Pulling stuff with a CT series
First advice: don't. The CT90 is not a tow truck.
That being said, once in a while you will be tempted to use the surprising power and traction of a CT90 or CT110 to tow something else. Another bike. A car. A tree. Whatever.
If you're going to do this, treat the bike like a small tractor. The first rule with tractors is, never tow high on the rear of the tractor. It will be tempting to hook a tow line to the rear deck of the bike, but a moment's looking and thinking will show you that if you try this, you could pop a massive wheelie if the towed object doesn't decide to move, and the Honda will end up on your chest. This isn't likely to kill you, as it would if it was a 5000-pound John Deere, but it will bruise you up and may damage the bike.
If you want to pull something, look into having a drawbar made. Ideally, this would be a large U-shaped piece of heavy steel drilled in such a way that you mount it into the rear axle and then hook your tow line to the drawbar. This should keep you from going over backward. Make sure the tow line stays parallel to the ground, to maintain traction.
If you pull something beyond the capability of the CT, you will trash the clutch, pop spokes, strip gears or break the drive chain.
Do not use a CT90 to pull-start a car. You'll get run over when and if it starts, and that will hurt.
Resist the temptation to pull snowboarders, tubers, skiers, or rollerbladers.
Last updated:
08/04/2001