Noob to the market with suspension concerns

[Bobbystand]

Long time fan of Toyota pick ups am now looking at getting an RV. Also a fan of dirt bikes and am looking to haul a 600 CC on a trailer hitch rack (i.e not towing but carrying). Another forum raised a concern for me with:

Toyota chassis are not any different for a 1/2- ton pickup or a grossly overloaded "1-ton" motorhome . Axle issues were not only costly headaches but downright deathtraps.(imagine loseing an entire pair of dual wheels off one side @ 65-70mph on the interstate !!) Luckily mine sheared the wheel studs off @ 2-3mph pulling into a gas station w/no serious damage.

Just shopping around online many Toyota RV's at least appear to be aft-heavy and not ready to take another 400 lbs. back there.

Any thoughts?

[Shoprat]

Howdy Bobbystand..

Do not put a motorcycle on a hitch carrier without re-inforcing the rear frame extensions. Unfortunately, Toy motorhomes are not the most hairy chested in this area.

[turtle]

If you do wish to carry a hitch mounted bike I would suggest that you look for later model units (1989-1992 model year chassis) as they have a heaver frame and suspension.

You can add a dual receiver hitch which will accept what you are wanting to do similar to what I have on my 91 Sunrader

http://www.toymike.com/sunrader/pics/rearReceiver.jpg

If the receiver rails are attached properly to the main frame you can carry/pull just about anything with this type of set up.

You may want to look into a carrier of this type which will support a lot of the load external to the rear hitch

http://www.cruiserlift.com/swivelwheel46.html