This may seem like a strange question, but I have seen it done in three instances on other brands of motos: Has anyone made a bicycle rack or devised a way to carry a bicycle on their GS?
I have seen this done on BMW R1200GS's and an older BMW something-or-other, but wonder if anyone has gone and done it with success to a GS. I am an avid cyclist and would love to be able to go to bicycle races farther away than I can ride to and ride home from on my bicycle.
Also, it would be nice to take the bicycle on a weekend moto trip as well.
Zip-tie the front will to your pillion peg and just drag it...I've done it before. I use a similar technique to tow my TL behind my bimmer (sans zip ties).
I am looking for something a little more solid to allow me to get up to highway speeds and remain stable. Not sure how fast you can go with one bicycle wheel on the ground and I am not sure the bicycle wheel would hold up to that kind of abuse. For a quick local trip it may work. How far did you go like that?
28 miles.
How about making a side car out of it....j/k
I personally have not seen or even heard anything about a bike rack for your bike.
Its tough enought to find a simple rack mount for the GS let alone a bike rack....
My best guess is that you would have to make it yourself...s
Sounds like a good way to crash...
God: "So Minn, what brings you to the Pearly Gates?"
Mortal Minn: "Well, I was riding along with a bicycle strapped to my motorcyc..."
God: "WHAT!?!"
Mortal Minn: "Uhh.. A bicycle strapped to my motorcycle!"
God: "No wonder... NEXT!"
Here is a picture I found of one Suzuki with a bicycle attached. I am quite aware that I will have to make something custom. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried it so I don't have to start from scratch.
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/mschue5938/mschuette.html
Quote from: MinnGS on June 19, 2006, 07:15:36 AM
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/mschue5938/mschuette.html
While you're there, follow the link to the dog powered scooters. Way cool!
Is that a fixed gear?
a buddy of mine showed up one day with a brand new 10spd strapped to the right passenger grab handle funniest thing i'd ever saw,concerned for the bike tire and bearings we checked and tire was cold even though he had just exited freeway he said the rear wheel kinda hovered most the time.(oh he had just usted heavy zip ties)
:O did you see the second page where the guy has a kayak attached to his bike?
I dont know but to that point take a car to do the job
i've seen a bike tow a car, ever cool
When I raced criteriums in California, there was one guy who always showed up with a bicycle strapped to his motorcycle. I don't know how the hell he did it. I think it was via one of the methods shown above. He was a pretty decent bicycle racer, too. If I remember, he had a Thule or Yakima tray mounted diagonally off the back of his bike.
Quote from: Mk1inCali on June 19, 2006, 09:41:21 AM
Is that a fixed gear?
Are you referrring to my avitar? I do not have that bike but one nearly identical to it and yes, it is a fixed gear. I have several bicycles including two fixed gear bikes, a cyclocross bike, a singlespeed 29er and a road bike (plus a few others in various shades of pieces)
I in answer to another question, I do not have a car so the motorcycle or bicycle are my only options.
I am hoping to create something that works off the rear passenger pegs and can use an existing Thule or Yakima tray to mount the bicycle. I think the goals are:
1. Keep the center of gravity low
2. Be able to use off the shelf bicycle rack parts
3. Have the rack be as handy as a trunk rack or roof-top rack on a car
4. Allow the rack to be quickly attach/unattached as needed.
The rear passenger pegs seem to be the most logical mounting point. I think removing the peg and using the peg bracket as the lower mount would help get the center of gravity low enough. Finding the rear mounting point will be a little more difficult but I think using the existing bolts under the seat where the rear passenger handle is attached would work well. Not sure yet.
Seriously...just stick the pillion peg through the spokes and zip-tie...then zip tie the handlebars/forks to the grab rail. Make sure the bike can turn behind you (if you use the left pillion peg, make sure it's got plenty of room to go to the right while making a right turn, and vice versa). Try it in your driveway or something...as long as you can keep the bike upright, it'll be fine...use several 1/4" ties. If you've got half ass decent bearings they'll be up for highway speeds, and with no weight on the tire it'll last forever.
(http://www.photoartclub.net/tlr/tlr1.jpg)
Same concept but with a car and a motorcycle instead of a motorcycle and a bicycle.
Quote from: makenzie71 on June 19, 2006, 07:44:50 PM
..just stick the pillion peg through the spokes and zip-tie...then zip tie the handlebars/forks to the grab rail. Make sure the bike can turn behind you (if you use the left pillion peg, make sure it's got plenty of room to go to the right while making a right turn, and vice versa). Try it in your driveway or something...as long as you can keep the bike upright, it'll be fine...use several 1/4" ties.
I will give it a try tomorrow. I have some leather toe straps that would work well in place of zip ties.
Check out the photo on this site. http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=1944 You have to scroll down a bit but there is a loaded BMW with an off the back rack. The weight looks a bit hard to manage, I would believe.
I'd hate putting on weight like that...doesn't seem safe. Also seems hard to load...
:o
Wow, that sounds like an idea with lots of potential for disaster. Especially having the bicycle roll behind you and possibly getting caught on your chain or your rear tire. :cookoo:
Is the risk really worth it? Why not just find a friend interested in bicycling who owns a car and go with him/her? :dunno_white:
Where's the risk of it getting in your chain or tire? :dunno_white: :cookoo:
It should work so long as you can ensure the bike isnt going to just fall over or twist on a corner it should move just as your motorcycle does through a corner
Quote from: makenzie71 on June 20, 2006, 12:20:40 AM
Where's the risk of it getting in your chain or tire? :dunno_white: :cookoo:
Well, if you're dragging it behind you with the front wheel attached to the passenger pegs like you suggested there's a possibility that the frame or the pedals will bump into the rear tire during a turn, depending on how you mount it I suppose. Especially if it's attached to the left peg and you make a right turn, since the chain is on that side. Also what if the rear tire of the bicycle slips during a turn due to gravel or whatever and becomes unstable? That would potentially ruin your day.
Dude the bicycle is hinged to allow play in every direction...the odds of it "slipping" and causing problems are non-existant. And there's no way that a pedal or other part of the bike will come anywhere near interfering with your rear wheel or chain without the asistance of a tailgater.
http://www.greenspeed.us/electric_bike_surf_rack.htm
I bet that would work to carry a bike on the GS too! I asked the same question about a surf board and this seemed like the best answer, so I thought I'd pop it in here to see if you liked it.
Are you on fixedgeargallery.com?
I haven't posted my hoopty-ass conversion yet, but I need to go for one last ride as it sits now, rotafixed and brakeless. I just SS'ed my older Mongoose mtb, using the cassette and a Shimano 600 derailleur for a tensioner. It's way cool, I'm definitely going to buy a proper hub and build a nice set of wheels for that, lots of fun.
Threadjack off.
I think you would be better off mounting pedals to your GS and not fiddiling with a bicycle :icon_twisted:
My GS has been ignored a bit lately, also due to the beautiful bicycle weather. But if my heart just isn't in the ride (or I've had a few too many Summits), I throw it on the front of the bus and catch a ride home. Almost every city bus in Minneapolis has a bike rack on the front now.
what about a Saris Bones rack off the back side using 2x4 across the rear seat and the lower support off of the fender??
I'll take mine down off the shelf and see if I could make it work....
zip ties and duct tape mandatory I'm sure.