Assuming every thing else is ok this company makes what your after but there is a lot to consuder for it to be legal.

centralcoastendurostore.com.au/for-the-bike/bike-carriers/rack-n-roll-steel-mx-motorcycle-carrier-orange/

There are a lot of them out there. I would be discussing the inclusion of a carrier when ordering the motorhome. There are a lot of chassis out there that I would suspect will not take the strain, particularly those with front-wheel drive. A lot of those motorhomes have an extendable chassis that is like the European van chassis, they are strong when used as designed but not when you attempt to do other things with them.

The other thing is you need to watch the overhang of the vehicle. A lot of the motorhomes are built with the maximum permitted overhang and if you add something on the back you immediately transgress the overhang limits when you add anything to the rear of the vehicle.

Great advice from all and very much appreciated.

Be careful of the overhang limits.
You may not have anything that extends more than 60% of the wheel base behind the rear axle.

Cheers,

Peter

What do you mean by "removing tyre will almost make the clearance?" Peter built his motorhome to be the maximum length he could. The overhang is exactly 60%.

PeterD wrote:

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What do you mean by "removing tyre will almost make the clearance?" Peter built his motorhome to be the maximum length he could. The overhang is exactly 60%.

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 The scooter almost sits in same position ? With tyre ? It will need to sit further back for clearance ?  Above tow bar . If tow bar is included in the 60% Rule ?  

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to take a scooter/bike up to 200+kg?

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 It's a heavy bicycle!

We have carried a Suzuki 250 around on the back of out 5t MH for 10 years. The chassis must be of a truck type. Apart from the 60% rule there is a verticle load limit of 10% of the capacity of the tow bar eg stamped max tow weight 3700, VLL would be 370kg. Honda make a great lwt scooter of 120kg. We have the centre hitch and 2 outrigger supports which attach to the chassis. (This also increases the v load limit) Our hitch was made by Hitchmate in Qld but they retired and closed shop a few years back. However you would have no trouble duplicating one. Dont buy a cheapie off ebay etc, they rock and roll terribly.

I have seen motorhomes similar to mine, with scooters on the rear, on a rack

Therefore I know it can be done

At an Elvis festival in Parkes (pre Covid), I was talking to a man with a Piaggio Fly 150 cc Scooter on his motorhome

The scooter did 100 KPH with both him and his wife, on it

Im fitting a motorised front wheel to mountain bike . Two batteries. One spare . I dont mind pedalling! Its exercise after all !! Extra battery just in case first goes flat ? That way I know I have enough to get home ! Be mainly used to get shopping etc . I suspect a little site seeing in bush ?? Which I do on bike anyway . Just easier !!!

I have a ebike which folds up 500 wat motor 20 amp hr battery and get around 60km out of 1 charge
And have a 350 cc BMW scooter c400 got at 220kg on the back of my Winnebago from rack n roll in QLD the rack slides in your tow bar you can get an upgrade for 2 more bars which bolt on the existing tow bar makes it a lot stronger 

it is not intended for the Suzuki but the thought did cross my mind in towing the Suzuki with the scooter on the back but the Suzuki was doing wheel stand

I am thinking of a motorhome, but there is no way i am leaving my 32 thousand dollar BMW on a tow bar hitch.
The very minimum would be an 8x5 box trailer

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Tony Bev wrote:

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I have seen motorhomes similar to mine, with scooters on the rear, on a rack

Therefore I know it can be done

At an Elvis festival in Parkes (pre Covid), I was talking to a man with a Piaggio Fly 150 cc Scooter on his motorhome

The scooter did 100 KPH with both him and his wife, on it

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Must have been down hill with a great big wind behind him.

Cheers.

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 Or straight down a mine shaft, I've ridden quite a few Piaggio's, who I think used to be Vespa or Lambretta back in the day. If I was going to carry a bike for local runs it would probably be a Honda postie bike. It's a good thing no one has yet asked how they could carry their full dresser (massive fairing, side and top boxes) Honda Gold Wing. For the non- motorcyclists here, it looks like a Honda Civic with handlebars.

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 I may have looked a bit sceptic when he told me, about the 100 KPH, but he was not trying to sell me anything, as I had asked him about it

He did explain (going from memory)

It was slightly over 150cc, had three and not the normal two valves, was fuel injected, and had larger wheels than a normal small scooter

When I looked at the speedo, I did notice that it did go up to 140 KPH, were a normal scooter only goes up to about 80 KPH

I am repeating info what I was told, and had no reason to doubt him, perhaps he was going by speedo KPH speed

 

My version , not on a Motorhome  but on  a small Fifth Wheeler that has a full length RHS chassis.

This has travelled thousands of Kms. incl. Gibb River Rd, Gulf Rd., full length of the Darling River and many more "roads" without a problem.

Bike weighs approx. 85 Kgs. .

My only advice is that when the bike is tied down make sure  that no part of  the bike or  carrier  can   be moved, shaken or  flexed.

Do not rely on -   "being out of sight , it will be right." 

How many push bikes have broken away and been lost off the back of caravans and it is no wonder when you see them bouncing around flexing the carrier and eventually causing crystallization / metal fatigue  to the carrier and mounting points.