mono wheel luggage trailer

Now then this thread starts out with Clem asking about mono-wheel solo motorcycle trailers as might be attached to a Laverda.

Whilst very valid questions have been asked about 'why do you need so much stuff', I entirely agree sometimes I do the seriously travel light. Other times, maybe two up, more more luxuries are pleasant.

I the late '80's I did dispatch riding in Central London using Kawa GT550's equiped with top box and tow hitch. Most deliveries were fine with the top box and over shoulder bag but when needed there were a large and small trailer option. The trailers worked really well, now way you could do what we were doing with a sidecar outfit or a small car, great versatility. At the time I was 21 yrs old and building the Jota (pictured with trailer) that I still have. It lived in my bedroom in a shared house at that time. On the road outside I had a cafe race ally tanked XJ650 and a Russian sidecar outfit.

If you wish to carry loads of shit, some of which might possibly be your mates tents, tool kits, cooking equipment, spares etc., a trailer actually makes a lot more sense than an outfit; unhitch trailer and in my case I had an untethered Jota to play with. How many outfit riders unbolt their chair to play in the hills?

I had the trailer behind the Jota only for a few years, it was a time when it was the only vehicle I had on the road at the time, a time when it was used in all weathers for all purposes 15,000+ miles per year. Kept together on a shoestring student style budget.

OK criticism from so many of you, may I ask how many of you have actually ridden a solo bike towing a trailer?

James
 
I hyave now heard from Montrail UK.They state that the law written in 1984 stipulated that the trailer must have a MAXIMUM of two wheels, the relevant chapter and verse will be forthcoming later, but here is where the confusion lies, the law makers had no idea that it was even possible for a trailer behind a bike to have a single wheel, what they where trying to avoid was four wheels, or maybe (??) three wheels etc, so it is a maximum of two wheels behind a solo motorcyle in the UK.Visitor rules mean that anywhere you can legally take your bike, the same applies (EU or more).

Thank you JWC, how many have actually riden with a single (or double) wheeled trailer behind your solo?
you forgot to post the picture of the Jota plus trailer
CLEM
 
CLEMTOG said:
I hyave now heard from Montrail UK.They state that the law written in 1984 stipulated that the trailer must have a MAXIMUM of two wheels, the relevant chapter and verse will forthcoming later, but here is where the confusion lies, the law maklers had no idea that it was even possible for a trailer behind a bike to have a single wheel, what they where trying to avoid was four wheels, or maybe (??) three wheels etc, so it is a maximum of two wheels behind a solo motorcyle in the UK.Visitor rules mean that anywhere you can legally take your bike, the same applies (EU or more).

Thanky you JWC, how many have actually riden with a single (or double) wheeled trailer behind your solo?
you forgot to post the picture of the Jota plus trailer
CLEM
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  While I have got to admit I have never ridden a motorcycle with a trailer, I have done plenty towing on the road with cars, vans, trucks etc. and a trailer allways has an adverse effect, I had a very scary incident whilst towing a Jensen Interceptor on a flat four wheel trailer through France. It's a bit like eating dog shit, you know it is going to taste horrible, so it does not require actually trying out before dismissing the idea as a bad one. If you were to find yourself having to brake hard or take emergency evasive action with all that unbraked weight swinging around your rear wheel things are going to get right out of shape very quickly. In my view they are a dangerous novelty on a motorcycle, just because you can don't necesarily make it a sound idea.  :) Good luck with it.

   

  Keith
 
I saw a Benelli Sei 750 once with a monowheel trailer giving it large on the motorway in the mid '70s.
Think it was Dutch but not sure.
The trailer was oscillating in circles and tugging the back wheel all over the place.
Had he been riding at more sane speeds there would likely have been no problem, but he was somewhere between 90 and 100 mph.
 
Surely there are other avenues to explore before resorting to the potential dangers of an overloaded trailer, look at this fellah, he seems to be able to carry everything he needs without needing to tow anything
 

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Surely there are other avenues to explore before resorting to the potential dangers of an overloaded trailer, look at this fellah, he seems to be able to carry everything he needs without needing to tow anything
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Yes, but he's already got three wheels, just like Clem wants to have!

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Dick
 
Thing is about trailers, you can take stuff....


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that might otherwise overload the motorcycle
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Isn't it what you want ?

http://www.moto-station.com/article698-remorque-moto-wipi-la-3eme-roue-futee.html

I saw a guy with this mono wheel on a Honda 900 CBR. He found it excellent

Cheers

Xavier
 
merci beaucoup Xavier,plein de bonne idee par la,mais pour mois je desire quell que chose de moins poids lourds, regardez a le www.monotrail.uk.
CLEM
 
I have done 200,000 on one of mine,in 31 years, and I have seven others,how may have you done on yours?
CLEM
 
CLEMTOG said:
merci beaucoup Xavier,plein de bonne idee par la,mais pour mois je desire quell que chose de moins poids lourds, regardez a le www.monotrail.uk.
CLEM
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If we want to put a trailer to the bike, it's true that a single wheel trailer is better

And these new systems for securing bikes are good

 
Hello Clem,

Perhaps this (dutch) firm can help you further. See www.tourmaster.nl.htm. With a English and a German translation.

Cheers,

Sjaak.
 
Riding motorcycle with trailer seems very unusual for me .I have never seen such before.I think its not easy to drive with a luggage trailer.Be careful while driving.
 
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