A large mass of people in order to save, practicality and reliability, create a wide variety of interesting and useful things. do it yourself. Trailer from a motorcycle is no exception. The majority of people who have motorcycle want to have a separate trailer for the ability to carry goods weighing up to one hundred kilograms. The center of gravity of the trailer should fall on its axis, so as not to create a load on the components of a moped or motorcycle.
Owners of mopeds need to remember that traffic rules prohibit mounting a trailer on their vehicles. But outside the city limits, people often break the rules and catch trailers, because it is very convenient for transporting vegetables, building materials and other baggage. At first it will be a little uncomfortable to ride with a makeshift trailer, but then everything will fall into place.
Materials and tools for homemade:
• medium sized cart. It should have wheels of about 8 inches and a trailed clearance of 30 cm;
• welding machine;
• saw;
• jigsaw;
• paint
• hammer.
The process of manufacturing a moped trailer:
When all the necessary fixtures will be assembled, proceed directly to the manufacture of homemade.
Step 1. Preparing the basics
The capacity of the trolley must be removed. Then you need to weld the frame from the pipe and the metal corner and attach it to the trolley. The pipe will be the drawbar of the trailer, and the frame is a regular square-shaped frame with recesses under the wheels.
Step 2. Choosing a trailer
You need to think carefully and decide on the towing mechanism. The best, but at the same time expensive way is a car towbar. If this part is too expensive, many use a hinge system. She behaves quite well on rough rural roads, does not pinch the trailer and “plays” on all kinds of rough roads.
Step 3. Selection and installation of wheels
In the case of a small budget, you can use the wheels that were on the construction cart. It is only necessary to strengthen the rim and replace standard bearings with better ones.In practice, such wheels have proven themselves quite well, however, there have often been cases where a tire burst along the tread.
If financial capabilities allow, it is best to purchase tubeless moped wheels. It’s best to immediately install them, sooner or later the wheels from the cart will become unusable, and these will last much longer.
Step 4. Create luggage capacity
Luggage capacity is created from a wooden beam, the dimensions of which are 40x40. The box should have dimensions 90x60x55 cm. The frame of the beam is attached to the base of the cart and sheathed with ordinary plywood, then painted in any color acceptable for the owner of the moped. Then you need to install the feet, shields, turn signals, on top you need to attach a protective tent.
Conclusion
It is not at all difficult to make a trailer for a moped / motorcycle with your own hands, it is capable of carrying a fairly large amount of cargo, up to one hundred kilograms. A loaded trailer behaves quite well on the road and does not jump on different sides. Undoubtedly, such an improvement will be useful for the vehicle.