Date:         Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:40:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Anthony Franzago <afranzago@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Anthony Franzago <afranzago@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Scooter on a Westy?
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Hey Jeff,
been to plenty of scooter rallies in my Vanagon, and know that my full frame
Lambretta fits inside with the middle seat removed. I saw a guy in Chicago
with a Vespa on the back of his Westy (bike painted to match the van!),
resting on a contraption like you described that he built himself.
Good luck!
-Tony


Date:    Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:29:23 -0400
From:    Jeff Howard <schur@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Scooter on a Westy?

I'm hoping to take a long trip in my '87 Westy
this summer. I'm playing with the idea of mounting
a motor scooter (Yamaha, Honda, Vespa, etc.) on the
back or front of the van. I found a platform
for a scooter that mounts in a trailer hitch
in a catalog but it seems like the trailer hitch
may be a problem. It needs to support about
200 pounds of weight. The local Draw Tite dealer
didn't even list a hitch for the van.

Has anyone carried a scooter on their van before?
Front or back? ANy suggestions for a hitch that
has a tongue weight of 200 pounds or so?

Thanks in advance!

Jeff H.
'87 Westy
Chapel Hill, NC

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