Hey guys a few weeks ago i parted out my X and bought a motorcycle. I have to say that after driving something that hooked up and bringing it back to stock has been an absolute pleasure! it reminds me of how i fell in love with the car in the first place. Anyway i want to start tracking my bike but would like to transport it there on a small trailer. Does anyone have any experience with towing motorcycles with the X? I've searched and haven't really found much on the subject. Any feedback helps guys, what do you think? i would be at cruising speeds. any danger? i mean the bike weighs about 375lb DRY (no oil&fuel) Thats easily the weight of the car with full passengers...

This is what im looking to trail it with...
http://trailerinabag.com/index.html

AMS seems to have pulled it off...

 

Does anyone have pics of their Evo with a trailor hitch attached? I was curious if this could even be done.

 

i searched and found a thread but pics were gone/expired.

 

I wasnt sure if this was possible with the air dampener and all. I want to attach a hitch for a small trailer to my car. I traded in my Outlander Sport for my Evo. But the Outlander Sport was perfect for when we went camping. But if I could attach a trailer then problem solved

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...their-evo.html

 

That thread is about pre-Xs and is chock full of stoopid, so let't not send the OP over there, OK?

Yes, you can put a hitch on an X and tow a small trailer. The key is to stay off the go pedal when turning. You do not want the AYC to engage when towing.

Oh, it goes without saying that this is a drivetrain warranty killer, right? But so is racing, so if the hitch is for a tire-trailer, it doesn't matter, eh?

There's one vendor (that I don't like, so no linky from me) who sells a hitch for the X (that doesn't work with an OE exhaust). Or you can build one form scratch: e.g., http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22668

 

thanks bud that helps a lot!

 

Get a truck just to be safe

 

This is one of the stupid comments that is in the previous thread. If someone could buy another car, would they be here asking?

 

Sometime I'm at the bike trackday and I see civic towing a motorcycle in.So i think you will be ok.

 

This isn't a completely ridiculous comment, so I'll respond.

The issue for us is the AYC. If the AYC kicks in and tries to rotate the car, but you have a trailer hanging off the butt, you will have issues.

There are very few (if any ) AWD Honda Civics with an AYC, making the fact that they can tow things without issues irrelevant.

 

If you turn your Traction Control to "OFF OFF" then the Ayc is off isnt it? just tow the car in OFF OFF mode.. ?

I thought about doing a small tire trailer type thing for track days. but it's just not in the budget right now.

 

No, it isn't.

Off-off only turns off the rear-wheel, single-wheel braking to help the AYC. No button pressed for any number of times or held for any length of time will turn off the AYC.

 

I know someone who towed a sport bike for track days in an Evo VIII. It was a custom built hitch and it worked well for about two years. The result was ruined suspension and warped break rotors in the Evo.

 

And you can trace this damage to the hitch ... how?