How are you transporting your Sur-Ron? Hitch, SUV trunk, pickup?

[Sur-RonJ]

New SUR-Ron X owner here in Southern Cali OC. I love the bike!

I was wondering how you all are transporting your bike?
I have an Acura 2004 TSX Sedan and my old strap-on trunk bike rack for mountain bikes does not work.

Recommendations? Links please. Thanks! -Jay

[RLP65202]

This works really well if you have a receiver hitch.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IUV1CM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Bearbait in NM]

I have something similar to what RLP linked. If you search "motorcycle carrier" in Amazon or even Walmart, you will see many varieties of this design. I have a couple of this design, that I was using for my Honda Trail 90. My Honda is about twice the weight of my Sur-Ron, and worked well for it. I ran my Sur-Ron on this hitch up four wheeling this last week for the first time, and it worked very well. I left the supplied ramp off, as I lift the front wheel into the carrier, then lift the back tire on. The ramps on these "cheaper" style carriers can be scary with a heavy moto, but not an issue when lifting the Sur-Ron into place.

The trick to these carriers is 4 straps. The outside straps obviously go on the extended bar. I like to run the inside straps down to the bumper or hitch chain points. These inside straps so connected can help with the hitch carrier swaying, if off road or bumpy.

The carrier RLP linked does not appear to allow for adjusting all of the cross bolts for the tires. Mine has through bolts for all of these, and it is nice to be able to configure the front tire and back tire locations to drop the bike into the rack. When rolling a heavy moto, you need more of the full platform to roll into place. If lifting onto it, having a "bucket" to place the front and rear tire makes for a more secure ride.

I have one of my hitch carriers permanently mounted on an off road trailer tongue for my Honda, and have not tried to get my Sur-Ron onto it. But, what I may end up doing is either using one of the swing-out hitch devices, and cutting and fabbing one of these carriers to make something "custom" for the back or front of my one ton van.

Craig

[masteroftravel]

I am a new owner and been using a regular bike for 10 years now and this is my first time getting an e-bike. I really do want to save and what I'm using to transport my regular bike is a Thule rack. Is this safe for my e-bike? or do I really need to buy a new one? Thule is a popular brand since it is really a quality rack so hoping that this can carry it.

[frozen]

Did somebody try to transport Sur-Ron in the hatchback with folded seats (may be with unmounted front wheel)? Do you think it is possible?

[MOTOW]

We are a new US company that manufactures a stainless steel Hitch Lift that will lift 300 lbs. off the ground. Basically you attach your 2” hitch mounted bike rack to the Lift, lower it to the ground, load it, and then lift it up. It makes traveling with your ebike a lot easier. Check it out https://MotowUS.com

[MOTOW]

Here are a few pictures of the MOTOW Hitch Lift with a Hollywood double rack attached.

[TXWMH]

Currently I'm just using my pickup truck bed with tow straps. I already got flamed in Facebook group for transporting it like this. The second photo is how I mounted it to rear wheel transport it to a friends cycle to get a nut & bolt checkover & wheels trued.

[calfee20]

Currently I'm just using my pick truck bed with tow straps. I already got flamed in Facebook group for transporting it like this. The second photo is how I mounted it to rear wheel transport it to a friends cycle to get a nut & bolt checkover & wheels trued.

Flamed on Facebook …..Why don't you tell them to get a life. Wow if Facebook is like that it is a good thing I don't really use it. I would probably get banned. What is wrong with that? I do the same thing only I have a cap so I can stop places when I am on the way back from a bike ride. One thing that makes it a lot easier to load is to lock the front wheel straight with a couple of loading straps. Then apply the rear brake and pull back and up on the handlebars and your bike will be standing on your rear tire. If you started with the bike in the right spot you can just turn it and drop the front tire on the tailgate. Then on your bike, grab the swingarm and lift it into the truck.

If you had some sort of a wheel guide in the front you could just roll it into that. I used to use one of these.



Now that I have the cap I pull the bike back against the tailgate. I use a RV wheel chock to keep the fender off of the tailgate and secure it with two straps from the frame to the bottom corners. I have never used more than two straps and have never had the bike bounce around.




I just got done loading for a trip south. Here is the truck 3/4ths loaded.

[Umberto]

If you got a couple extra Benjamin’s... I would go with the 1up Heavy Duty hitch receiver! Take out the battery and load up the bike and you’re good to go.

[timcking]

I have a Honda Element. Just bought a Sur-Ron Black Edition. It fits (barely).

[EVroost]

Currently I'm just using my pick truck bed with tow straps. I already got flamed in Facebook group for transporting it like this. The second photo is how I mounted it to rear wheel transport it to a friends cycle to get a nut & bolt checkover & wheels trued.

I have the luxury of a van that could probably haul 9 Light Bees if it had to but, for what it's worth, I use four straps to near floor-level tie down points with the fore two looped around the fork tubes inside the triple clamp and the aft two looped around the seat stays, exactly as in your second picture. The axis of the bike is parallel to the axis of the van and the straps are anchored forward and aft of the bike, as to form an X in plan view, resisting longitudinal forces. Slightly compressing the suspension maintains preload of the straps. So far so good. --Frank

[MOTOW]

MOTOW now sells a Double eBike/Bike Carrier with a 200 lb. load limit. Your Sur Ron or other eBike or regular bike can be easily loaded from the ground one wheel at a time. It accommodates 2 fat tire bikes too and they won’t touch each other. https://MotowUS.com See it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/HPusBRrJ-DI

[X-Nitro]

It's the Harbor Freight 400lb receiver carrier with a 9" wide loading ramp bolted outboard, easily carries 2 bikes.

[masteroftravel]

I load it using a regular thule carrierhttps://www.levittownfordparts.com/s...7855100-b.html for 2 but I just carry one at the back since e-bikes are heavier compare to the regular one so I'm afraid thule won't hold it.