hey all. I'm new, and mostly look at the good tips on here. I have an 03 elment, and have had a joe hauler motohauler on it for 1.5 years. I'vee only owned the van for 2 yrs. I have carried my ktm 450 supermoto racebike wich is about 285lbs. And also inside the van my sons race bike a ktm 65sx about 110lbs a eu2000 honda generator, 10x10 ez-up, and all are gear to a race 400 plus miles away doing 75mph the whole way. YES the steering was light. How I did it was I welded the u-haul hitch "after it was mounted standarly by a dealer from the original owner." To the unibody, adding 1/4" tubing, and gussets as far back as 8" inches from where the bolts are mounted to the thin unibody. I have no idea what amount of extra stenght this has added. But I do know that I haul car for a profession, and have access to lifting my elemet iin the air all the time to check on it, and due oil changes. I have also worked for Honda for 2 years and have hauled many a honda to the dealer. ANYWAYS, I suggest if you do this kind of moto hauling, you due the mod that I did. If problems ever show up I will post up. Good luck!