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Old 07-25-2011, 09:21 AM   #11 (permalink)
KamperBob
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
KamperBob, I'm sure this has been asked before, but why mount the motorcycle at the very front of the truck instead of to the back of the trailer ?
Cd, my truck frame is stronger. The bike is rigid there but flexed the trailer frame when I tried that. Up front I can better monitor it while traveling. Aero wise up front the bike did little harm to MPG; the trailer cleans up the truck wake; on back the bike seemed to mess up the trailer wake.

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