I have seen some of these bike carrying RV's at bike shows . But I need some real reviews from bike owners that have them. So please post your pictures and all your pro's and con's and cost of your RV. Thanks

 

Sorry I cant add a pic,, im still in the looking stage also and would enjoy learning form others ,, I have owned a trailer for 14 years but not a toy hauler.... I've gone to a few shows,, and have a short list of things I like that seems to be available on mid range and above units,, maybe those who have them could add to these issues also..


1. angled entrance ramp inside back of trailer to help with ramp angle for larger bike. Not sure what this is called but seems to be a nice feature to avoid bottoming out. Did you have issues without this type of ramp with the back door?


2. Some units have a garage wall separation, instead of a open room look that your bike would have to be removed to use some of the flip down or pull down furniture.. I would rather have the garage style,, but does the open concept work with using the trailer and keeping bike inside?


3. some units have a gas generator with a tank and pump where your pump can be used to give yourself gas from your own trailer for your bike,,, I would rather avoid paying for this as My needs wouldn't include this option, however it is found on mid to higher range units. maybe you would like that.,.


4. my unit will include a winterized features and fluid tanks cause I use my trailer into winter,, This has given me unanswered questions that maybe others can answer,, often on a trailer with winterized heated tanks the area under the trailer is heated by the furnace with enclosed tanks to get them out of the wind... has this type of build made any impact on how you added aftermarket front wheel chock or tie downs? cause it seems to be a hard to get inaccessible area to add nuts or bolts under a garage area floor due to the enclosed objective with insulation below tanks.... or did you have no issues?


not trying to hijack post just issues Im dealing with as I decide.

 

Bought a cheap RV and built my own.

 

That is a really nice job on the RV

 

Great job

 

I have a 28-ft. (33-ft. OAL) Forest River Work & Play. It's self-contained with a tongue-mounted 4.5kW Onan generator. I bought mine (barely) used years ago and (to date) other than the (4) Chinese-made cheesy leveling jacks, I've no complaints.

I could easily fit two Touring bikes side by side in the 10-ft. garage.

Just remember: the longer/bigger a Toy Hauler is, the bigger the truck needed to pull it with ease. I pull mine with a F-350 DWR truck with a 4.10:1 axle ratio. I would say a 3/4 ton truck with a 3.73:1 axle ratio towing my trailer would work the truck pretty hard.

The Work & Play RVs pop up on eBay a lot, and if I had it to do over again I would have bought a longer Work & Play with a gooseneck hitch allowing for more living space. The last W&P gooseneck I saw went for around 8k (almost 1/2 of what I paid for mine). The deals are out there; it just takes patience and searching.

Here's a couple of pics of a similar Work & Play I looked at, but didn't buy:



And the Garage area:

 

I'll try to answer...

 

Great job on that! really impressed with the finished product.

 

Super job Tom. I see a cottage industry in your future!

 

That works , nice .