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Old 12-20-2008, 09:50 AM
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An old civic with a salvage title works just as well!


^not my car... Just something I spotted at the drag strip.

Ridgeline is a bad *** truck though, when you start looking at other trucks out there, there are so many things that you can't get with other trucks...
Old 12-20-2008, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by marmaladedad
Don't we have a member on HT that tows with his S2k? He uses an open trailer.


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I think i failed to mention that i have 116k on my s2k.... haha not too stoked on towing
Old 12-20-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by spoon063
I think i failed to mention that i have 116k on my s2k.... haha not too stoked on towing
What does that have to do with towing?

If the car isn't ready to fall apart just driving down the highway, then it can tow 700lbs of motorcycle and small trailer.
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Originally Posted by boostincoupe
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6728/dsc096303jm.jpg

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Originally Posted by spoon063
I think i failed to mention that i have 116k on my s2k.... haha not too stoked on towing
you should be fine with the s2k.. I use my 96 impreza outback Sport beater to tow my trailer,plus 2 ducs.. and 4 hrs drive from NYC to West VA.the car has 210k miles.

just make sure you check your transmission fluid all the time..
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Originally Posted by 05 600RR
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42709

These are great little trailers too. I had one and used it for my quad and for my 600rr. You can't beat the price either.

Or it may have been this one.........I think I had the bigger tires.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90154

I posted the wrong one sorry, I used the trailer with the 12" wheels.

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Originally Posted by 05 600RR
I posted the wrong one sorry, I used the trailer with the 12" wheels.

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Do you stay under 55mph everytime you use it ?
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Originally Posted by mos
If you're sooper low budget get a cheap flatbed trailer and a hitch for yo car. Almost any car can tow a 4x8 flatbed with a bike on it. Problee even a 1988 crx hf.
**** my neighbor pulled his formula ford racecar on a flatbed with a '88 civic

but this was in TX - no hills to speak of.
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I just need to get from south OC to ca speedway or willow 1-2 times a month at freeway speeds
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Originally Posted by spoon063
Do you stay under 55mph everytime you use it ?
No, but I didn't go over 65 with it either. Well sometimes I did, I gave it to a friend of mine when I bought a 16' trailer.
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I love those trucks...
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I normally tow my bikes in an open trailer using my old ford f100. When i have to drive to a far track (more than 6 hours away), I'll run to my parent's house and borrow my dad's ridgeline.

I LOVE that truck. Rides like a car, so comfortable, and easily pulls my bikes/trailer. As someone else mentioned, you can fit 2 sportbikes in the bed with the tail down, but it's very tight.

I was in your position once. Thought about selling my rsx to pick up a newer truck. If you only have to drive 1-2 hours away, just find an old beater truck. In retrospect, I'm glad i didnt get rid of the rsx. Even though it's not 'fast' it's still fun to drive and i think i would have missed having a sporty car.

My truck cost me a total of 3k (2k for the truck, 1k in parts/paint), and it's made the trip from my house to Beaverun a number of times, which is 6 hours each way. It's not the most comfortable ride, but it gets me there. My trailer was 1200.
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