Towing a motorbike

dmclite-3.0
dmclite-3.0 Posts: 845
edited September 2013 in The cake stop
Hi, does anyone know if you can legally tow a motorbike which has the back wheel on the road but the front wheel in a cradle that attachs to your tow bar on the back of the car ? A friend of mine has seen a motorbike front wheel hitch that attachs to the towbar of your car but doesnt know if it would be UK road legal as the bike id out of MOT. I know you can tow an unbraked trailer up to 750kg with a car but cannot find any more info, anyone any idea ?
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    dmclite-3.0 wrote:
    Hi, does anyone know

    It's the internet, we don't care about knowing about wot we speak :D

    but...If a wheel of any motorised vehicle is on the road then it must have MOT and tax etc.

    Bit outside the question but if the back wheel is turning then the gearbox is turning and on a bike the oil is only supplied when the engine is running, unless you have taken the chain off.
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,089
    dmclite-3.0 wrote:
    Hi, does anyone know if you can legally tow a motorbike which has the back wheel on the road but the front wheel in a cradle that attachs to your tow bar on the back of the car ? A friend of mine has seen a motorbike front wheel hitch that attachs to the towbar of your car but doesnt know if it would be UK road legal as the bike id out of MOT. I know you can tow an unbraked trailer up to 750kg with a car but cannot find any more info, anyone any idea ?

    If you drag the thing with a rope on its side, then no wheels are in contact with the ground. Simples.
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    This is cycling forum.
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    t4tomo wrote:
    This is cycling forum.

    Correct, what's your point? :roll:
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    arran77 wrote:
    t4tomo wrote:
    This is cycling forum.

    Correct, what's your point? :roll:
    OP might be better off asking on a Motorbike forum.

    What's your point :?
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    t4tomo wrote:
    arran77 wrote:
    t4tomo wrote:
    This is cycling forum.

    Correct, what's your point? :roll:
    OP might be better off asking on a Motorbike forum.

    What's your point :?
    I thought the thread was someone riding so fast a motorbike was slipstreaming them.
  • schweiz
    schweiz Posts: 1,644
    team47b wrote:
    dmclite-3.0 wrote:
    Hi, does anyone know

    It's the internet, we don't care about knowing about wot we speak :D

    but...If a wheel of any motorised vehicle is on the road then it must have MOT and tax etc.

    Bit outside the question but if the back wheel is turning then the gearbox is turning and on a bike the oil is only supplied when the engine is running, unless you have taken the chain off.

    IIRC, it doesn't need an MOT if your MOT has run out and you're driving/riding to a pre-booked MOT.
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  • martinwitnam
    martinwitnam Posts: 439
    t4tomo wrote:
    This is cycling forum.
    If you look on the tax disc of a motorbike you will find that it is classified as a bicycle.
    And this is Cake Stop which is aimed at general conversation.
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  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Probably more relevant than either the godfather or michael le vell...
    Sorry don't know the answer
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    team47b wrote:
    Bit outside the question but if the back wheel is turning then the gearbox is turning and on a bike the oil is only supplied when the engine is running, unless you have taken the chain off.

    It does rather depend on the bike, tbh. If it's a wet sump, it should be ok, although there may be an issue if the bike is tilted (as it would be on a trailer hook), for long periods.

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