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Picked up a 2025 Honda CRF300L last week. Borrowed a friend's hitch carrier. Bike weighs ~310lbs and tongue weight limit says something in the 700-800lbs range which I thought was unusually high.

I was VERY worried about it simply snapping, but I drove very slowly. On some dips, I got pretty concerned. People say they've been carrying motorcycles for years on class III hitches and I shouldn't worry.

Outside of bringing the bike home, should I use hitches for motorcycles? I don't have room for a trailer.

Anyone else carry motorcycles using a hitch carrier here? Mine's a light dual sport, but considered a heavy dirt bike. Dirt bikes are in the 200-250lb range while dual sports can be in the 250-400lb range. Hitting a dip on the road can put a lot of stress on that hitch.

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I believe you want the tongue weight to exceed 2x the bike's weight to be safe with that type of carrier. That should put you in the safe zone with the CRF as long as its not loaded up with adventure gear. Enjoy the ride!
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Here's a donated bandsaw on its way to the local high school robotics program. It's a lot heavier that it looks, due to the retrofitted gearbox and motor to make it suitable for cutting metal.

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That was probably close to twice the load rating
I doubt it.

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I put 60 bags of mulch in my T, and if they each weighed 15 lbs each (which seems right based on how they felt unloading), that is 900 lbs. It looks like he might have a few more bags, so assuming 80 bags, that is 1,200 lbs.
 

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I put 60 bags of mulch in my T, and if they each weighed 15 lbs each (which seems right based on how they felt unloading), that is 900 lbs. It looks like he might have a few more bags, so assuming 80 bags, that is 1,200 lbs.
AI says bags of mulch weigh 30-50 lbs. 80 bags would weigh 2,400 - 4000lbs
 

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AI says bags of mulch weigh 30-50 lbs. 80 bags would weigh 2,400 - 4000lbs
I also checked AI and I think AI is wrong. I distributed 60 bags around my yard and I seriously doubt they weighed 30 or more pounds each. Of course I didn't weigh them, so maybe the great and infallible AI is right.

My truck handled the weight just fine and I made it home without issues, and didn't damage anything.
 

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I also checked AI and I think AI is wrong. I distributed 60 bags around my yard and I seriously doubt they weighed 30 or more pounds each. Of course I didn't weigh them, so maybe the great and infallible AI is right.

My truck handled the weight just fine and I made it home without issues, and didn't damage anything.
They can vary quite a bit depending on moisture content. In the same pallet, I have seen bags that were dry and light, probably 20 pounds or so, and I have seen bags that were easily 35 lbs. They were on top of the pallet and dripping water when I picked them up, apparently having absorbed rain water at Lowes.
 
 








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