U-Haul trailer hitch self-install?

[Irving]

I've definitely called a member in the middle of a brake job, only to find out immediately after I hung up that I was just holding the wrong bolt and that's why it didn't fit "all of the sudden."

[CS1983]

Some pics of Sunday's outing and the Ultimate MX Hauler in action:

[Irving]

I thought it was the kind with the ramp parallel to the bumper. Looks more scary without one. Do you get looks going down the road?

[CS1983]

It's much more user friendly in my opinion than the ramp haulers. With this one, I stabilize the bike when it's still tires on the ground. I just have to line up the left peg and put in the bolt. From there, it's not going anywhere while I secure it on the right peg. With the ramp kind, you're pushing the bike up and then have to stabilize with a strap before you finish securing it. I can load/unload the bike myself without fearing I'm going to dump it from bumper height.

When it's up, you secure the hauler itself with the locking pin and this prevents bouncing stress on the jack, or the bike coming down in an uncontrolled manner in transit if the jack fails.

To lower, I don't have to unsecure the bike itself. I just undo the pin and then release the valve on the jack and it lowers down in a controlled fashion.

I've helped load the ramp haulers before and frankly, they scared the crap out of me even with 2 people.

No clue on looks from others. Mainly just look forward and maintain a trailer hauling mindset (slower, good back-off distance from others, etc.). Wouldn't want to make any sudden moves. At the end of the day, it's still a ~280lb weight hanging off the rear+the weight of the hauler itself.

[Irving]

That bike looks really fun by the way.

[CS1983]

It’s a good little mule. It was still chugging along at 10,500’ASL with stock carb jetting. I might rejet. I have some different tires I could put on too. But the rear one I have isn’t DOT legal, so I’ve held off. The other front is an aggressive trials tire. If I did the other rear, I’d swap the sprocket out for more torque/less high end. Between that and a rejet on the carb, I could go places an ATV or dirt bike would never be able.

Added a pic of the rear Duro ATV tire I have, and a screenshot of the front tire (shinko 244) vs the factory front (colloquially known in TW200 circles as the Death Wing -- proper name Trail Wing -- due to its tendency to slip out off road).

[Irving]

I used to have a Honda 185XLS with an oversized rear sprocket. Apparently it'd climb anything, but I was never really able to find out.

This has been a very profitable thread for me. I ordered and installed a hitch and trailer wiring harness for my van from e-trailer, and I think even once I order the transmission cooler, the entire set-up will be less than just the hitch I had Uhaul install on my Amigo.