Towing with a motorbike

[Stirts]

I thought of doing something like that originally but my dog would probably be too big

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I would look into this first... less faffing about with your bike and it will certainly be the option that least affects handling. Or get a custom seat made that includes a harness. Like this (well not exactly like this cos it's a bit naff looking, but you get the idea) ...

http://www.v-twinforum.com/forums/v-...ycle-ride.html

[vifferman]

I worked on a farm for a few years, where we had the (two-wheeled) farmbikes mostly fitted with trailer hitches. Lot of drama with sheep or a load of haybales on the back; they'd wheelspin wildly uphill, and if you tied the fookrs to the front of the cage, you'd pull some pretty awesome wheelies. Also (plus!) as others have mentioned, the trailer would push the back of the bike when decelerating into corners.
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, but the trailer hitches would be legal for on-road. IIRC, the bike had an extension to the rack on the back that had a ~15mm steel tongue with a hole, while the trailer had a double tongue. There was a fat (20mm?) pin with a large head that was inserted through the holes, and a ring with a locking pin that went through a small hole in the bottom of the large pin, with a chain to the drawbar so it didn't get lost.
All pretty lightweight, but I dunno how you'd go getting it all WOFd. Plus it all rattled like a bastard, and the rudimentary suspension made it bounce wildly at speed over bumps. The the drawbar on the back of the bike exerted quite a bit of leverage on the bike, due to the way it transferred to forces to the bike (a more cunning system connecting closer to the bike's centre would have been better. But not so much fun...

If you had a more road-worthy trailer, I reckon you'd have trouble getting it lightweight enough without spending some serious coin. Plus ideally you'd need the trailer at least lightly braked, a pretty good (and certified) swivel joint for the hitch. I reckon it'd be easier just to take the car...

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I thought of doing something like that originally but my dog would probably be too big

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[BikerChick101]

I reckon it'd be easier just to take the car...

Now where's the fun in that?

That hitch you're talking about sounds very similar to the set up they have with tractors, yeah?

I might have to look into some kind of seat on the bike for her, just worried she'll freak out. I don't think a dog going crazy on the back of a bike would be much fun. She's a rescue dog so pretty much scared of anything. Was used for pig hunting so loves being in a dog box, hence the trailer idea

[BikerChick101]

What about one of those dog boxes that bolt on a car towball? Would that be a better option? I would just be worried about her sliding around a bit when the bike leans over around a corner

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[nodrog:Me]

What about one of those dog boxes that bolt on a car towball? Would that be a better option? I would just be worried about her sliding around a bit when the bike leans over around a corner

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See if you can rent a bike from a bike shop, then see if you can rent a retarded ADHD child with full body Tourette's from the IHC, then take them for a ride.

That should answer all your questions.

[EJK]

Picture of a hacksaw

Hello BikerChick101. Do you Chinese delivery to house?

[Stirts]

just worried she'll freak out. I don't think a dog going crazy on the back of a bike would be much fun. She's a rescue dog so pretty much scared of anything. Was used for pig hunting so loves being in a dog box, hence the trailer idea

If she is harnessed in properly there should be no issue, and if you ease her into the "pillion" thing she will be fine. If she is not already, get her used to hearing the bike, then sitting on it while going, then little rides up the road...baby steps.

[James Deuce]

Mossy has a trailer fetish. He'll be along shortly.

A mate with a KTM 1190 Adventure has a wee dog and he's modified a plastic crate to mount to his top box plate and installed a wee perspex windshield and his miniature schnauzer sits in there quite happily, for long, fast periods of time. Including wheelies and heavy braking to avoid hares.

[BikerChick101]

This is my dog, just for size reference

[Stirts]

This is my dog, just for size reference

Naaawww those eyes!!! Why is there a smiley face on her butt cheek?

[EJK]

This is my dog, just for size reference

Looks delicious

[Big Dog]

What about one of those dog boxes that bolt on a car towball? Would that be a better option? I would just be worried about her sliding around a bit when the bike leans over around a corner

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I don't know about a dog box specifically but I have seen a few bikes with a wooden crate tied either to the back sear or some sort of frame and a dog the size of a sack of spuds patiently sitting inside.
Usually on adventure or farm bikes in rural areas.

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[BikerChick101]

Naaawww those eyes!!! Why is there a smiley face on her butt cheek?

It's a brand, something to do with pig hunting, I'm not entirely sure

[BikerChick101]

I don't know about a dog box specifically but I have seen a few bikes with a wooden crate tied either to the back sear or some sort of frame and a dog the size of a sack of spuds patiently sitting inside.
Usually on adventure or farm bikes in rural areas.

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Yeah, I was thinking I could fabricate some kind of frame to hold one of those dog carriers onto the pillion seat. Mount it so that the door faces backwards (so it's along the bike rather then across it) that should minimise her sideways movement