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Moto Tote
« on: February 20, 2023, 02:46:42 AM »
Bought a Moto Tote last month and am Toting my first Moto.... Gootsie (or any Moto for that matter....

Bringing my (I mean my wife's... Ehem) Baby Breva home. Should be interesting to cross the Appalachian mountains and back to KY. Looks like this will be a fun little bike.

Will start a thread once I start digging into it and getting it setup for her.







Had lots of help getting it on the carrier. Was pretty easy.



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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2023, 08:31:09 AM »
Tech day special at The Grappa, perhaps?
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2023, 09:20:12 AM »
Bought a Moto Tote last month and am Toting my first Moto.... Gootsie (or any Moto for that matter....

Bringing my (I mean my wife's... Ehem) Baby Breva home. Should be interesting to cross the Appalachian mountains and back to KY. Looks like this will be a fun little bike.

Will start a thread once I start digging into it and getting it setup for her.







Had lots of help getting it on the carrier. Was pretty easy.





Hope you had a safe and uneventful journey home.  See you next time...
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2023, 07:27:54 PM »
Trip was completely uneventful, truck definitely didn't act like it had a 400lb bike hanging 2 feet off it's rear bumper. No wag or wobble, just a bit of sag. Didn't even have to retighten the straps. There was SOME sag, but not much, and it did settle the rear axle on bumps. Very happy with how things went.
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2023, 12:24:43 AM »
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These really work well for what they are.  We put them on all the plow trucks.
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2023, 05:24:08 AM »
Glad the ride home was uneventful.  How was it taking it off by yourself?

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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2023, 07:36:49 PM »
Glad the ride home was uneventful.  How was it taking it off by yourself?

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So easy and uneventful it was almost embarrassing....... ...... ;-)
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2023, 08:42:45 PM »
Tech day special at The Grappa, perhaps?
I don't think you could possibly go any lighter construction than that
how do you get the bike into it?
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2023, 07:35:26 AM »
I don't think you could possibly go any lighter construction than that
how do you get the bike into it?

600 LB Capacity. The Unit has a self stowing ramp. The B750 is barely 400lbs and rolled up and down with no issues. The wire and tube design makes the carrier very light and easy to attack to the truck. The carrier came with a pin mounted stabilizer that worked very well, but as seen in first pics, I attached a strap to the tiedown points at each end, ran them over the tailgate and connected to a tiedown in the bed. This helped to keep the bike from tilting back and forth on the hitch point.










I had help loading the baby Breva pushing it off the ramp, but I probably could have done it myself. Unloading was a breeze. Probably better to have a second (or third) set of hands, but it was good to know I could do it with minimal assistance. I really like the ability to move a bike without the hassle of a trailer.  I wouldn't hesitate to use this for any of my bikes with the possible exception of the convert which is likely 600lbs plus. I'm actually more worried about clearance on those gargantuan DB bags from the rear bumper. Time to do some measurements.
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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2023, 09:59:50 AM »
I load my T7 on and off my Black widow unit myself- it's easy as pie.

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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2023, 11:17:29 AM »
I built mine out of scrap steel.. It does have a center stinger that bolts on too. I built it for a larger Breva or bigger..Standard overload Spring shocks was a good option on this old unit.. Had Air bags on my last truck unit.. Zero flex, and and wide ramp. Free too.

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Re: Moto Tote
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2023, 12:58:23 PM »

I've had a Versa-Haul for 20-years.  Handy thing to have around.
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