trailering

[mechanic savant]

anybody put a hitch on an R1200r yet ???or know of whom has ( wife is showing an interest in camping!!!)

[ka5ysy]

Heracy


Convince her she really, really needs her own

[r12rtom]

Friends,
I have the same problem. I would like to attach a hitch to pull a small trailer to my bike. This is no heracy but the need for storage room. I can not find any hitches specified for my bike R1200R. Please advise!
Thanks
r12rtom

[thepeacebullgrunt]

Hummm.... I like this thread !

Me too... I would love to be able to trail my Lafuma long chair when I go to the beach...

And by freaking provocation if I could carry it unfolded and hitched on a small aluminum trailer I'll be very happy specially on weekdays when everybody on the freeway is rushing to work.

If I could even sit in my long chair on the trailer and command the bike with a remote system
I'll be even more fulfilled ! particularly in my swim clothes on Los Angeles freeway's during weekdays. Foock Labors man !

No ! but S E R I O U S L Y !
I am very interested to see where this thread will go...

Thanks for posting the question Mechanic Savant !

[gezerbike]

anybody put a hitch on an R1200r yet ???or know of whom has ( wife is showing an interest in camping!!!)

Have her meet you there !

[celticus]

I don’t know a thing about pulling a trailer and I am not saying that I disapprove but the wife and I go camping two up all the time. You just have to figure out how to pack your stuff right.
These help us out.
http://www.helmetheadcycle.com/product/ ... duffel-bag

[redwing]

I couldn't resist ... probably much more than you are looking for. Maybe FredeR1200Ric might like this.

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/ ... r-trailer/

Robert

[thepeacebullgrunt]

Wooooah ! Robert this is a real GIFT !
Thank you very much I totally LOVE it !

This is a motorcycle powered tear drop...
The ultimate elegance !

[hankth]

Fly-Ride vacation is the solution here. She flys, you ride.

[celticus]

I couldn't resist ... probably much more than you are looking for. Maybe FredeR1200Ric might like this.

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/ ... r-trailer/

Robert

It looks like the guy riding the motorcycle in this ad has a pair of tighty whities on his head as a helmet.

Mark

[deilenberger]

I can't even begin to image the fun in any cross-wind more then 2MPH..

[thepeacebullgrunt]

No Don...
when there is wind you re-assemble everything on the Kayak and you take the sea.
hybrid design ! very cool !

[coolchange]

I added a hitch to my bike and made my own trailer. pulled it up and down I95 empty and loaded 65 lbs. empty it bounced a little at 80+ mph loaded i didnt know it was back there.i have pics but not sure how to upload it here. can send if i have your email. moa #118252

[redwing]

Hey Fred... I think a sun deck is an option by special order...

Good luck coolchange... post some pictures.. you may have something you could market; however for me IMHO I don't want to take away from the bike's handling.

Robert

[ka5ysy]

I have to wonder if the designer ever rode a motorcycle. The bike in the article looks a lot like an old Cushman scooter with that wart fairing over the front wheel.

[r12rtom]

Friends,
I have the same problem. I would like to attach a hitch to pull a small trailer to my bike. This is no heracy but the need for storage room. I can not find any hitches specified for my bike R1200R. Please advise!
Thanks
r12rtom

I had hoped that somebody could answer my question without going into sillyness.
Here I try again: Can anybody advise on the availability of a hitch for a R1200R?
Thanks

[mogu83]

I guess the answer is that no one on this list has ever considered pulling a trailer with a R1200R.

Even though the machine has the power I think the relatively short wheelbase, light weight, and lack of a substantial frame would make pulling a trailer dicey at best. I've never hooked a trailer to a bike, but have known and ridden with people that have, and when things go wrong they usually go wrong really fast with very bad results.
If you do go ahead with your project I would suggest you don't use a hitch welded up by someone in the backyard but purchase one from a manufacture that can give some guarantee for your safety.
I've never seen a hitch offered for a R1200R.

That's about as serious as I can get.

[r12rtom]

If somebody has made a hitch for a R12R here is my e-mail: [email protected].
Please sent pictures and and instructions on how to fasten it to the bike
Thanks
r12rtom

[Lost Rider]

I had hoped that somebody could answer my question without going into sillyness.


Here I try again: Can anybody advise on the availability of a hitch for a R1200R?
Thanks

Not a chance with a question like that.

Buy a Goldwing.

[thepeacebullgrunt]

Sorry mechanic savant & friendly post readers if I am getting a bit annoying with my seriousness... but...I was wondering why nobody mentioned about a designed side car for the R1200R.

Rather than a hitch system with a trail I think a side car & the bike would carry wife and way enough gear to last at least a few days in the wild.

I think I have heard about a lot of guys customizing
any bikes on the market to attach a side car... and take the road !