Trials Transport

Now have a Fiat Doblo car and am most relieved to find my Fantic 200 goes in? question is...where are the tie down points? Are they already there or are they screw in eyes? I don't want to take up the carpet yet until I have to. Thanks

I've got a concern regarding Tow bar nose weights. I've a tow bar fitted to my van. When shopping around I found most tow bar manufactures advised max nose weight of 70kg. My beta weights 65kg approx. The Dave Cooper tack fits nice and tight on the tow bar. The other day I got caught out with a speed bump with the bike on the back. I can't imagine how much the nose weight increased by when going over the bump. After stopping to check 1 of the tie downs had come very loose but also noticed the the tow bar had slightly dropped. I took it to get checked and It had moved only a few millimetre and had to re-tighten the fixings.

Hi there Just bought a towbar from Anker towbars for my Shogun Pinin. Just read their safety sticker on the towbar and it states that there is a vertical load limit of 60kg. Does this mean I can't legally use my bike rack on it. My Rev 4 is 75kg and my rack is probably another 5kg making it 80kg in total. I've got a similar mounted towbar on my VW Transporter but never even noticed any load limit when fitting it. Any ideas ? Are there towbars with greater limits available for my car or is 60kg the normal vertical load limit and people just ignore this warning ? The fixings certainly look substantial enough to take the weight. Gareth

Hi All, i am looking to get a rack to bolt onto the back of the car (Golf). can anyone recommend, by experience a good make/model, and dealer. cheers paul

I've got a MK1 focus hatchback and need a towbar as I've just done a deal on a trailer. Ideally I'd like a removable swan neck type to it's not visible when I'm not using it, so any ideas on the best (cheapest) place to get one? Cheers, Sam

Thinking of buying one of these or making one, does anybody use one? how do you rate it? cheers

looking to get a rack to fit on a towbar to carry one bike,its to go on the back of a vauxhall zafira. are they any good or should i buy a trailer instead

I travelled to Lancashire today, to collect a single bike trailer. Whilst chatting to the seller, he happened to mention that "My mate reckons his friend was nicked by the Police for towing a three bike trailer without a licence" I said "I'm aware that you have to have an extra test for towing now, because my neighbour [23 years of age], had one" "No", he said, "you can tow a single, or a double, on an ordinary licence, but there's something to do with a triple that's different" Now, I've had a motorcycle licence since 1961, and car since '65, [i think], but I've never heard of this one - anybody care to comment? John

Hi all Newbie looking to buy my first Trials bike ( done 4 experience days ) Quick question Has anybody got any experience of these types of carrier http://motorbiketrailers.org.uk/carrier-frame/ My 406 has a towbar nose weight of 80kg Lightest 250 ive seen is +65kg dry, plus normal towbar carrier 17kg Too heavy for my car So looking at this type Any info greatly received Cheers Jody

I HAVE AN AUDI A4 AND AM THINKING OF USING A BIKE RACK RATHER THAN A TRAILER WOULD THIS BE OK ON A A4......... AND AM I GOING TO STRUGGLE USING A CAR TO GET TO MEETINGS ?

Guys, thinking about buying a Vito / V-Class Merc. Need to tow about two tonnes with this vehicle (wife's horse and trailer). Has anyone out there any experience of towing with one of these, and if so are they any good for the job? Cheers - Boner.

Has enyone had any experiance of trying to fit a trials bike in a Toyota people carrier.Not too worried about it gettibg muddy.Thats what dads are for!! Essex Rider

Hi, at the moment have a VW Caddy pick up which is excellent for the trials bike, but, due to work am needing to up grade to a bigger van. The Toyota Hiace seems like a good option and was just wondering peoples opinions on it. i.e how many bikes can you fit in and is it good on juice. Cheers

I am currently looking for a toyota mr2 mk2, I know that there is a towbar avaliable for it but would it be possible to fit a bike rack to it?

The bike rack didn't go to well with the new car, time to invest in a single bike trailer. Any recommendations for a low cost new or second hand trailer manufacturer or supplier? Dave Cooper makes one that seems good value, has any one got any experience of their trailers?

Hi there, it's about time i got myself a trailer rather than relying on mi dad to cart me about. It will be towed by a real mini (no bmw rubbish) so wants to be lightweight and not too wide really. Also ideally small so doesn't take up too much storage space. I remember a while back seeing someone with a sort of front triangle of a trailer and over the axle of the trailer there was a box in which the bashplate sat on. This intrigues me cause it means the weight of the bike is sat over the axle and its short and lighter. Something like this... But possibly even shorter? How can i go about getting myself something like this or base for me to build one on? Not really …

Hi guys i looking for a good design for a 4 bike trials trailer to make, does anyone have any good layout plans. any help would be great thanks

Thinking of building a bit of a custom trailer with mini lite alloys and checker plate etc... Im just not too keen on having to compress the forks and suspension when strapping it down, anyone got any alternatives? Also any other things you think might be good to add? Thanks.

hi all, bought a trailer for my 1st trail bike but now I'm wondering about security when I Park up and go on the bike. any tips or advice on how you guys get on with the same situation. I won't be buying a van and only have a detachable tow bar so a rack is probably out of the question too. cheers

Can anybody tell me how to test the suspension on a trailer, independent rubber bush type. My trailer seems to vibrate when driving. Not sure if the need replacing or its just how it is. (ps this is used trailer not managed to test it with my bike on but trials bikes are hardly heavy.