The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: ddbass on July 16, 2008, 12:09:50 AM
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Ever see an R65 (or any Beemer) pull a little trailer? I'm always looking for ways to haul my upright bass fiddle around.
DD
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It will rob you of a bit of take off speed but an R65 will pull a trailer or a side car just fine. A light side car might be a better choice for hauling a bass around. I can attach/remove the hack from my R90 in about 30min.
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A vintage leather helmet, scarf and googles for your bass would get people's attention. Publicity never hurt a professional musician. Post a pic when you get this going! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Do you ever get up to Johnson City to play?
Does your band have a website?
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A trailer would retain more of the "normal" motorcycle handling characteristics, but cargo trailers are generally rather smallish unless you had
one custom made. Even the smaller commercially available ones are almost 8 feet long when you include the drawbar length, too. I think
the sidecar (even if you got a basic cargo platform) would look cooler, but the bike will no longer handle like a unitrack vehicle then and
you'll have to relearn how to ride in that mode. You can look on ebay for a couple of motorcycle cargo trailer examples.
Still, I am hoping to hook up an airhead with a sidecar at some point.
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i wish i still had the pix, it was a paino moving company that had a side car that was nothing but a deck, kind of like the side car racers set up with out the bubble in front.
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My R60/2 hauls a light sidecar with no problem - the R65 has more HP but you may need to add a subframe and leading link forks for a proper setup.
A trailer would require a subframe of some sort to support the hitch ball. Some have said that the trailer will upset the handling of a light motorcycle - I have not tried hauling a trailer.
Most trailers I've seen are fairly small - perhaps too small for a bass.
I "borrowed" the attached photo - that is not my side car but it is amazing what can be carried.
I have also seen a kayak substituted for the sidecar - gives a new meaning to the word "boat".
at one time Steib made a box that fit the LS200 chassis. I suppose you could make a custom case that fit a side car frame. Be aware that light, empty sidecars are more difficult to drive - the sidecar keeps trying to fly on right hand turns. I don't think the crew with the piano had that problem!
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Thanks for the replies. I was afraid it was a silly q until I saw the piano.
I'm more likely to go with a trailer than a side car, but doubt I'll do it for now, unless I see something super light. And if I do, y'all will be the first to see pics.
DD