Date:         Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:02:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: "Towing" a two wheeler
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I did this same thing on the back of an Audi 5000 that I delivered to my
uncle near Toronto.  We welded a plate up that had a bar in the middle that
was the same size as the front hub on my Honda CB450.  We then bolted the
plate to the backside of the Audi, removed the Honda front wheel and bolted
it to the plate using the original axle bolt.  For stability, we attached a
couple of tie-downs to the handle bars and to the Audi bumper brackets.  To
reduce wear and tear, I also removed the motorcycle chain prior to making
the 2000+ mile trek from San Diego to Toronto.  No problems except backing
up was near impossible.

Cheers,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Mike Collum
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 4:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: "Towing" a two wheeler


Back in the '60s, when I had a Vespa motorscooter, I had a shop bend a
piece of plate 90 degrees in the middle and put holes in it at the
proper places.

One hole was where the hitch ball bolted to the hitch.  The plate then
extended out, twisted to the vertical where a large hole was made to
clear the hub and 4 smaller holes around it lined up with the lugs on
the front of the Vespa.

I removed the Vespa's front wheel, bolted the lugs to the "adapter" and
towed it, rear wheel down, from Texas to Florida ... then to Connecticut
... and later to Virginia.  The only downside was having to pay for
another axle at toll booths.

Mike