I'm interested in the payload capacity. It would be fun, I think to start making these bikes pull some serious loads.I've pulled a trailer before. All it takes is some common sense about speed and stopping distance. And it's surprisingly light so far. I'd guess about 15-20 lbs.
No problem with my brakes. I can lock the rear wheel at full speed sitting on the seat and I weigh 250lbs.
As far as a child seat...I'm thinking about building a rail setup for using it to tow another motorbike sometimes and building a removable seat for it to be used as a people hauler also. I have several people interested in a trailer that can haul adult people, so its worth looking into.
I figure 100-150 lbs should be doable without too much problem here where I live. (flat)I'm interested in the payload capacity. It would be fun, I think to start making these bikes pull some serious loads.
That's not bad if you can manage that. Anything more and you'd need more engine and braking capacity. A medium-sized 4 stroke might be good for that.I figure 100-150 lbs should be doable without too much problem here where I live. (flat)
I have a customer who wants to taxi people from parking to the forum for NBA games and wants me to build him a trailer to tow with the motorbike I built him.
Maybe sacrifice some top end with a 50 tooth rear sprocket.
Two adults just at a light 150lbs is still 300lbs, plus trailer, plus operator weight, plus bike weight.Yeah. He wants to pull two adults and I'm not feeling the HT doing this very well...unless its geared to climb trees, but its worth investigating if I get orders for the trailers. They use bicycles to transport people all over the world, why not here too?
I like I like Tom.............!Here's my grocery cart hauler. Won't hold much more than a six pack of Coronas, but who needs anything else?
Tom
Shan,I like I like Tom.............!
I bet I could get a 6pk of Miller 64's and a 6pk of Redds Apple Ale in that cart...LOL!
Speaking of Miller 64's the one I just had sure was good.... 93 in the shade here in central Texas today so a cold one was really good when I got home from a ride to town today.
By the way that is a very nice clean looking bike you have there Tom, really nice!
Well, how about a second six-pack?Here's my grocery cart hauler. Won't hold much more than a six pack of Coronas, but who needs anything else?
Tom
Oop! Sorry MapBike, you beat me to it!I like I like Tom.............!
I bet I could get a 6pk of Miller 64's and a 6pk of Redds Apple Ale in that cart...LOL!