Honda Goldwing towtruck...I mean... bike!

[NPloysa]

Check this out!



http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20040414-towbike.asx

 

[nickleinonen]

:-laf:-laf:-laf

 

[RankRam]

Who Da Thunk! :--)

 

[HoleshotHolset]

(Not knowing much of anything about Goldwings might make this statement all the more ludacris... ) How are they not burning up the clutch/transmission in that bike?



That's pretty cool, though.



Matt

 

[TPCDrafting]

Hey Matt, can you say: :-laf :-laf

 

[Rotty]

Well, I have a 99 gold wing. Ain't no way in hell you will catch me towing a vehicle. Yes it is powerful, smart clutch and throttle will work. What about stopping 3500llbs, surge brakes???

Great idea though... Just not for me...

 

[CGriffith]

That pretty cool! Seem like a great fix for traffic problems. The first hot day of the year here in Denver there are broke down cars everywhere. Takes forever for a towtruck to get there. Wouldn't be a problem if people could just figure out how to get their car off the road. Funny how no one will stop and help you in traffic. I have been standing there holding a strap hooked to my busted down old pos and no one even stopped to help! Musta though I was gonna throw that strap over my shoulder and tow it off the road myself. Had to wait till a friend showed up 10min later.



I wouldn't want to pull a car with my bike any farther than the next exit! Be kinda of like those people you see pulling a 30ft travel trailer with their explorer. What happend to those days of throwing a sack of 100s and a spare pair of undies in the saddle bag and taking off for a long weekend?

 

[EricBu12]

They said there are aux brakes on the dolly wheels and the center wheel... I imagine they designed a heavier clutch... had to... also probably lowered the gear ratios... . notice on most of the videos, it wasn't doing 70-80 mph... . built for a certain speed, the ratios would be sorted out for towing... .

 

[DHorton]

Cgriffith, your saying in your sig owns me..... I still haven't stopped laughing.

 

[jkalchik]

This is the second clip I've seen on this device.



To me, it still looks like a disaster waiting to happen. The first clip had a segment where it towed a small sedan in a parking lot and made a right turn, braking. The sedan pushed the tail of the bike around a LOT. Yeah, I know, it's only intended to get the stalled vehicle out of traffic, but I still don't think that it's a workable solution.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

What if they used one of those Goldwing trike conversions?

I bet that would help with rearend stability...



You gotta applaud what these folks came up with.



Matt

 

[jkalchik]

A trike conversion would defeat it's ability to lane-split. And every trike conversion I've side is wider than what the tow rig folds up into.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I guess I need to pay more attention the the trikes I see on the highways. For some reason, I thought they were only a little bit wider than the big honkin' saddle bags that the 2-wheeled Goldwings have.



Matt

 

[BlakeDavis]

the goldwing works but...

... i think one of these would work better



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