KX Riders

General => In General... => Topic started by: Arigato on August 23, 2007, 02:08:55 PM

Title: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Arigato on August 23, 2007, 02:08:55 PM: Along the lines of BDI's dead horse post, let's see what you haul your bike in. Here's mine. 360hp 650lbs torque.

(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/Bigrmk/rt.jpg)
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: eprovenzano on August 24, 2007, 03:01:27 AM: Sorry my situation is not as sexy... I bought a 5 x 8 utility trailer, which I've boxed in the sides, and designed a removable tailgate. I also built some removable wheel chucks to keep the front wheels from moving when the bikes are tired down. I've also added several tie down locations so I can carry / haul a variety of things. I tow the trailer with my 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

When I purchased the trailer, the wife was not happy.... (what's new) When I boxed in the sides and added the removable tailgate I made sure the interior size was 8' 1/2" long. I did this to ensure that when I went to the local lumber yard and purchased dry wall, or dimensional lumber ( 8'), that it would fit into the trailer. I can load up material and not have to worry about it on my trip home. After hauling just about everything you can imagine (lumber, drywall, stone, dirt, landscape debris), and lending it out to family and friends, she made the comment, "you know, that trailer is one of the best things you ever bought.". see I'm not as dumb as I look... (I know thank God for that...) :-D
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Danger4u2 on August 24, 2007, 04:01:28 AM: Here's how I used to haul the K5. Have to snag a pic of the new truck with the bike this weekend.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: alan on August 24, 2007, 05:21:46 AM: Just another Duramax six speed!
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Platypus on August 24, 2007, 05:38:52 AM: Quote from: Danger4u2 on August 24, 2007, 04:01:28 AM
Here's how I used to haul the K5. Have to snag a pic of the new truck with the bike this weekend.

Didn't you win your new truck at a casino or something? A ford explorer or something?

I haul mine with an 03 4-cylinder nissan frontier. This is my second frontier and I definitely liked the first one better. Put 210k miles on the first one and even jumped it over a three or four foot high mound of gravel among other offroad adventures. That truck was severely abused and only required two clutch rebuilds and regular maintenance.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Danger4u2 on August 24, 2007, 06:18:37 AM: Yes, the truck I drive I won at the Casino. I've been trying to save money for the taxes. I'll get a better shot soon. This is right before it started raining so it's dark. I throw the quad on the trailer and the bike in the truck. Quad won't fit in the truck. Ahh, sorry SUV.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: demographic on August 24, 2007, 11:42:45 AM: Mines a Ford Transit van with about 230,000 miles on the clock, nowt fancy and only cost 600 quid.
Its a very rare occasion that I feel that I am holding anyone up on the road which proves that most people are scared of actually using the throttle cos my "blistering" 67bhp only gets me to about 87mph.

I don't slow down for much though.

I don't do fancy cars, cos to me a car is just a box with a wheel on each corner.

The bigger box the better but if I had a faster one I would just be held up by even more people.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: FuriouSly on August 24, 2007, 01:05:04 PM: Mines an 2004 6.0 Excursion diesel with airbags that pulls my KX in the toybox. I have a hitch mounted motorcycle carrier that hauls two bikes for day trips to the dunes. Sorry, this picture has my KTM and not a KX but you get the idea.

(http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10799/Camp1_White_Wash_102705.JPG)
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Arigato on August 24, 2007, 03:30:26 PM: Quote from: Danger4u2 on August 24, 2007, 04:01:28 AM
Here's how I used to haul the K5. Have to snag a pic of the new truck with the bike this weekend.

That's a sweet photo!
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Arigato on August 24, 2007, 03:33:05 PM: Sly, is that a moose in your photo? Sampson looks like he wants to take that biatch for a ride.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: MadKaw on August 25, 2007, 11:52:14 AM: Mine is a 97 Dodge Ram 4x4. got it last year 120K on the clock and COLD AC. very important in Texas... :evil:

its a bad picture, but this was snow on Easter... :|
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Johnniespeed on August 26, 2007, 10:40:38 AM: I have a Tilt a Rack that slides into a hitch reciever. I simply put the Tilt a Rack into the hitch on the back of my motorhome and presto the KX500 is ready ! Having a motorhome along works great, I can sit in the air conditioning to cool off, or take a shower. I can add ice to my camelback from the fridge. In Michigan we have campgrounds on some of the trail systems, that makes it real easy for Muti day trips.
I also have the Moose fuel tanks that fit into the Moose locking gas can holder, that bolts onto the Tilt a Rack. Super slick system and the gas cans are locked into place.
Sorry guys, I dont have a big buck new truck. Just an old Titan motorhome.
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: billygoat500 on August 26, 2007, 05:45:20 PM: 1996 F-250,7.3L POWERSTROKE HEAVILLY MODIFIED,GETS 'ER DONE
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: BDI on August 29, 2007, 03:10:49 PM: I use a 1965 sherpa he really gets the job done all my buddys are jealous. nothing says I'm the man like your own sherpa
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: Arigato on August 29, 2007, 03:17:48 PM: Quote from: BDI on August 29, 2007, 03:10:49 PM
I use a 1965 sharpa he really gets the job done all my buddys are jealous. nothing says I'm the man like your own sherpa

That's some funny shiat right there! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How do you haul your KX?
Post by: eprovenzano on August 31, 2007, 01:00:35 AM: As some of you know, my KX was taken over by my son, and I'm currently riding orange. Its the stuff like what BDI posted that keeps me coming back.