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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 6, 2016 21:52:35 GMT -5
One picture is worth a thousands words, or so they say...Many members have posted great pix of their rides loaded-down for a road-trip... But THIS old fellow takes the prize in my book. Talk about all the comforts of home... LOL!  Couldn't resist posting this one... That old Kaw must have been made pretty "bullet-proof" to haul this load, and, it looks like it's been hauling this stuff for many, MANY years and miles. Ya just GOTTA respect an old geezer who lives the gypsy road-life like this! Way to go old guy! Enjoy!Leo in Texas
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Post by rockynv on Nov 7, 2016 4:47:19 GMT -5
Those old style 4 cylinder shaft drive Voyagers were quite a truck. Not sure I'd have as much faith in the new belt drive 2 cylinder Vulcan Voyagers to perform the same duty. They do tempt me when they come up on Craigs list for less than $1,000 even though I am sure the shift pedal and tonnage would not be a good fit for my bad leg.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Nov 7, 2016 7:00:22 GMT -5
One set of horns was not enough. He has two sets of horns on it.
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Post by cyborg55 on Nov 7, 2016 9:40:01 GMT -5
YIKES!!! I'm killing myself trying to get my rides lean and smooth and shucking all excess weight with TI and drilled fasteners and having billet parts cut ,,,this guy is piling on the stuff,,,one thing you can say is he has balls,,,I wouldn't ride the thing,,,
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Post by w650 on Nov 7, 2016 14:29:31 GMT -5
Think about this logically Pete. The Voyager XII is probably packing more horses than a 70s or 80s Japanese econobox, has three disks and shaft drive. It would be like pulling a small trailer with a 1981 Toyota Corolla. At most the bike weighs half as much as a small car. I still have to give the guy props though. Not to mention the bike. They are two spirited adventurers.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 7, 2016 18:16:52 GMT -5
YIKES!!! I'm killing myself trying to get my rides lean and smooth and shucking all excess weight with TI and drilled fasteners and having billet parts cut ,,,this guy is piling on the stuff,,,one thing you can say is he has balls,,,I wouldn't ride the thing,,,
I don't think RIDING it would be the big problem... Rather, STOPPING it!Reminds me of a guy I saw decades ago on a Honda Gold Wing... He was pulling a FORTY-FOOT-YACHT on a trailer behind the Honda... You hardly noticed the bike in front of the boat! That boat HAD to weigh at least 15,000 pounds. Hope he had trailer-brakes!I never tried pulling a trailer behind a bike. Don't really want to, but it's done all the time. I guess it's OK if the setup is done right. I'd just hate to end up with something that set up a high-speed wobble... It would allow a rider to haul a bunch of stuff. Handy for touring! Of course, so is a nice SUV... LOL! I have an old lawn-edger frame that when turned upside down, absolutely looks like a factory-made teensy trailer frame, and a pair of 4" aircraft tail-wheels. Add a pair of mountain-bike coil-overs for suspension and it IS tempting to make a little trailer, though it would require title and license, etc. At my age, with aches and pains, I'll probably just stick with two wheels until I absolutely need to go to a three-wheeler. Hope that's still at least a decade away, but not holding my breath. Dang, I love carving those sweeping curves on "Minnie Mouse", and that 9-grand bark from her little thumper mill echoing off the trees... Once I learned to ride a bicycle as a little nipper, I was hooked on "things 2-wheeled". Guess I always will be. Ride safe!Leo in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 7, 2016 18:22:14 GMT -5
One set of horns was not enough. He has two sets of horns on it. Yeah, and, looks like a pair of antlers on the trailer too! Now, I don't feel so guilty about my 1940's illuminated swan on "Minnie Mouse's" nose... LOL! This fellow definitely embodies the real essence of the freedom of the road!  |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Nov 7, 2016 19:33:44 GMT -5
"Not all that wander are lost" -JRRTolkein
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Post by rockynv on Nov 8, 2016 0:03:26 GMT -5
The best I saw or worst I suppose depending on your viewpoint back in about 1975 was a Honda 350 setup with a hitch pulling an 18 foot boat headed South on I93 just passing the Rockingham Park exit in Salem NH. That 350 was screaming and yes it looked like the boat was pushing the bike and actually the way the rider was braced against the handle bars it looked like he was trying to give it a bit of a push too. There is a slight downhill at that location so it appeared he was trying to use it to pick up speed. Couldn't really tell if he had been up to the White Mountains and was returning home or what. He could have headed East toward Gloucester at that point, continued on to the Merrimack River or perish the thought the Mass Turnpike and points West.
I didn't hang around to find out though I was tempted to offer to hook it to my Power Wagon and get him to his destination if it wasn't too far away. A blast from the Hadley's on the Power Wagon though could have caused him to wreck and I hadn't hooked up the switch yet to activate the OEM horns so I didn't chance it.
Of course he had a Snorkel Jacket on and a Bubble Shield on his Bell Style Helmet.
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Post by rockynv on Nov 8, 2016 0:08:00 GMT -5
Who remembers the Retriever Upgrade for that class of bike? The one that would turn a GoldWing and such into a tow truck.
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Post by SylvreKat on Nov 8, 2016 8:13:24 GMT -5
I don't think RIDING it would be the big problem... Rather, STOPPING it!Leo in Texas I would think STARTING it all going  would be the big problem! And Unca'Leo, your swan way outclasses two cow horns and deer antlers any ol' day of the week.  >'Kat |
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Post by cyborg55 on Nov 8, 2016 9:38:08 GMT -5
I don't want to seem to be a doomsdayer but that setup is just oldie foolish and dangerous,,,he must have rigged trailer brakes,,,not that hard to do ,,,and by the looks of it he's been at it a while,,,and has put many miles on the setup,,,it's just not my cup of tea,,,but whatever rings your bell I guess,,,motorcycling (scootering included) means something quite different to me,,,lite agile with great turnability,,that rig reminds me of Road dog ,, the guy that was a railroad man,,,and built this huge monstrosity of a bike,,,like 12-15 foot long,,,couple thousand pounds at least,,,,crazy talk!!!!!!!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 8, 2016 21:04:52 GMT -5
I don't want to seem to be a doomsdayer but that setup is just oldie foolish and dangerous,,,he must have rigged trailer brakes,,,not that hard to do ,,,and by the looks of it he's been at it a while,,,and has put many miles on the setup,,,it's just not my cup of tea,,,but whatever rings your bell I guess,,,motorcycling (scootering included) means something quite different to me,,,lite agile with great turnability,,that rig reminds me of Road dog ,, the guy that was a railroad man,,,and built this huge monstrosity of a bike,,,like 12-15 foot long,,,couple thousand pounds at least,,,,crazy talk!!!!!!! I do honestly agree, but being a tad oldie-foolish myself, I still get a kick out of this guy! He's probably been riding that pile of stuff so long he is totally at home on it. I never thought I could feel "at home" on a scooter after more than a half-century of riding big bikes, but here I am... No, his freight-train on two wheels is not my cup of tea either, but it still makes me smile! Ride safe! Leo in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 8, 2016 21:06:48 GMT -5
I don't think RIDING it would be the big problem... Rather, STOPPING it!Leo in Texas I would think STARTING it all going would be the big problem! And Unca'Leo, your swan way outclasses two cow horns and deer antlers any ol' day of the week. >'Kat Kat, you are too kind! Have a bone from me and the electric goose! Leo |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 8, 2016 21:15:41 GMT -5
Well, I searched and found a picture of Wild Bill "Motorcycle" Gelbke and the original "Road Dog" motorcycle.
What a character, and what a bike... It was rumored to weigh in at over 7,000 pounds. You could get arms like Popeye just picking it up off the kickstand... Old Bill died young in a hail of police bullets after allegedly killing his wife, but that is "questionable" since local law enforcement took a REALLY dim view of Bill. There have been a couple of newer "Road Dog" bikes built since Bill's original, but his first one is now in a museum somewhere. I'm not sure just WHAT the monster used for power. I first thought it was a Diesel from a semi-truck but it looks more like a car motor of some kind. It would take a couple hundred horsepower just to get it down the road!
Any members planning to make one of these, please post pix!Enjoy...Leo in Texas
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