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It’s a great idea well executed. I just couldn’t use it myself. It feels like putting the dog on the roof. I’ve been using a 5x8 flat trailer for years, and even the thought of a bike tipping off of that scares me. I finally gave in and bought a 6x12 enclosed trailer. Trailers are a pain to maintain and store though. That’s a really great looking G5 Kidsmoke.
"New way" thats funny. My father made the identical thing in 1973 for our family car as a rescue device when he commuted to work on a Honda 90 step through. It however mounted the bikes front wheel in the holder which was mounted on the cars tow bar. We use it on one occasion.Ciao
Ummm. Yeah. That’s the point. new way - rear tire. Only one I’ve heard of. Sounds like you’re corroborating that.
made it without incident or harm to the bike.Don
I’m not being critical just to be inflammatory, but. I hate it.The grip on the rear wheel is providing high twisting loads through both it (the wheel) and the swingarm during cornering and road irregularities.When one wheel of the truck drops into a dip and the other does not, that left/right rocking that you feel, is fed through to the bike and unsympathetic loads are applied.You can see in the shot that the bike is not properly vertical. The more it moves away from this point, the more it will tend to continue to do so. Lateral instability=bad thing.Two tie downs from up near the grab rail, to out near the ends of the truck’s rear fender would be highly advantageous…(actually imperative).When you encounter a bump in the road during normal riding moving forwards, the shock is dissipated (mostly) in the compressing of the fork springs due to the force vector’s horizontal and vertical components.Travelling in reverse, the tendency is to EXTEND the forks which INCREASES the bending moment on them…Not good at all.Don’t even entertain the consequences if you get Liberace’d at a stop light….Goodbye bike…Period.The bike will not be able to move forward with the momentum of the colliding vehicle, it will collapse like a coke can.I don’t know if spinning the speedometer drive machanism in reverse is an issue or not. Oh and don’t ever..ever..ever..e tc..forget that it’s there and reverse the truck, especially with steering input..It WILL WRECK EVERYTHING…!I think the whole idea has more bugs than a boarding house bed.I wouldn’t do it…..
If that were true, would t you think at least one customer would’ve had a problem? Just one? And in 40 years of driving I’ve never forgotten I was towing. Backing up with it is super easy. There are hundreds of these out there and there has not been a single failure. Not one. With all these risks that seems crazy to me. I still can’t find a commercially offered rear wheel tow device. @perazzimx14 did you say you saw one?
Google "motorcycle tow bar" and lots of stuff comes up. This is not a new concept. The version on the big auction site is $90 and is rated at 800#Here's a front wheel version:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiEkaPa2Lz3AhUJZd8KHWNPDgcQwqsBegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0io8g_VjGNo&usg=AOvVaw0KcnmY_9BKQA5hRHzq4mgaUnless it was my only option in an emergency situation would I choose to use one of these getup's I would thing a remote TMPS with a readout in the tow vehicle would be minimum safety equipment. I could see getting a flat and never knowing it until the tire was all balled up around the forks or swing arm and the wheel being grinding away on the road.
You wouldn’t know unless they told you about it.I drive a 26 metre B Double truck all week and I haven’t forgotten either. Does that mean I’m closer to the day that I do ?I must be clueless.Just get one, they are nicely electroplated.A chrome one would be even better…
Huzo. I own the one shown. That’s my Guzzi. And also mentioned in the thread, the owner of the company is a friend. Since it’s inception there have been zero - ZERO - customer complaints, returns, or report of failure. Her question to me was “what’s wrong with it? What is the concern of an experience biker when they look at it?” I told her I thought I could find out, beyond my own observations. I do appreciate the critique. It’s all valid.
As one who doesn't have the room for a truck or trailer it looks quite interesting, it still puts a significant load on the drawbar (around half the bike's weight) but it should tow easy I think.
This concept is not new or earthshattering, It's been around for a looooong time. If it was so great I wonder why every motorcyclist with a 2" receiver doesn't have one in their garage. I mean they are $90 on eBay so its not a cost thing. Maybe the trailer cartels have done a good job at silencing the competition or maybe its just a bad idea?
What I haven't heard addressed is whether or not there is any issue with rolling a motorcycle tire backwards, since most are directional.