Towing a camper and motorcycle
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Towing a camper and motorcycle
I wasn't sure where to put this, so I figured here is good as any.
Have any of you towed a camper WITH a motorcycle in the bed?
We recently bought a pop-up camper, and plan to tow it about 150 miles in July to a motorcycle rally. It weighs about 1500 lbs, and is about 16-17' long (including the tongue). The bike weighs about 600 lbs, and will be in the bed of the truck, with the tailgate down. Now, things aside like "can I still turn the truck ?", etc, how do you think it will do ? Do you think it will sway too much with the added weight in the bed?
I'm going to do a "test run" as soon as I can, but until then, I'm trying to think of things that might come up?
Have any of you towed a camper WITH a motorcycle in the bed?
We recently bought a pop-up camper, and plan to tow it about 150 miles in July to a motorcycle rally. It weighs about 1500 lbs, and is about 16-17' long (including the tongue). The bike weighs about 600 lbs, and will be in the bed of the truck, with the tailgate down. Now, things aside like "can I still turn the truck ?", etc, how do you think it will do ? Do you think it will sway too much with the added weight in the bed?
I'm going to do a "test run" as soon as I can, but until then, I'm trying to think of things that might come up?
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You'll be fine. Just remember to allow more stopping room. The extra weight on the truck will actually help stop sway.
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