• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Check out this bike hauler setup

ray_ray said:
So what is holding the bike up on that tube?

Looks like the same car pulling it in both pics ....
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Has a front binding shoe.

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and rear strap.
 
Wouldn't the tongue weight be really high, given that the axle is well behind the entire motorcycle? Looks like you'd have half the weight of the bike and trailer on the hitch, if not more... Not really ideal, especially when pulling with a (relatively) compact car.
 
Still, 200 pounds of tongue weight is a decent amount for a small car like that. I two two bikes on a small trailer behind my compact car, and if the total load is like 750 pounds, 10% tongue weight is like 75 pounds. My rear suspension would be pretty unhappy with 3X that!
 


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More info about the project:

http://www.ipdusa.com/blogs/220/ipd-xc60-r-design-project

"We drew up a rendering of the project featuring the wild single wheeled motorcycle trailer design shown and sent a proposal to the GEICO / FCR team and they liked it so much that they offered to let us use Kevin Windhams 2011 race bike when we display the concept at the 2011 SEMA show (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association) in Las Vegas this fall. Kevin Windham, or “KW” as he is affectionately known by his fans, was recently voted the most popular off-road motorcycle racer in the history of the sport."

I wouldn't expect to see it in production, imagine the lead weight (?) used for counter balance and the extra twisting force on the hitch?

Looks cool though.
 
Eaglefreek said:
I tow with my 1.3L Festiva sometimes. :D
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I had one of those trailers, I think it was $299 brand new.
I gave it a workout one day, put a new SxS on it just to get it home. The wheelbase of the prowler was wider than the wheelbase of the trailer and I had to screw 2x6x6's down to increase the width. It was like putting your Festiva on it and I was afraid the tongue was going to snap.
 
Colo moto said:
How the hell do you get your bike on it??
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Graham Jarvis would wheelie hop the one trailer wheel then land -- perfectly balanced -- on the trailer tube, blip the throttle and seat the front wheel in the chock. At least that's how it plays out in my head! ;-)
 
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