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A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald |
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Steve McDonald wrote:
A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald Tell them about it at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-assist |
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Cool. I have always liked the idea of a fast racing bent coupled to a
trailer. Aside from the push, you could run a killer light set, having the engine a few feet further behind makes it even quieter. Also it would be good to make the trailer impact absorbing for safety. "Steve McDonald" wrote in message ... A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald |
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I might add that this motor had a super muffler that was about 2 feet long and eliminated all but a small noise. It looked much like the extractor mufflers that are used on VWs and dune buggies. By using a 4-cycle rototiller engine, that is designed to lug down to low rpms and still keep running, the use of it without gears was made more feasible. Also, the drivewheel for the belt was on the end, on a horizontal driveshaft, turning in the correct vertical plane to match that of the axle below. The engine was turned sideways on the trailer, so the drivewheel turned parallel to the direction of travel. A lawnmower engine would have a drivewheel mounted on its vertical driveshaft, turning horizontally, on the bottom. If you tried to run these engines turned on their sides, there would be problems with gasoline feed and the oil in the pan. Certainly, this trailer would serve to provide a greater visual presence and if a car rearended it, the rider might have a better chance of survival than if the bike was struck directly. Steve McDonald |
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Steve McDonald wrote:
A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald See also MotoBob electric powerassist trailers. I've been told the concern with Motobob is not stops and turns as much as bumps and low friction surface wheelspin. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Certainly, this trailer would serve to provide a greater visual presence and if a car rearended it, the rider might have a better chance of survival than if the bike was struck directly. Steve McDonald I'd bet large that a negative effect on safety would be more likely. |
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MotoBOB's are built in the same industrial complex where I am, by:
www.thunderstruck-ev.com They have done some work on a suspension MotoBOB It is like having an extra set of legs pushing you down the road. Pull the trailer off and you get your bike back. Nicely done Steve "Speedy" Delaire meb wrote: Steve McDonald wrote: A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald See also MotoBob electric powerassist trailers. I've been told the concern with Motobob is not stops and turns as much as bumps and low friction surface wheelspin. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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and best of all, the MotoBob uses a Crystalyte Hub Motor....".totally
shameless advertising on my part"/ ************************ "S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent"" wrote in message ... MotoBOB's are built in the same industrial complex where I am, by: www.thunderstruck-ev.com They have done some work on a suspension MotoBOB It is like having an extra set of legs pushing you down the road. Pull the trailer off and you get your bike back. Nicely done Steve "Speedy" Delaire meb wrote: Steve McDonald wrote: A friend of a neighbor just stopped by on his long ride down the Pacific Coast. He had a two-wheeled recumbent that was pulling-------no, make that being pushed by a trailer. The trailer had a 3-hp B & S gas rototiller engine. It was belt-driven and had a centrifugal slip-clutch, that was taken off an old motor scooter. Both trailer wheels turned on a common axle with no differential function. It had throttle and turn-off controls on the bike. He said it gave him no control problems and the way he handled it, I believe this is true. You'd think the pusher would cause trouble unless the throttle was controled very carefully during stops and turns. He had handlebar and tailbags and a big bag on the trailer. He said that ordinarily he does no peddling, unless he runs out of gas or ditches the trailer temporarily for some local riding on a stopover. Mileage has been about 140 MPG. Surprisingly, he said that so far, no cops have given him any heat. Too bad we don't take binaries here or I could show a picture. Steve McDonald See also MotoBob electric powerassist trailers. I've been told the concern with Motobob is not stops and turns as much as bumps and low friction surface wheelspin. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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and best of all, the MotoBob uses a Crystalyte Hub Motor....".totally
shameless advertising on my part"/ Steve, what is so special about this motor? Bob Bryant |
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