jspringator
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400 pounds is too much. You can find a capable 150 cc Chinese scooter (with 12" wheels) for around 200 pounds. These can keep up with traffic in town. That is all you need while rving. I've got a 150 with 16" wheels that weighs 280 pounds. The website said 210. It weighs more because of the 16" wheels. I'm trying to decide whether to try and sell it and get a lighter, smaller one or try it on the front of my X.
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Trailer In A Bag.
Wouldn't hesitate to go cross county with it - read a number of people on motorcycle forums that have done just that. When camping, I can store the entire trailer inside my 170 and still use all the seats (livingroom mode) and bed as intended. Lots of options to trailer one way and ride/drive back separately the other way. Of course, no storage issues at home either.
Expensive, but as us "B" owners already know, compact/folding/portable stuff always is.
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LarryJRogers
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I bought an enclosed aerodynamic trailer for my motorcycle. Dont even know it's there when towing. It also holds all the extra stuff I like to take such as lawn chairs, foldable kayak, etc not placed in the van. I feel more comfortable than having an open trailer or a device sitting on the van when I'm running around without the bike in tow.
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Gene in NE
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LarryJRogers wrote:I bought an enclosed aerodynamic trailer for my motorcycle. Dont even know it's there when towing. It also holds all the extra stuff I like to take such as lawn chairs, foldable kayak, etc not placed in the van. I feel more comfortable than having an open trailer or a device sitting on the van when I'm running around without the bike in tow.
jambo1 - I'm in agreement with all the advise you have been given. Do the number crunching before you decide. I think you will find that 400 lbs of scooter is too much for almost all the Class B's and most of the Class C's. The enclosed trailer is the way to go.
I have one of these (Excalibur) -
Here is another good one (Chariot) -
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jambo101
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The small trailers look like the way to go.
The scooters main purpose is to do some touring once at the camp site,as an example we went to Bar Harbor recently,touring the whole island on a scooter rather than in a camper is the idea,the 400cc is what i'm estimating will keep the wife(275lbs) and myself(220lbs) at traffic flow type speeds (60 to 80mph)
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topless
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I toss in my 2 cents on the scooter too. There are a number of them out there, but I wouldn't buy one that wasn't fuel injected. They make those down to a 125cc, but re-jetting a carburetor to ride in higher elevations is a pain. I've done it with ATV's and motorcycles.
A couple of things to consider about brands, a Chinese scooter is cheap to buy, but if you have some kind of problem with it, you'll be stuck trying to get it fixed. I'd stick with a brand name, Kymko, Suzuki, Yamaha, Aprillia, Honda, they have dealers all over. If I were going to buy a scooter today, the Burgman 400 would be it.
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Hit The Road Jack
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If I were to carry/tow any scooter here is my choice...
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topless
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Hit The Road Jack wrote:If I were to carry/tow any scooter here is my choice...
Riding one up, that would be a great scooter, 2 up and a total near 500 lbs, not enough bike. They don't say what hp is, but probably less than 20hp, bike is 302 lbs. Touring 2 people on one would never make 60-70 mph. Pulling out in traffic would be exciting.
I ride a 400cc motorcycle, a lot and it makes 35hp, and (if my wife would get on it with me, she won't) it would pull us along at 70 pretty easy.
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bananadanna
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jambo101 wrote:The small trailers look like the way to go.
The scooters main purpose is to do some touring once at the camp site,as an example we went to Bar Harbor recently,touring the whole island on a scooter rather than in a camper is the idea,the 400cc is what i'm estimating will keep the wife(275lbs) and myself(220lbs) at traffic flow type speeds (60 to 80mph)
Very curious, I find a "B" is an excellent vehicle for touring once at the camp site. Bar Harbor was fine...hard to find a scooter that can accommodate the fridge and snacks for the many viewpoints.
I've been very impressed with the ~280 lb weight for a 250cc Honda or Yamaha dirt bike.. I laid out the foldaway interior of my DIY to accommodate 2 dirt bikes or a smallish atv. So I'd just store a lightweight motorcycle inside if I needed something that would handle roads the Sprinter could not.
A trailer sure takes the fun out of a "B" for casual use of a scooter! Maybe a straight truck toybox like a Haulmark would be better if you want to stay put in camp.
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jambo101
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bananadanna wrote:
Very curious, I find a "B" is an excellent vehicle for touring once at the camp site. Bar Harbor was fine...hard to find a scooter that can accommodate the fridge and snacks for the many viewpoints.
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You need a fridge full of snacks everytime you stop?
Storing the bike inside the van would be an option if the van were big enough but i dont think the used vans i'm looking at would accommodate a scooter without much inconvenience.
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