![]() ![]() GAMAX SPILLO 2 FULLMost are Chinese built copies of the old Honda 'Monkey', that used the old C50 or C70 four-stroke engine and now come in range of capacities 50cc, 70cc, 90cc 110cc and full 125. ![]() Plenty of these around these days and a common camp-site sight. So to find something you could hang on your tow bar you are going to be looking at small-wheel, small frame machines the ubiquiteouse 'Monkey-Bike'. 50cc two stroke mopeds may be a bit lighter, and you might get down to around 75Kg with some but they dont have the power to comfortably carry two people, and cant legally exceed 35mph. And you have the weight of your rack to add, and the tow-board.Īnd they are about as 'light' as full sized motorbikes come. but that will be 'dry', without oil or fuel or acid in the battery. Quoted wight is JUST under your suggested nose weight 82Kg. The Honda C90, would be next best suggestion big wheel 'step-thru' commuter it's 'almost' a full-sized motorbike, and capable of carrying two people (with full licence holding rider) at around 50mph. So, you are not in the market for a 'Full-Sized' 125cc road-bike. The popular Yamaha DT125, would ten suggest itself as probably one of the lighter 125's available but even the old 1970's air-cooled versions tip the scales at over 100Kg, and the more modern water-cooled examples are slightly heavier.įour-Stroke Honda CG125 commuter weighs in at 115Kg, while the 'sports' Honda CBR125 is 125Kg. ![]() Two-Stroke machines tend to be lighter than four-stroke ones and 'Off-Road' style bikes tend to be lighter than commuters or sports-bikes. Most full size, road going 125's will be well over your weight range they are typically in the 100-125Kg range. Sammy-Miller do a lighter wight one that is no where near as strong that's probably lighter maybe 10Kg. My Kliponoff, rack is a very sturdy one and galvanised hence why its lasted half a life-time it weights about 10-15Kg. If you have already checked these implications, and you are strapped by an 85Kg limit on the tow-bar then you are severely limited on what bikes you might carry on the back. That low nose weight limit I suspect MAY be because of an extended axle overhang the load reduced by the amount of leverage it has THAT far from the rear suspension.Īnd potentially to detur you from trying to hang anything else on the back or towing anything with a nose weight heavier than a wheel-barrow sized camping trailer. NOW camper-vans coach built onto a commercial chassis whatever Transit like van they happen to get the best deal on they will often 'body' them to the maximum permissable overhang beyond the rear axle.Īnything attached to the back of the van, quite likely could contravene C&U regs, and it was a notable one a few years back, that hanging even a push bike on the back of a camper made them too long. Cant remember exact specs of top of my head, but that's the KIND of weight that the standard 'ball-hitch' can take, and more than enough to stand a badly loaded caravan or horse box. Standard BALL HITCH rating, is 2.5ton 'drag' weight, ought to be around 500Kg 'nose' load. I have carted my trials bikes and numerouse lightweight, and not so lightweight road bikes about on the Kliponoff Bike riack I bought to lug my trials bike about twenty odd years ago, without too much hassle, on the back of my old Metro, Fiesta, or the ex-missus' Meastro as well as my Landy and Rangie's (which have slightly higher hitch ratings obviousely) Right 85Kg doesn't seem a very high nose weight rating. Looking around, the only one I've seen lighter than that is the Peugeot V-clic at 79kg dry weight, (but then with the weight of the rack that's going to be over 85kg.)Īnother option would be to get a little trailer, then I could carry much more weight and get a sensible scooter, but it would increase my van's fuel consumption as I blaze across Europe to get to Portugal.Īnyone know of any lighter scooters/bikes, than the V-clic? It doesn't have to be a new model. I'm looking at getting a bike or scooter to stick on the back of my camper van, which can take a max. ![]()
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