Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:36 am
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Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
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Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:54 am
Why not? You could tow a trailer to events. A couple of guys do that. Mike Jennings does IIRC. A receiver hitch would allow you to put a bike rack on the car.
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:56 am
I have one here somewhere that I removed from a car.
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:39 am
Yep, my wife and I pulled our Wetbike (painted matching 665 yellow, with water skis mounted on its trailer) to many lakes in the 80s. With a Draw-Tite on the back of a 2000, the cliche "you hardly know it's there" applied even at freeway speeds.
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Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:46 am
Swing and a miss Kai … Swing and a miss …
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am
A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:55 am
For a second I thought you might be talking about an old friend I had in CA 30+ yes ago, Bill Beauber (instrumental in the creation of the EI dizzy), who used to pull his sail boat with his '67 1600. I have considered one for pulling a tear drop camper.spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 11:02 am
This was the other side of the US in Daytona Beach, Florida. I would love to have a teardrop to tow with a Roadster!Gregs672000 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:55 amFor a second I thought you might be talking about an old friend I had in CA 30+ yes ago, Bill Beauber (instrumental in the creation of the EI dizzy), who used to pull his sail boat with his '67 1600. I have considered one for pulling a tear drop camper.spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 11:12 am
Even my 16 Ft. long by 8 ft. wide Hobie 16, with a 26 foot mast, looks huge compared to the Roadster....I've always wanted to rest the trailer coupler on the rear bumper for a picture, but I still haven' t ever got around to it...spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:31 pm
The hitch is what stands out to you on THAT ?
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Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:33 pm
You’re the first one to get that
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:15 pm
It doesn't stand out to me because I recognize it from the Rallye catalog...
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:21 pm
Lol … Good eye! Considering how small the original picture is
I’ve never seen one in that shape before still on the road (as the picture would suggest) … a bit of levity with a “Sins of the PO’s†addition.
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:30 pm
Pulled from one to three motocross bikes with mine almost every weekend with mine in the early 70’s. Still have the hitch and bumper in my attic.
Re: Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:53 am
And I always wondered what Dann knew of the obviously painful history of that car.spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:15 pm
It doesn't stand out to me because I recognize it from the Rallye catalog...