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Mr Whiskey
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Saw something real similar to this on a Minnie Cooper towing
a sport bike the other day. (Passed me like I was sittin' still!)
Pretty neat idea....
https://youtu.be/xbyOPECSerU
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baldo
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2016, 07:59:56 PM » |
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That's pretty cool. He mentioned no license plate nonsense. I wonder if that's a state by state thing?
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Whatever it is, it's better in the wind.
On a road less traveled.
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2016, 04:58:53 AM » |
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Back in the 70's, I think U-Haul used to rent something similar to that, you had to remove the front tire though and bolt the forks to the towing hitch, it was pretty much the same result.
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Psychotic Bovine
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2016, 12:19:04 PM » |
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On the surface, it might seem like a good idea, but what about.....?
rear tire wear?
chain/sprocket wear?
shock wear?
all of this without actually riding the bike.
Not to mention, what happens if a bit of road debris hits your shift lever and puts it in second at 75 mph? Or just a good bump drops it into 1st? I know it's happened to manual shift cars towed this way behind RVs and the results were NOT pretty. (well, they were *pretty* spectacular!)
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2016, 01:05:57 PM » |
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Wonder what would happen if the rear motorcycle tire hit something like a big 'ol hole at speed???  Weeeeeee...bouncy, bouncy, bounce |
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2016, 01:17:34 PM » |
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I wouldn't do it to my bike. But it would be a good use for a spare wheel with a car tire on it, remove and leave out the drive shaft, then, when you get there put the other wheel with the good tire and drive shaft back on....lots of work but it's the only way that would work for the Valkyrie
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2016, 03:40:10 PM » |
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I would take the chain off to use it, I would not use it with a shaft driven bike. Hoser
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Mr Whiskey
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2016, 03:48:38 PM » |
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On the surface, it might seem like a good idea, but what about.....?
rear tire wear?
chain/sprocket wear?
shock wear?
all of this without actually riding the bike.
Not to mention, what happens if a bit of road debris hits your shift lever and puts it in second at 75 mph? Or just a good bump drops it into 1st? I know it's happened to manual shift cars towed this way behind RVs and the results were NOT pretty. (well, they were *pretty* spectacular!)
I had thought about the wear & tear, not to mention the additional stresses on the forks & neck bearings but..............
THAT possibility hadn't crossed my mind, thank you sooooo much!
Ya see, I was scheming on pullin' a small sport bike behind the Wing!
(We all know I'm not quite right  ) |
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Psychotic Bovine
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« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2016, 03:42:25 AM » |
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On the surface, it might seem like a good idea, but what about.....?
rear tire wear?
chain/sprocket wear?
shock wear?
all of this without actually riding the bike.
Not to mention, what happens if a bit of road debris hits your shift lever and puts it in second at 75 mph? Or just a good bump drops it into 1st? I know it's happened to manual shift cars towed this way behind RVs and the results were NOT pretty. (well, they were *pretty* spectacular!)
I had thought about the wear & tear, not to mention the additional stresses on the forks & neck bearings but..............
THAT possibility hadn't crossed my mind, thank you sooooo much!
Ya see, I was scheming on pullin' a small sport bike behind the Wing!
(We all know I'm not quite right )On a forum I had found a post about a guy pulling a Suzuki Samarai or something similar behind an RV. The 4wd lever had gotten bumped and he pulled over right away when he noticed odd things happening, but some math told him the story. His engine had been turning over 21000 rpm, needless to say it was pretty messed up. I did see a Wing pulling a waverunner. Of course, that had a trailer! I bet the launch ramp was a challenge! |
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