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I will never trailer my bike

Started by Sparky, Fri 14, Mar 2014, 17:53:27

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Sparky


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Interesting...

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What's even MORE interesting could be HOW he got the bike up there?????
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alph

we have an old ford windstar minivan that I've thought about turning into a cycle trailer.  can't sell the darn thing, no one wants it, so, why not make it into something "fun"!!
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Paxton that duct tape isn't funny if you will look all it is doing is holding the straps so they aren't slapping his bike while the car is in motion :roll:
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Quote from: alph on Fri 14, Mar 2014, 18:03:50
we have an old ford windstar minivan that I've thought about turning into a cycle trailer.  can't sell the darn thing, no one wants it, so, why not make it into something "fun"!!

If you decide to do that, take pics.   I'd love to see how it turns out.

The Windstar is most likely to short to accommodate most bikes with wind screens, that is going to be a problem

I'm thinking that Windstar is a unibody but not sure.    If it is, unibody, cutting the top out to allow a taller bike in the back will most likely cause the Windstar to buckle in the middle so, you're gonna have to give it some kind of frame.   

But, it'll damn sure be one unique bike hauler.   :cooldude:
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One year in Daytona I saw a guy with a hatchback he had cut out, believe it was an old Toyota or similar. Cut a section out of the top and removed the hatchback, rolled the bike in, strapped it down and away he went. You could leave the old Windstar complete and just remove a section for the bike to ride in.

alph

Quote from: Rams on Fri 14, Mar 2014, 19:23:18
Quote from: alph on Fri 14, Mar 2014, 18:03:50
we have an old ford windstar minivan that I've thought about turning into a cycle trailer.  can't sell the darn thing, no one wants it, so, why not make it into something "fun"!!

If you decide to do that, take pics.   I'd love to see how it turns out.

The Windstar is most likely to short to accommodate most bikes with wind screens, that is going to be a problem

I'm thinking that Windstar is a unibody but not sure.    If it is, unibody, cutting the top out to allow a taller bike in the back will most likely cause the Windstar to buckle in the middle so, you're gonna have to give it some kind of frame.   

But, it'll damn sure be one unique bike hauler.   :cooldude:


Since my daughter had an accident and totaled her car she's been driving the Windstar.  Plus, I bought a nice cycle trailer last year.  Won't be cutting up the windstar anytime soon....
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Quote from: John Schmidt on Fri 14, Mar 2014, 20:10:59
One year in Daytona I saw a guy with a hatchback he had cut out, believe it was an old Toyota or similar. Cut a section out of the top and removed the hatchback, rolled the bike in, strapped it down and away he went. You could leave the old Windstar complete and just remove a section for the bike to ride in.

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alph

sometimes you do just NEED a trailer.......

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Serk

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Quote from: Sparky on Fri 14, Mar 2014, 17:53:27



Well..... I was going to agree until I saw the full post.....     :2funny:

I was going to add.... I won't either... have ridden in ALL but 4 lower 48... Never trailered... rode mine to Sturgis, Daytona 4 times, Laconia... ride to Vegas almost every year...   ( Trailer??? what's a trainer??? )   :roll:
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