I have been reading a lot of posts about trailers and tow bars etc for rescuing a bike or transporting it and I like to ponder on problems. This is where my mind is going and I live outside the box.
I am thinking of using the car wheel for the right side and making a small asymmetric rocking tandem axle that would bolt under the sidecar chassis run under the bike with the rocking tandem just about having about 2" clearance from the bike on the left side. The actual tow bar would bolt to the car frame close to the motorcycle and be long enough to get about a 200 lb tongue weight on the ball. I would size the tandem wheels so that the rear wheel of the motorcycle was about 4-6" from the road surface when the tongue is on the ball which would lift the front wheel well clear of the road. The tandem rear wheel would be opposite the car wheel. It would just take a scissor jack to lift the motorcycle sufficient to emplace the tandem and bolt it in place. When the car is tilted up in front I believe it would reduce actual toe in so the side car wheel would not be scuffing much when rolling. The reason for the funky tandem is that the CG of the bike is well ahead of the side car wheel and the rocking tandem will apply the weight equally to both wheels while the axle actually carries the bikes weight. I do not see any major problems making it work with my rig and it would be very simple to make Chuck
My dearly beloved is not a hardcore traveler so it is something I need to consider. Her opinion is that Holiday Inn is camping. She is about a day tripper in good weather.
