID radius so it fits any trailer coupler.. it is sorta odd ball for
that piece.. thats why I tend to get it from a trailer shop
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Posted By: 65Dodge440

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 06:25 PM

Can you put a receiver type hitch on the back of the trailer and use something like this?

https://www.discountramps.com/motorcycle_carrier/p/VH-55SMC/
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by 65Dodge440
Can you put a receiver type hitch on the back of the trailer and use something like this?

https://www.discountramps.com/motorcycle_carrier/p/VH-55SMC/


Don.. what is shown here is close to what I built.. just a bit simpler.. I had
to lift my little bike thing up onto the trailer then strap it in place.. I was
gonna make a ramp set up but never did.. it was just gonna hinge at one
end but I only had to lift it about 8"
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Posted By: beezer

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 07:36 PM

If you put your bit bike on the back end of your trailer you might not have enough tongue weight and that would cause your trailer to sway , Not a very fun ride with a car and bike on behind you.
Posted By: B3422W5

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by beezer
If you put your bit bike on the back end of your trailer you might not have enough tongue weight and that would cause your trailer to sway , Not a very fun ride with a car and bike on behind you.


Bike weighs 200 pounds. Doubt that would make any issue.
That said, that hitch Mr P body showed me says not to be installed behind a pull behind trailer. So it pretty much has to go on the tongue
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/24/19 08:24 PM

Don that hitch that I built was about 40# and it didnt change the tongue
weight.. I watch the tongue weight closely but I dont know how far back
your car is but you could just set the bike on back there to check it
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Posted By: Mr340

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/26/19 01:15 AM

when I haul my pit bike I set the car about a foot rearward and have a chock at the front of the deck and put the bike there to keep the tongue weight in check. this is with an E-body on an 18' deck. I'll try and get a pic tomorrow



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Posted By: Mr340

Re: Hauling a pit bike/ scooter on open deck race car trailer - 06/27/19 12:48 AM

I don't have a pic with the car loaded but it fits with the rear of the car not overhanging the trailer..

Gary.
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