[desmo_speeding]

I was wondering what you guys use to tow Your Moto out to the track.

I wanted to pick up something to use that would be uh........unusual. SO, i grabbed this. Its a 66' Dodge D200 3/4 Ton longbed. Lots of room in the bed, and even though its not an extended cab, it has more room in than my range rover. It's gonna be a fun project.

 

[Jolly705]

Very cool, I love old pick ups! I want to sell my car real bad but I can never replace it for the amount I would get for it so I have to drive it until she blows, haha.
Goodluck with the truck and update us with photos.

 

[Eric Landstrom]

My truck is a 1991 Ford F-150 short bed 4x2. It is a snowbelt truck adorned with plenty of rust and three different kinds of rims. Its red paint is oxidized and faded and makes your old Dodge look like a beauty queen.

It has 180,000 miles on the original clutch and when I drive it, I live the life of an adventurer while snatchs of Sanford & Son play through my mind.

 

[SlowSlide]

Sanford & Son play through my mind.

You big dummy!! :laughingr

 

[siam]

I can hear the music now.. pa-paaw paaw pank ! that was a funny show..

 

[desmo_speeding]

LMAO :rofl:

 

[phlat65]

yeah, why not be different. here is mine....

 

[desmo_speeding]

yeah, why not be different. here is mine....

Shades of the "A TEAM". :arsenal :thumbup:

 

[bdmmotard]

yeah, why not be different. here is mine....

i feel stoned just looking at it :lol:

i love the cragers (sp?)

nice truck desmo. i want a old ranchero for hauling mine but will probably pick up a little beater toyota.

 

[flash]

Give the Dodge the "motard" treatment!! On it's guts with 17's Sweet

 

[GaryMR]

It appears that the previous owner may have had some digestion issues.

 

[sliver]

yeah, why not be different. here is mine....

i remember that van!

 

[desmo_speeding]

nope. 99% of the tears are from my sitting in the truck. It was all original before I bought it. 38 years old, 84000 miles. Still has the original fire extinguisher bolted to the kickpanel. The truck was sitting in a storage facility for around 22 years. Its just Sun worn mostly. Once I took possesion of the truck, I began removing all the extraneous bits n peices, then sanded the entire exterior. After that I shot it with a primer sealer. now I'll begin the planning phase which will include a nice lowering job, 4 wheel discs, DVD player for the passenger, maybe some 22" wheels (probably only 20"s), etc etc.

 

[TomCRMI]

thought about letting your friends set you up for one of these shows on TV??
Overhaulin', Pimp my Ride and so on?? :laughingr :laughingr :laughingr

 

[maverick]

I like the old stuff, but I cant seem to find much that will fit my family of 5 comfortably. I went a different route.......(on edit. I gto carried away reading the Huskie section and made this post while not actually owning a Husky :hammer: I used to own one, maybe you'll forgive me.

 

[desmo_speeding]

beautiful Tow setup you've got there!

I got the truck because originally I was going to purchase an enclosed trailer for the bikes, tools, etc. When I looked at my needs, i decided it was cheaper to just buy a truck, and have the second vehicle. With the bikes in the back, i can still use the HOV lanes here in CA which you cannot when pulling a trailer.

 

[maverick]

I think I might be doin the same thing if I lived in Cali. You also have a reduced speed limit if towing :headshake . Those rims look like Alcoas....? I have a set of those on my business van. Great quality wheels!

 

[Eric Landstrom]

Geesh Maverick, nice set-up.

I'll snap a photo on the 15th of my beater to underscore why new is better than old and beaten. :thumbup:

 

[maverick]

Thanks! I have sold the dirt bikes, but they probably wont be the last. Ive been in and out of them since I was a kid. I am new to the super moto thing though. I don't plan to race but I want something fun to blast around town on and to ride on the my favorite twisty roads. I'm tired of the boring "between sections" on a sportbike. They're just too boring on the straight sections unless your doing 'go to jail' speeds.
So, the R1 has become a track only bike, and the soon to arrive 625SMC will be the tool for occasional stress relief. I just have to find a way to make it invisble to the police. Hmmmm, I may have just jumped out of the pot and into the fire......?

 

[Ubermoto]

Cool truck & the orange van rocks!

Here's my racebike hauler:

'97 Safari AWD - 185,000 & counting...

I can haul 2-3 bikes (1 mini) and 2 people comfortably or 1-2 bikes and 3 people with this setup.

My friends jokingly refer to it as "The Abductor" (not cool!)