Jeff,
In My Opinion (haven't done this, but owned a honda scooter, does that count?)
I'd recomend mounting in the front to avoid the tailgate and engine access
problems. nuf said on that.
look for a dedicated front mount setup for the scooter(leave spare tire
access.  since its the front, trailering conversion is not needed. I'd
check with an RV center for recomendations.

Date:    Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:29:23 -0400
From:    Jeff Howard <schur@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Scooter on a Westy?

I'm hoping to take a long trip in my '87 Westy
this summer. I'm playing with the idea of mounting
a motor scooter (Yamaha, Honda, Vespa, etc.) on the
back or front of the van. I found a platform
for a scooter that mounts in a trailer hitch
in a catalog but it seems like the trailer hitch
may be a problem. It needs to support about
200 pounds of weight. The local Draw Tite dealer
didn't even list a hitch for the van.

Has anyone carried a scooter on their van before?
Front or back? ANy suggestions for a hitch that
has a tongue weight of 200 pounds or so?

Thanks in advance!

Jeff H.

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