Folding Motorcycle Trailer?

[Blue Sweeper]

I'm looking for one of those trailers that can be dismantled and carried in the boot of a car. A quick search on the Internet proves that there isn't much choice, plus they seem to be fairly expensive.

www.bikelug.co.uk has one that is suitable, but does anyone know or have experience of this or any other makes available?

I need one that is capable of taking the weight of a GS with a full fuel tank, so to be on the safe side lets say 300Kg.

 

[Steptoe]

Have you seen the ones the AA use .

a firm near manchester makes and sells them, when i enquired last year they were around the £500 mark .

I don't have the details here, but do as i did and ask an AA patrol man .

 

[Fanum]

Have you seen the ones the AA use .

a firm near manchester makes and sells them, when i enquired last year they were around the £500 mark .

I don't have the details here, but do as i did and ask an AA patrol man .

Hardly any of the AA men have ever seen one either.......they're shyte.

We tried many different sorts when I was with them.......nearly all fell apart, had stability problems or were too heavy for safe use........as soon as we rolled them out and did the training, we had to recall them, modify them, test them, roll them out again, train on them, recall them......

 

[boundless]

On their non flat-bed vehicles the AA now mostly use a m/c adaptor kit which fits on to the rear hydraulic spectacle lift .


Fits all bikes up to GoldWing size, takes about three minutes to prepare the adaptor then about five minutes to drive on, lift a bit, strap and check, lift fully and drive off.

Not quite the same as but similiar to this.

 

[Steptoe]

Hardly any of the AA men have ever seen one either.......they're shyte.

good job i didn't buy one then.

 

[rocks]

In development

I looked for some.. blooming costly. So have given some designs and photo's to my local garage operator, who is an extremely good fabricator. Hoping to have a working model in the next month or so..

Will post pics and details when we get it finished.

 

[bug]

treales trailers is what you are looking for

 

[Deleted account W]

treales trailers is what you are looking for

Here

 

[wut]

Found this version on the Internet. I like the concept of the cradle and winch - was going to try and convert a caravan chassis to incorporate a similar mechanism. Given the lack of welding skills and cash on my part I have given up on the idea.

http://www.aframes.co.uk/biketrail.html

The expensive version is the nice one - what a surprise!?

 

[RobC]

I have two questions regarding the folding trailers:

1) Are they really strong enough to trust loading a £10k bike on board?

2) Loading the bike looks to be a two person job. Is this correct? I can't work out how the bike will stay upright whilst the straps are tied down.

 

[richie]

Coolcarbon tows his bike behind the car on the back wheel. I remember once he said he would post a piccie, but don't know if he ever did.

Good idea though...

 

[rocks]

Questions

RobC,
First time i saw one was when a proffesional recovery company brought in a Harley to my local shop for repairs.

Yes they will, if they are made too.. Ie if it says 500kg max it means it. If it says 250kg max then it means it.

Depending on the design and your size, preperations etc you can load them single handed.. just have to prepare by ensuring the tie downs are nearby to where they need to be.. ie the two front bar ones first. laid out, ready assembled, to simply be hooked on, and tightened.

A lot of these trailer have a slot at the front where the front wheel drops into, helping to keep it upright.

Hope that helps..

 

[RobC]

Just been having a closer look at the bikelug trailer on the link earlier in this post. Great idea if the bike has broken down and how apt that the one in their picture is a Ducatti

 

[gswolf]

Sites are in Dutch, sorry. But just to give you some ideas:

CarryMate

FoldyCar

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Coolcarbon tows his bike behind the car on the back wheel. I remember once he said he would post a piccie, but don't know if he ever did.

Good idea though...

Bet that rear wheel towing behind the car...............does a power of good for a GS driveshaft and rear shock...............NOT!!!!!!!!!

Suggestions get sillier on here every day

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Bet that rear wheel towing behind the car...............does a power of good for a GS driveshaft and rear shock...............NOT!!!!!!!!!


if the GS can't stand being freewheeled along - with no driving load on the splines and simple rotational , no load forces on the final drive bearing and 'box bearing rotating in an oil bath - .

then its worse than everyone thought........

think about it - no power thru the shaft - no spline load no off-centre moments applied to the bearings - no worries !!

How on earth is the shock going to be affected ? Unloaded movement only .

some people don't know what they're on about - either that or think their GS is a precious mechanical jewel .

If it can power its way - supposedly - around the world loaded up - then it can be towed along on its wheels.



Coolcarbon has got the right idea !!

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Bet that rear wheel towing behind the car...............does a power of good for a GS driveshaft and rear shock...............NOT!!!!!!!!!


if the GS can't stand being freewheeled along - with no driving load on the splines and simple rotational , no load forces on the final drive bearing and 'box bearing rotating in an oil bath - .

then its worse than everyone thought........

think about it - no power thru the shaft - no spline load no off-centre moments applied to the bearings - no worries !!

How on earth is the shock going to be affected ? Unloaded movement only .

some people don't know what they're on about - either that or think their GS is a precious mechanical jewel .

If it can power its way - supposedly - around the world loaded up - then it can be towed along on its wheels.



Coolcarbon has got the right idea !!

Go Phil..........you try it for a couple of hundred miles as a guinea pig...........with the front wheel in a rack on the back of the car and the rear running along the road.............we'll wait to see your results