Saddlebags and rear fender

[Trk Ldy]

Was in Tennessee this weekend and saw the neatest thing. They took the hard bags and fender after the conversion and made a trunk out of them. Put in side windows and a vent. The made a pet carrier out of it, totally ingenious.

 

[Lucky]

Sounds interesting! Have not seen anything like that. Wonder about exhaust? RIDE SAFE

 

[Downtown Cowtown]

Was in Tennessee this weekend and saw the neatest thing. They took the hard bags and fender after the conversion and made a trunk out of them. Put in side windows and a vent. The made a pet carrier out of it, totally ingenious.

No pics, no pics ? awww come on. no pics.

 

[Trk Ldy]

Here is a pic. *They had rigged a hitch for it. *Pretty cool. *I'd I had smaller dogs, I'd be all over that.

 

[Gold Rush]

Here is a pic. *They had rigged a hitch for it. *Pretty cool. *I'd I had smaller dogs, I'd be all over that.View attachment 31020

I have to admit that is pretty neat!!! A take-off from the tag-a-long Goldwingers have done for years.... By getting it up high like that hopefully the exhaust is not an issue... :xszpv: :xszpv:

 

[paws]

Sounds interesting! Have not seen anything like that. Wonder about exhaust? RIDE SAFE

The owners need to sit down behind the trike while it is running for at least 30 minutes-plus to personally experience the sickening burning of the nose, eyes and throat while inhaling the exhaust fumes Fido is sucking in - not to mention the loud sound his highly sensitive ears are having to endure - even if they are not "loud" pipes. The wind does not immediately blow the fumes away....

Additionally, I would sure be worried about Fido being stuck out in space back there in stop/go traffic - given as how people just can't judge distances and ram into it.

Plus - fatigue on the support bar - constant jiggling up/down/sideways - the whole thing is liable to break off sooner than later, depending how good the support was done.

And speaking of constant jiggling up/down/sideways - you know that has to be a sickening feeling for the dog.

A triketalk poster here by the name "meredog" has a much better design he sells that perches on top of one of the fenders. I believe the name of his business is Carriage Works. I haven't seen them post in quite a while but did meet them at the Kerrville Trike Reunion in 2012.

The comfort and safety for their little Dachshund was priority one with them.

 

[mhgoldwing]

The owners need to sit down behind the trike while it is running for at least 30 minutes-plus to personally experience the sickening burning of the nose, eyes and throat while inhaling the exhaust fumes Fido is sucking in - not to mention the loud sound his highly sensitive ears are having to endure - even if they are not "loud" pipes. The wind does not immediately blow the fumes away....

Additionally, I would sure be worried about Fido being stuck out in space back there in stop/go traffic - given as how people just can't judge distances and ram into it.

Plus - fatigue on the support bar - constant jiggling up/down/sideways - the whole thing is liable to break off sooner than later, depending how good the support was done.

And speaking of constant jiggling up/down/sideways - you know that has to be a sickening feeling for the dog.

A triketalk poster here by the name "meredog" has a much better design he sells that perches on top of one of the fenders. I believe the name of his business is Carriage Works. I haven't seen them post in quite a while but did meet them at the Kerrville Trike Reunion in 2012. The comfort and safety for their little Dachshund was priority one with them.

Agree! Have serious concerns about any animal transported in such a manner. The exhaust fumes, exhaust noise, wind turbulence moving the little trailer around plus the road bumps wound be an excruciating experience.

Not good.

 

[Trk Ldy]

The trunk actually set up higher than the exhaust of the bike. *I'm not real good at taking pics at angles. *It was almost as high off the ground as the roadmaster trunk.*

 

[mhgoldwing]

The trunk actually set up higher than the exhaust of the bike. *I'm not real good at taking pics at angles. *It was almost as high off the ground as the roadmaster trunk.*

There is a vacuum created a trike which will pull back and hold some exhaust fumes and the animal is stuck in it. What about in stop-n-go traffic? Just think there must be a better way. I also know how much dirt and debris I clean off my trailer so animal is subjected all the dirt and debris the trike kicks up off the road.

 

[Trk Ldy]

Understood, I just thought it was a neat concept for recycling the parts that are taken off instead of sitting around. Maybe just as a trunk.

 

[Gold Rush]

Understood, I just thought it was a neat concept for recycling the parts that are taken off instead of sitting around. Maybe just as a trunk.

Definitely as a trunk. Here is the Tag-a-Long I built with the take off pieces from the '06 Goldwing. Some trike hitches will not carry a lot of tongue weight but that Motor Trike was rated at 100 pounds. I loaded up my "TAG" several times for trips. When I sold the '06 the "TAG" went with it... :xszpv::xszpv:

 

[Gold Rush]

THANKS !! I used the saddlebags from my 2015 on this trailer or I'd do it again... :xszpv: :xszpv:

 

[mhgoldwing]

Understood, I just thought it was a neat concept for recycling the parts that are taken off instead of sitting around. Maybe just as a trunk.

As a trunk it is cool. They did a nice job with it. Just hope that don't put Fido in it.

 

[txlander]

This is what I did with mine. It's open all the way through without the inner walls. Single wheel pulls like it's not even there. I've towed it a thousand miles. Made from scrap parts around the farm.

 

[Trk Ldy]

That's pretty cool

 

[Sunman]

THANKS !! I used the saddlebags from my 2015 on this trailer or I'd do it again... :xszpv: :xszpv:

Saw this trailer in Kerrville and it is really nice. Jerry did a heck of a job on it!

Sunman