Well this was an interesting rabbit hole

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 05/08/2020 at 11:20 • Filed to: two wheels good

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Motorcycles pulling various things

This last one isn’t technically a motorcycle, but it’s fantastic

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 11:32

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Tow-to rcycle

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 11:33

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Also, is that a Ural towing a Rokon? Jesus Christ that person could go ANYWHERE!

TheRealBicycleBuck > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 11:34

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It’s not about going. It’s about being able to stop. I sure hope some of those rigs have electric brakes on the trailer (I’m looking at you, BMW).

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/08/2020 at 11:35

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That one was probably my favorite one lol

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/08/2020 at 11:37

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It sure doesn’t look like there’s even any room for brakes on those trailer wheels   

jminer > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 11:38

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I love the 4th pic - I went down a rabbit hole trying to build one of those 1-wheeled trailers with suspension like that a couple years ago and found myself over my head fab wise.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 11:47

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My favorite episode of On Two Wheels .

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/08/2020 at 12:33

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Precisely. There are reasons why these things are so incredibly heavy, usually loaded with literally tons of ballast and made out of impossibly thick plate steel. We had one guy get tired of waiting for proper equipment to arrive and used a little tractor meant for smaller narrowbodies to push back a loaded widebody freighter. He probably got away with it in the past, but this time he needed to make an emergency stop when another aircraft started backing out before it was safe to do so. He ended up being dragged along for the ride as our aircraft went gracefully sliding right into that encroaching  DC-8...

ranwhenparked > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 12:38

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And now I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of looking at motorcycle campers. I bet a smaller car could pull any one of them without breaking a sweat, they seem to weigh about the same as one typical American adult passenger. My Camaro has a 1000lb factory tow rating, a 400ish lb popup would be well within limits and perfect for weekend musical festivals and such, assuming those ever happen again.

Hell, a Nissan Figaro could handle something that light, which is another thought. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 05/08/2020 at 12:42

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Excellent example!

I have enough mass to manhandle a Cherokee fairly well , but my instructor, who weighed at least 100 lbs less than me, struggled. He could get it moving, but had a hard time getting it to stop.

Thomas Donohue > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/08/2020 at 12:42

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I was wondering about the weird shape...turns out it’s a self contained towing system that folds up at the back of the Goldwing . A company in Sweden makes them.

The Retriever is designed to minimize forces to transfer from the towing unit to the motorcycle. This is managed by the patented brake and steering system. The systems works together to eliminate the transfer of forces.

Gone > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 12:47

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Always like the bike mounts.

Michael > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 13:00

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I have, uh, concerns about this one

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/08/2020 at 13:00

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As part of a charity event I was on a team in a pull event moving a 727 over a set distance. Sure, like all teams we could easily (relatively speaking) get it moving, but you certainly wouldn't want to rely on us to get it stopped...

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Thomas Donohue 05/08/2020 at 13:04

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The systems works together to eliminate the transfer of forces.

This either means that tow dolly actually has active braking or they figured out how to beat physics. This still sounds like marketing BS, because no matter what that car has mass and you might be able to mitigate the forces felt by the bike, but you’re never going to eliminate them.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Gone 05/08/2020 at 13:05

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That one is pretty slick.

Thomas Donohue > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 13:32

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30 km/h max speed, only meant to tow the car out of the way on congested roadways. Looks legit, but their website no longer exists for more info.

Electric/momentum braking should be fine for short, sl ow tows.

Nom De Plume > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 13:41

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Sidepulling of a high degree is the rabbit hole I keep trying to avoid. If you smartly equip yourself with ABS and take customization in the right direction you can get a trailer in the mix too. ACTUAL JELLOPICNIC LINK WORTH SHARING

This is a decent example of exterior styling that hasn’t been improved on much for the design shown. Possibility to spec a headlight is very exciting to me.

Passenger space can be equipped with all the modern marvels; A/C-Heat, power, power seat, entertainment options (but you’ll use a phone so why bother with anything but possibly speakers), storage options (cooler, secure bins/netting, toolbox, phone etc), Comms are standard equipment, lighting also standard, deployable sun shade/light filtering, anything you think of.

Rear storage is just as versatile. Gas tank with transfer pump (as called out in article) is a rather interesting decision to give up valuable trunk space.  You are just a solar panel away from highly enjoyable travel.

facw > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/08/2020 at 14:45

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Well the car has its rear wheels on the ground, so you just have to tap into those...