I thought riding in AZ heat was a biatch!!

[1978GS750E]

Yeah, Uhaul has bike trailers. Around here they rent for $14.99 a day plus tax! All my friends ask me why I don't buy a bike trailer? Why should I for the 5-6 times a year that I use one? I don't have storage, taxes, registration or maintenance on one, and they fix the roadside flats!

[earlfor]

All three of my cars have hitches (even though the manual says not to tow with my two Scions). They are really handy to have when you need one for the occasional tow.

I have two utility trailers that are about 5 ft wide and 8 ft long that I use to haul a bike. The tow weight is so small, I could tow a bike on one with a bike. LOL I doubt any car would notice they were back there, tow rated or not. Pushing a bike on a trailer around the yard is not as hard a pushing a loaded wheel barrow. heh

[Buffalo Bill]

All three of my cars have hitches (even though the manual says not to tow with my two Scions). They are really handy to have when you need one for the occasional tow.

I've had a hitch on: 1970 Corvette (to haul my race tires & wheels), 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24, 2000 Ford Focus, 2010 Chevrolet HHR, 2014 Ford Focus. Hauled bikes with the Focus's and HHR, NO PROBLEMO…

[GS1150Pilot]

Doesn't your insurance cover towing? State Farm sure does.

[bwringer]

Last time a bike pooped out on me mid-ride (sudden battery death), I just happened to pull over next to a BlueIndy station. BlueIndy is a network of nifty little electric cars scattered all over Indianapolis, and I'm a member.

So I scanned my BlueIndy card, hopped in, drove to my house, extracted a battery from one of my other bikes, drove back, installed the battery and rode home. I think it was $15 or so for the rental.

Life isn't always so convenient, that's for sure.

And yeah, trailer hitches make cars a lot more useful. For a long time I had trailer hitches simply for bike carriers; I didn't bother to install light wiring until I had to rent a U-Haul trailer to pick up a bike I was buying.

[Spyder]

I had a chain failure about 15 miles from home one day. Had to call my Mommy (LOL) to come and rescue me. She came and picked me up, drove me to my house. I grabbed the crusty truck, and my trailer, went back and got the bike. I live in rural farm land, likelihood of it not being there when I got back was REALLY slim...

[Guest]

You're in AZ and summer to boot, carry water and keep a hat on the bike when you go out. And your shoes? Won't go there. It doesn't matter if you go 1 mile or 100 keep your bike supplied. I catch crap from the wife when she asks, do you have to bring all that?? She learned real quick.

[cowboyup3371]

Doesn't your insurance cover towing? State Farm sure does.

State Farm will not cover towing for a Motorcycle - at least they won't for my bikes and I tried just three months ago to add it to my policy