Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?

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Seriously … A Trailer Hitch?

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Why not? You could tow a trailer to events. A couple of guys do that. Mike Jennings does IIRC. A receiver hitch would allow you to put a bike rack on the car.
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I have one here somewhere that I removed from a car.
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Yep, my wife and I pulled our Wetbike (painted matching 665 yellow, with water skis mounted on its trailer) to many lakes in the 80s. With a Draw-Tite on the back of a 2000, the cliche "you hardly know it's there" applied even at freeway speeds.

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Swing and a miss Kai … Swing and a miss …
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A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
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spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
For a second I thought you might be talking about an old friend I had in CA 30+ yes ago, Bill Beauber (instrumental in the creation of the EI dizzy), who used to pull his sail boat with his '67 1600. I have considered one for pulling a tear drop camper.
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Gregs672000 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:55 am
spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
For a second I thought you might be talking about an old friend I had in CA 30+ yes ago, Bill Beauber (instrumental in the creation of the EI dizzy), who used to pull his sail boat with his '67 1600. I have considered one for pulling a tear drop camper.
This was the other side of the US in Daytona Beach, Florida. I would love to have a teardrop to tow with a Roadster!
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spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:41 am A college kid with a 67 1600 that I went to school with had a hitch and towed a catamaran. That thing was HUGE compared to the Roadster, it was comical!
Even my 16 Ft. long by 8 ft. wide Hobie 16, with a 26 foot mast, looks huge compared to the Roadster....I've always wanted to rest the trailer coupler on the rear bumper for a picture, but I still haven' t ever got around to it...
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The hitch is what stands out to you on THAT ?
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redroadster wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:31 pm The hitch is what stands out to you on THAT ?
You’re the first one to get that 🙂
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Bwk2000 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:33 pm
redroadster wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:31 pm The hitch is what stands out to you on THAT ?
You’re the first one to get that 🙂
It doesn't stand out to me because I recognize it from the Rallye catalog...
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spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:15 pm
Bwk2000 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:33 pm
redroadster wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:31 pm The hitch is what stands out to you on THAT ?
You’re the first one to get that 🙂
It doesn't stand out to me because I recognize it from the Rallye catalog...
Lol … Good eye! Considering how small the original picture is 😉
I’ve never seen one in that shape before still on the road (as the picture would suggest) … a bit of levity with a “Sins of the PO’s” addition.
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Pulled from one to three motocross bikes with mine almost every weekend with mine in the early 70’s. Still have the hitch and bumper in my attic.
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spl310 wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:15 pm

It doesn't stand out to me because I recognize it from the Rallye catalog...
And I always wondered what Dann knew of the obviously painful history of that car.
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