Length matters!

Well – The topic might sound like a spam entry, but it is not. I am talking about a trailer, attached to my scooter. As I am doing my road trip it was necessary to get me more loading space. So I got me a one wheel trailer from Blech Heinz. And that’s the way it looks:

Trailer


To be sure that everything works, I went out on a tour, documented with Google Maps.

Heinz does not only have sense for details. He really did great work:

Hinterrad

No lurching, no swerving, no problems while driving. As your luggage was transfered from bags to the trailer, the centroid gets lowered, which has a positive effect on handling. The trailer is connected to the bike via gimbal, enabling it to follow in every curve.

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10 thoughts on “Length matters!”

  • Hello Jake,

    there is no way around welding to get things done. Bungee cords are the worst idea as I would consider them as being dangerous. If you want me to send you some detailed photos, just ask.

  • I wouldn’t rely on low quality hacks on such a road trip. A broken hitch is hell on earth at 55mph!

    You might want to check out the trip I took with the trailer to test it.

  • Jake Stichler says:

    Very nice – interestingly enough, I just bought a scooter and am planning on doing a road trip on mine as well. However, I haven’t a clue, really, about anything relating to it yet. A trailer would be nice, but I haven’t the slightest how I’d hook it up to my scooter, other than bungee cords!

  • Jake Stichler says:

    Right, of course they’re dangerous – especially to pull a trailer, and especially at my awesome max speed of 55mph. Welding… hmm… honestly, if there were some sort of way to jerry-rig a trailer in the first place, I could possibly find somewhere convenient to bolt it on. Having a trailer and being able to afford a trailer would help, too, of course.

  • Ja dann… viel Spass auf deinem/euren Österreich-Trip! Wenn ihr den Glockner meidet, werdet ihr sicher vom Schnee verschont bleiben ;-)

    Der Blech Heinz hat auch mein Moped umgebaut… die wunderschöne orange Harley, von der er ein paar Bilder auf seiner Homepage hat :-)

    Toy Run in Vorarlberg: unter sonstige Termine auf unsere Seite!

    Liebe Grüße,
    Heike

  • Aber meine Kiste ist ohne Stützrad in der Mitte so lang… ;-)

    Kardanische Verbindung??? Was meinst denn damit???

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