home made one wheeled motorcycle trailer

made this trailer about a year ago to carry my big hiking backpack and now i don't use it any more. just thought someone might want to see what i came up with and i know i wasn't the first to do this. it uses a motorcycle seat spring for suspension, a scooter wheel with a DOT tire and the rest i had sitting around minus a bolt or nut. the whole project cost me bout $50. i have gone a hundred miles with 95 pounds on it and the only time you can feel it is when you go below five mph and it takes away from acceleration and top speed a bit. other than that you can't even tell it's there. i took it up to 85mph and she was rock solid and she stops nice too. i even pushed it on some real curvy roads at high speed without as much as a wiggle. dirt roads no problem. a coat of paint,some lights and registration and i'm good to go.

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[witch532]

Can you show how you connected the hitch to the swingarm? It looks as if you have a longer axle and have the hitch bolted onto that. Might you have a close-up view of that? Thanx

[sharpmaker]

@witch532 The dr650 has a hollow axle, so i made bushings for it and stuck a shaft through. makes for quick attachment and detachment. i've had some questions about this trailer so i'll make another video soon with closeups.

[2319520]

sweet. what are you pulling it with?



[sharpmaker]

@2319520 2003 DR650SE

[toastie70]

I like your suspension, removes the need for a rear shock and also acts as the front suspension that doubles as a buffer for the axil shear forces..good job

[rex4x4]

Dude that's awesome .... Thanks for the idea ...... Now to make a bigger one :-)-