Dirt bike tower thingy

**F5 Dave** · 18th September 2013, 17:46

Hmm, Pay attn to text in a post that has pictures? Meh, over-rated.

How about lay off the pies & buy a YZ80?

**doddzee** · 18th September 2013, 20:03

Like the outside the square thinking but have you looked into the legalities of this?

Its not classified as a trailer, you will exceed the maximum dimensions for projecting loads, you wont meet the requirements for a recovery vehicle nor do you have flags or warning panels that overdimensional vehicles require.

**pete-blen** · 18th September 2013, 20:13

Originally Posted by doddzee

Like the outside the square thinking but have you looked into the legalities of this?

Its not classified as a trailer, you will exceed the maximum dimensions for projecting loads, you wont meet the requirements for a recovery vehicle nor do you have flags or warning panels that overdimensional vehicles require.

So how would/dose all this apply to a rego'd / WOF car being towed on a "A" frame...
Is there some sort of diffrents because it's a rego'd/WOF motorbike being towed on a frame ?
Is quite common in the camper bus community..

just type "A" frame into TM..see how meany hits yer get...

**doddzee** · 18th September 2013, 20:40

See link "you may not tow a motorcycle unless mechanically disabled" and "the maximum speed for towing a motorcycle is 30km"
http://www.aa.co.nz/cars/ask-jack-fo...ice/show/4314/
Technically if you remove the chain you have disabled it but you are still exceeding the projections if it is classified as a load on the vehicle, safety chain and rear lights.

You have come up with something that runs on the edge of the wrong side of the law if not over the edge of it, I would look a little further into it and no be surprised if you get pulled for it.

**pete-blen** · 18th September 2013, 21:37

Originally Posted by doddzee

See link "you may not tow a motorcycle unless mechanically disabled" and "the maximum speed for towing a motorcycle is 30km"
http://www.aa.co.nz/cars/ask-jack-fo...ice/show/4314/
Technically if you remove the chain you have disabled it but you are still exceeding the projections if it is classified as a load on the vehicle, safety chain and rear lights.

You have come up with something that runs on the edge of the wrong side of the law if not over the edge of it, I would look a little further into it and no be surprised if you get pulled for it.

there are 2 sections that could apply.... towing a motorbike... or towing with a dolly system...
towing a motorbike 30kph... " by rope with a rider siting on it"... I think this would be
the assumption when thinking of towing a motorbike...
or maybe towing on a frame/dolly... no rider.. max 90kph..
saftey chains..the frame infact has 2 to the car... though I did not have them connected on the week end...
did you read the very last reply from the AA.... A towed vehicle dosn't have to have rego or WOF ..just must
be in a safe condiction...

I just ask the question... it's at the bottom of the link you posted.... the reply will be interesting... fingers crossed...
towing it seems to be legal... how fast yer can tow it seems to be the issue...30 or 90kph ?
Or wait and see if PC plod takes an interest...

**pete-blen** · 23rd September 2013, 17:37

Got a reply from the AA... It seems it is legal to tow up to 90kph..
Because it's a tow dolly... the towed vehicle dosn't need a rego or WOF...

Link below...
http://www.aa.co.nz/cars/ask-jack-fo...648/#post15108