Modern Buddy

Is it possible to haul a small kayak pulled behind a scooter? I don't even think I have seen a motorcycle even doing this, but they seem really light...if I could just find something that would accomidate the bulky size...any suggestions?

There are such devices for bicycles, so in principle it's certainly possible. Working out a way to couple one of these to the rear rack of a scooter is just an engineering exercise. The catch is that a scooter goes a lot faster than a bicycle (especially one towing a kayak), so there's the issue of stability to consider. The lightness of a kayak actually works against you on this point. And because of the length, cornering (at any speed) would be a bit more difficult.

This thought has crossed my mind too. I would LOVE it if I could hitch up my 14' kayak to the back of my scooter and drop it in a nearby river. I'm too short and weak to put it on the roof of my car by myself, so using a low lying scooter trailer would enable me to do it myself. However, I don't think it's really feasible to tow something that long behind a vehicle that's as small as a scooter. You could easily get pulled over by it and maneuvering with it would just suck.

Probably not as good as a regular kayak but an inflatable kayak would be easy to trasport. You could get the paddles that break down into two pieces. I have a few inflatables because I have no storage space for a regular one. Once the air is out they roll up and can be stored easily. I can store them in a rubbermaid bin in my small shed.

Then there is this way to do the job!

http://www.oceankayak.com/fishing/blog/ ... kayak_car/

theflash784 wrote:Probably not as good as a regular kayak but an inflatable kayak would be easy to trasport. You could get the paddles that break down into two pieces. I have a few inflatables because I have no storage space for a regular one. Once the air is out they roll up and can be stored easily. I can store them in a rubbermaid bin in my small shed.

You know, I might just keep an eye out for an inflatable. I love my solid kayak - I built it myself from a kit - but I can't take it out by myself. I'm a morning person and my partner is not, so I could see dropping in an inflatable while the rest of the family sleeps.

Dooglas wrote:Then there is this way to do the job!

http://www.oceankayak.com/fishing/blog/ ... kayak_car/

That's the ticket! Much more doable than a trailer, I think. However, as far as I can recall, no one has had much success in adding a normal sidecar to a Buddy, so I don't think this would work either. With a bigger scooter, however.....

I have seen a canoe behind a motorcycle. The problem with a scooter is attachment point for the trailer. I can see something for a Stella/vespa or Lammy. But where to attach it on a Buddy is the question.

This thread over on Modern Vespa http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic96779?highlight=kayak and there is a guy who hauls his kayak in a sidecar rig down near Rockport. TX.