Nicer bike = lighter, stiffer, faster.

Better time? :dunno

M

It was a nice day of cruising.

Dude, it's haircut time.

:lol3

I've come to determine that 'going riding' means different things to other people. :norton

I say 'you riding off-road?' they say yes and I think roots, rocks, mud, uphill, downhill, :ricky etc. FWI have seen, its more like fire roads, gravel trails, and easy round the neighborhood. ie: 'a nice day of cruising.'

Me? If I'm not muddy, scratched, and possibly bleeding, it wasn't a good ride. :nah Notice I didn't say things that say 'falling down.' :nono That's to be avoided if at all possible. :nod

M

Bicycle on scooter.
 

Here is my first attempt:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/SUC50664.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/SUC50665.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/SUC50667.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/SUC50669.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/SUC50670.jpg

Let me know what do you think.

You're missing a wheel.

I've seen a few pros that could wheelie a road bike, but...

Hard to ride without that thar front wheel. :nod

Otherwise... Why'd you put it on the side with the exhaust?

M

Very cool pic, looks like a good time. I had that same Gary Fisher till my brother borrowed it...long story.

UP N MTNS

where's the yakima strap thing that secures the rear wheel to the tray?

I hope that pannier bracket is attached really securely to the scoot, because you're going to be putting a lot more torque moment on it than a hard case would. I'd keep an eye on the frame welds for cracks.

Front wheel is easier to secure than the main bulk of a bicycle on a scooter.
Just use a wheel fork on the other side.

I can put the bike on either side of the scooter, but with the bicycle drivetrain on the outside of the scooter, I can place the bicycle closer to the center of the scooter. Also keep weigh opposite of sidestand/centerstand deployment side. BTW, it's a 250cc scooter, doesn't put out hot exhaust that would melt bicycle tires at 5" away.

This is only my first attempt, the next version would look something like this to keep weight along the center of the scooter:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../bikerack2.jpg

Yeah, I want one of them box/bike carriers too. Gonna hafta figger out how to get one done for my GS-ADV

M

Kind of a Rube Goldberg spine fracturing device in the event of a rear ender, eh?!

You get rear ended, the bike is the LAST of yer worries!

M

If someone read ends you while you have a contraption like that on your moto, they're likely to be legally blind, drunk or fallen asleep at the wheel.

http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/6/2/...atamoros-Crash

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,362147,00.html

A car driven by an alleged drunken driver plowed into a bicycle race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday, killing one cyclist and injuring 10 others.

Juan Campos was apparently drunk and had fallen asleep at the wheel before crashing into the race in Monterrey, Mexico, police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez said.

A photograph taken by a city official shows the horrifying moment of impact. The force of the collision sent bicyclists and equipment high into the air and Matamoros newspaper El Mañana described children crying, women shouting for help and men trying to lynch Campos before police arrived to arrest him.

Killed in the crash was Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey.

Campos told police he was an American citizen from Brownsville, Texas. The U.S. consulate could not immediately confirm that.

"We are looking into the incident in terms of whether American citizens were involved,'' consulate spokesman Todd Huizinga told the Associated Press.

The crash happened 15 minutes into the race along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, authorities said.

A total of 452 cyclists were participating in the 21-mile race, which was canceled after the incident.

It's mostly a training thing for me. I get my speed thrills on something bigger, while wearing more protective gear. :D