Attach a bike to the buddy???

paulferree · Post by **paulferree** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:37 pm

Ok, this may seem a little silly. But I would love a way to mount my mountain bike to the buddy. Anybody ever do anything like that, or seen it? Or maybe an idea?

Don't laugh...It would just be nice if buddy could transport the bike...sometimes I think they get jealous of each other, this may help ease the tension in the shed at night

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Thanks,
Paul

scootermama · Post by **scootermama** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:42 pm

paulferree wrote:. But I would love a way to mount my mountain bike to the buddy. ...sometimes I think they get jealous of each other, this may help ease the tension in the shed at night .

Yes, being able to mount does ease tension, at our house too. Good plan.

Can we see pictures of this?

dsmith65 · Post by **dsmith65** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:56 pm

I have actully seen a Harley where the guy had fashioned a bike rack for it. Basically it was a piece of wood in an L shape with part of it acting like a back rest. He then used hardware that you buy for car top carriers and fastned it to the wood. The front wheel was off with a quick release mounted to the wood to hold the front fork. The bike was standing on it's back wheel. The back wheel had the piece from a bike carrier that you strap the wheel down with to hold it there, then there was one of those single wheel carriers next to it. I'm sure you could find the parts at your local bike shop, or REI. Or order them off of Thule or Yakima's web sites. I would think it would be fairly easy to then attach it to a rear rack on your buddy, with maybe part of it resting on your seat.

robtaylor · Post by **robtaylor** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:07 pm

the buddy is a bit small for this but you should google "motorcycle bike rack" and look at images to get some good ideas. most of them will be on larger bikes however.

Post by **illnoise** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:27 pm

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MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:35 pm

scootermama wrote:
paulferree wrote:. But I would love a way to mount my mountain bike to the buddy. ...sometimes I think they get jealous of each other, this may help ease the tension in the shed at night .
Yes, being able to mount does ease tension, at our house too. Good plan.

Can we see pictures of this?

HAHAHAHAHA naughty...

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:45 pm

scootermama wrote:
paulferree wrote:. But I would love a way to mount my mountain bike to the buddy. ...sometimes I think they get jealous of each other, this may help ease the tension in the shed at night .
Yes, being able to mount does ease tension, at our house too. Good plan.

Can we see pictures of this?

scootermama is my new favorite poster. ever.

MarkTur · Post by **MarkTur** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:55 pm

MikieTaps wrote:
scootermama wrote:
paulferree wrote:. But I would love a way to mount my mountain bike to the buddy. ...sometimes I think they get jealous of each other, this may help ease the tension in the shed at night .
Yes, being able to mount does ease tension, at our house too. Good plan.

Can we see pictures of this?

HAHAHAHAHA naughty...

I refrained.....but thought the same thing!

I want to see the pictures!

MarkTur · Post by **MarkTur** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:58 pm

I was caught drooling over the Yamaha Majesty website last night at about 2am...I think my wife thought I was looking at "other stuff" because I jumped when she walked into the computer room and said "what are you doing?"

I told her I was looking at something sexy...SCOOTER PORN! She said "oh, thought it would be something exciting for me too..."

sunshinen · Post by **sunshinen** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:15 pm

I'm thinking of trying lots of bungee chords. Or adapting my rack from my car... with bungee chords... maybe some duct tape.

paulferree · Post by **paulferree** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:20 pm

Well, don't laugh, but this actually seemed to work ok...haven't road tested it yet, but it seemed pretty stable on the back.

Bungee cords...the modern mans duct tape right.

What do you think?

Paul

Portland_Rider · Post by **Portland_Rider** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:30 pm

paulferree wrote:What do you think? :-)Paul

I think that shows some good resourcefulness. If the bike is secure for the road, that's great.

I'd look into what the laws are in your state. It is possible that a cop might pull you over for limiting or partially blocking sight of your rear brake and/or turn-signal lights. There may also be some regs on an object protruding a certain distance from the side of your scoot.

PR

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:43 pm

i think it will work...make sure most of the weight is on the back beam and not the flat part of the rack.....that is a 1st gen rack and the weld can come lose

rickko · Post by **rickko** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:05 am

Portland_Rider wrote:
paulferree wrote: I'd look into what the laws are in your state. It is possible that a cop might pull you over for limiting or partially blocking sight of your rear brake and/or turn-signal lights. There may also be some regs on an object protruding a certain distance from the side of your scoot.

PR
Good call!

I believe in CA you cannot have anything protruding from driver's side and up to "6 on pass. side. Don't know how/if this applies to scooters. But an officer can always write a 'unsafe load' ticket if he feels like, whether the load meets the law or not.

I do know you cannot hang things like grocery bags from your arms when riding a bicycle; possibly m/c's too.

..rickko..

sc00ter · Post by **sc00ter** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:39 am

Im learning the camera now. I saw a kid with a BMX bike mounted sideways on the back of a newer (02-up) 50cc Yamaha Zuma from the rear rack. The bike was complete and he was going the full 40mph in heavy traffic. It was crazy looking but my friend says he see's the kid all the time. Wow I miss my reckless youth! The stupidest thing I ever carried was a car transmission (from a 60 Chevy Impala) on the floor board of a Elite 80. Turns were scarry!

bobloblaw · Post by **bobloblaw** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:41 pm

Don't do it. I spent a good week welding up a bracket for my buddy to hold a road bike. It will surprise you how much your weight distribution gets messed up with a bike hanging off the back. And I was using a scott 14 lb road bike. From what I've read, if the bike extends out the back like on a yakima tray, even a mild crosswind can put you in the next lane of traffic at 40 mph. Definitely more feasible on a heavier bike (400+ lbs). My two cents.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:18 pm

They make some really cool folding bikes these days.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:50 pm

ericalm wrote:They make some really cool folding bikes these days.

Yeah, but they can't handle dirt-jumping or downhill!

Portland_Rider · Post by **Portland_Rider** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:06 pm

k1dude wrote:
ericalm wrote:They make some really cool folding bikes these days.
Yeah, but they can't handle dirt-jumping or downhill!

A left-wing hippy friend in Berkeley CA bought an Army Paratrooper (Airborne) folding bike. I think it's built for some rough riding.

PR

BigColdMartini · Post by **BigColdMartini** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:20 pm

paulferree wrote:Well, don't laugh, but this actually seemed to work ok...haven't road tested it yet, but it seemed pretty stable on the back.

Bungee cords...the modern mans duct tape right.

What do you think?

Paul

That looks pretty secure to me. I'd worry about pressure points rubbing the finish on both the bike and the Buddy so you might want to fashion some kind of protective padding.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:20 pm

Portland_Rider wrote:A left-wing hippy friend in Berkeley CA bought an Army Paratrooper (Airborne) folding bike. I think it's built for some rough riding.

PR

Yeah, I've seen those. They are fine for cross-country, but they would break in half if you were catching big air or hammering the big rocks.

Modern Buddy

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