Anyone familiar with Motoporter?

[bfoster]

I ran across this as well as  a few other similar products with various names and I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them.

http://motoporter.com/vs2/

Does it really work well? Is it primarily for cross town driving or would it be safe on the interstate? Is it bad for the bike? I would love to be able to transport my bike from South Florida to the mountains at some stage but I have no place to keep a trailer, so if a product like this is really good then I would be very interested.

[BadCat]

Yes, very familiar with the motoporter. It works great with the long hauls as well as the short ones.  If you go to the site and ask the question you can find out exactly what you would need to do to haul your bike safely. It is awesome because the storage space is extremely minimal, less volume than an apple box.  I store mine in between the wall where I park my bike and by the back wheel, not even a shelf required for storage.  You will need a Class II or III receiver on you car/suv/truck.

[erkishhorde]

I've heard that it's bad to tow a car for long distances with the drive wheels on the floor even if the car is in neutral. Is the same thing true for bikes?

[BadCat]

Yes, some cars it is very bad to haul, especially Toyota trucks! However when you disconnect the drive lines then it is easy to haul them.  The same is true with bikes.  Harley's and BMW's use an oil bath technology for lubricating the trans, so when you haul them then they get all the lube they need while in tow.  Other bikes have an oil pump, that runs when the engine is running, to keep the trans and clutch forks lubed.  Many of the Japanese label bikes can be lubed by adding additional oil to the case, this keeps the forks and trans lubed. If you send a message to the motoporter.com website we can advise you as to how to keep the bike lubed and running smoothly for your specific model.  If the system is getting the lube and the force from the engine is not engaged, and there is no weight on the bike while towing the wear is drastically less than when the motor is running and a driver/rider is on the bike.  Some absolutely minute wear will occur, however it is massively less than a rider/driver on the bike.