Looking to buy

[Just George]

I have a Hydralift on my Ventana 4369 (with tag). I have a Harley Road King that goes on the lift. The lift works great although when we hit short dips on the expressway I see more "bounce" of the entire platform that I would like. Have not had any issues just my observation looking at the rear view camera as we travel. Bike in the back of a pick up would be a good solution and there are some manufactures that produce a "lift" that fits in a pickup bed that assist with the loading and securing the bike. In my case I already had a recent model toad which was not a pick up and I did not want to purchase a different vehicle. The trailer solution certainly would also work and would allow you to back up if required (vs a 4 down toad). For me a trailer is not my desired path for 2 reasons. 1) while traveling many times we will use the toad even for a one night stop. Seems it would be a bigger pain to unload and reload a trailer vs unhook & reattach the toad. 2) When I get to my destination I have to have a place for the trailer, some parks have a place for trailers & some do not. Just one less logistic to have to deal with.

 

[MapNerd]

I lean more towards the bike in the bed solution. Get a raptor or gladiator. Both can go 4-down, hold their own off road and host a Harley in the bed. Cover the bike if you’re worried about chips.