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Old 08-15-2012, 06:10 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Sure towing with a bike can be done, but thats a totally personal option! those who do pull anything usually arent riding a 250! Mostly cruisers of some sort.

Lower seat height, lower frame height, weight distrobution is favored to the mid/front of the bike(the rider evens that out) when riding. Avaliable hitches are usually mounted on the lowest point of the frame or FIRMLY mounted body fairing as close to the rear of the tire, safely.

Anything that ofsets the load "triangle" will already compromise the bike, unless ballast weight is added to the front, even a passenger of substatial weight disrupts this balance, will surely present unsafe conditions from the get-go.

Like Europe using Goldwings to navigate through traffic, deploy a rolling car skid, and tow the vehicle away. While its practical and economical, the bikes weight is about equal to the front of the car it must support/pull behind it on the skid. The frame and suspension have been beefed up as well to distribute the load as even as possible.

If this is a "just gotta do it" type things, I'd go with a 2cyl for torque with relative hefty weight >400lbs, with a Linked-Braking System of some sort. Buell comes to mind, while still being "sporty". But, for longivity and greater Load bearing design, virtualy anything Shaft Driven would be more suitable
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