Car trailer for transporting bike

[smiles1]

I have a Brian James Clubman trailer for towing my race/track car. I was wondering if anybody has found a way to convert a car trailer to safely carry a bike but also retain the possibility of carrying a car?

If the trailer was a flat board I can see it being relatively simple given associated straps and anchor points etc, but mine is like this:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-vehicles/brian-jam...

I thought about boarding the middle, but then storing the ramps would be an issue.

Has anybody found a solution?

Thanks

[Darkslider]

Link doesn't work for me, but can you bolt down a wheel chock on one of the ramps? That'd be the way I'd go

[jjones]

Did this years ago, strapped a plank of wood between the wheel runs, side stand went onto this. Bike was then chocked/strapped down with ratchet straps. Worked fine for ~50 miles. Apart from an oncoming car flashed his headlights like mad at us, we both turned around expecting to see the bike hanging off, what the car was really flashing for was the speed camera van around the corner! (we didn't get a ticket).

[independentLee]

Acebikes SteadyStand. Bolt to your trailer

https://www.acebikes.com/en/transport-service/stea...

[scorcher]

I use to get three bikes on a small car trailer like that. Decked it out between the runners with phenolic board and put a bike grab up front in the middle and a couple either side over the axles. You'd probably want a couple of braces across the front of the one linked to, as its a fairly big void just to board and have the weight of the bike on it.. I altered the fixings on the ramps so they still fixed the same, but on top the boards at the rear. If you use quick release fixings the boards could be removed in a few minutes.

[smiles1]

Thanks all, looks like boarding out the middle and repositioning the ramps is the best option.

[graham22]

I'd also make sure it's securely tied down as I doubt if the weight of any bike would get the trailer suspension working and it could be quite a rigid ride. Probably best not on the side stand so the bike suspension can at least keep the straps tight.

Like said above, a chock is probably the best idea, the other option, could a wheel slot be cut into the 'track' of the trailer for the front wheel of the bike like many bike trailers or even a V shape piece on an upright post like Dave Cooper bike trailers.

What bike by the way? Lightweight Trials/MX bike will be easier to load and handle compared to a Harley or Hayabusa?

Edited by graham22 on Tuesday 3rd April 17:27