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Towball limit vs DR650

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31 Mar 2025 19:12 #259995 by nicolaasdekker@gmail.com

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Hi,

I've got a Jimny and a DR650. I'm getting a towbar fitted as we speak so I can pull a small trailer for garden work and picking up my bike when she breaks down with me. The guy I bought the trailer from is giving me one of those motorcycle carrier type things that fit straight on the tow bar and just have a platform for under the engine to hold the bike up.

So my question is this: the jimny has a towball limit of 75kg and my DR650 is probably around 150kg... I know it's not advisable but any thoughts on hanging the bike right off the towbar for emergency, get the bike home situations?

Thanks,

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31 Mar 2025 20:31 #259996 by Busta

Replied by Busta on topic Towball limit vs DR650

The Jimny will be on its a*se with that much weight hanging off the towball. Bike trailers aren't expensive.

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01 Apr 2025 03:28 #259998 by Lambert

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Notwithstanding the colorful turn of phrase above the other issue is the width of the 2 relative to each other when loaded. All it would need is a momentary lapse in concentration and you catch the wheel of the bike or more likely someone coming the other way doesn't see it and drives into it. I would look at a trailer.

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