Towing with a motorbike

[Tazz]

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?

Tractor linkages are are heavy as fawk. They are thick walled and the rose joints at each end are solid.

Light weight pintle hook, UJ or something made specifically for bike trailers (maybe even light ag, like ride on mower territory) would be where I'd start, after working out how how to make a decent mount on your GS. After all that I still think you'll find a side car is a better bet financially and setup wise.

[russd7]

trailors don't have to be heavy to be legal, chap down this way has one made out of a plastic 200l drum with a scooter wheel on the back and a drawbar mounted on the front. as far as dogs riding on bikes, you will be surprised how quick they get used to it, hell back in the days before trikes we used to carry the dogs on the bikes, not a lot of room on a KM 100 when ya have one on the tank, one on the seat behind and another one trying to get on as well, ahhhh them were the good ole days

[Paul in NZ]

Towing a trailer you will be limited to 90kph I think...

[granstar]

trailors don't have to be heavy to be legal, chap down this way has one made out of a plastic 200l drum with a scooter wheel on the back and a drawbar mounted on the front. as far as dogs riding on bikes, you will be surprised how quick they get used to it, hell back in the days before trikes we used to carry the dogs on the bikes, not a lot of room on a KM 100 when ya have one on the tank, one on the seat behind and another one trying to get on as well, ahhhh them were the good ole days

Was that with the ex then, the tank gets hard after a few miles?

[BikerChick101]

This looks like its attached rather precariously but is the best example I could find of what I'm currently considering after everyone's input on trailers and sidecars etc.
Any thoughts?

[Daffyd]

Could be a tad top heavy.

[BikerChick101]

Compared to a pillion? I'm thinking something a bit more solid with a frame to attach it to the frame of the bike so it can't move around when she moves...

[Big Dog]

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

The ones I have seen on the road have been more like the old style apple crates with the lid off.

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[BikerChick101]

The ones I have seen on the road have been more like the old style apple crates with the lid off.

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I just don't want to risk her trying to jump out...

[James Deuce]

Towing a trailer you will be limited to 90kph I think...

From de Road Code mon.

• If the trailer, including its load, is up to half the weight of your motorcycle, the maximum speed you can ride is 90km/h.
• If the trailer, including its load, is more than half the weight of your motorcycle, the maximum speed you can ride is 40km/h.

An American tourist got quite a shock a few years ago to get hauled off to the station, his license removed and his visa endorsed for travelling about at 100 kph with a what amounted to a 2 tonne camping trailer attached to to his Harley. There was a bit of to and fro with the Tourism minister and it was agreed that he could continue his holiday if he stuck to 40kph. He quite rightly went home instead.

[James Deuce]

I just don't want to risk her trying to jump out...

All you need is a harness and leash clip. You'll be fine.

[Big Dog]

Introduce her slowly. If she likes it she won't jump. If she doesn't you are better of leaving her home.

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[Erelyes]

This looks like its attached rather precariously but is the best example I could find of what I'm currently considering after everyone's input on trailers and sidecars etc.
Any thoughts?

Large dogs need not apply.

Um, one thing I forgot to mention about side cars before. Technically you have to get LVV certification to put one on your bike. The law views them as a modification to the bike, not a unit unto themselves.

[BikerChick101]

Would you also need to get a certification for a tow ball if I decided to take that path?

[BuzzardNZ]

I just don't want to risk her trying to jump out...

Then perhaps it's time to abandon this idea and just use the car for camping trips with your dog and leave the bike trips just for you.

Failing that, I think the only sensible and safe option for a dog that size ( German Shepard ? ) would be a large permanently fixed sidecar.