Our Single Wheel Motorcycle Trailer Concept

A single wheeled trailer that looks the business behind a sports / touring bike. Something you can just hitch up and go, with a hitch arrangement that does not look like and exercise in how to ruin the looks of your bike.

How is this all going to work? - Well, we have been looking carefully at the design of all the elements. A neat, petite towing bracket, a suspension that does not bounce and a good looking body that will carry a useful load.

We should point out here that single wheel trailers do not have the carrying capacity of a two wheeled motorcycle trailer. Our trailers will hold around 180 Litres in volume - "but it is very much a case of horses for courses" - with our trailers you can still filter in traffic - just bear in mind the extra length! The maximum width is just 575mm - less than the widest part of your bike and less than most panniers when fitted.

The suspension has been completely redesigned nine times now! but at last we have created a system that is simple, robust and maintenance free. The ride is actually much better than we had hoped for so we are really really pleased with this. Suspension and load testing is now complete.

Chassis design is finished and we are producing these in powder coated mild steel. Later we will introduce a stainless steel option for extreme conditions. No worries about corrosion here!

Single wheel trailers do NOT use standard tow balls. If they did the trailer would simply fall over to the side! Instead they have a special hitch arrangement that fixes the side to side rotation in line with the bike - hence the trailer "leans" with the bike. This also means that the hitch can be positioned high on the bike - directly below the number plate - keeping things as neat as possible. The trailer has different height tow bars available covering any situation. This hitch design has been redeveloped now making it lighter and neater. Once the production units arrive we will post some pictures here.

Body design is evolving and again has changed several times. We are now starting to build the first body in the flesh. Biggest concern is a good watertight seal for the lid and completely flush body lines.

The Lighting for the trailer will use an intelligent control system. This means that the trailer lights are completely independent of the bikes wiring system and will not affect any indicator repeat rates or ABS functions and will work with the latest KTM, Ducati and BMW CAN-bus equipped systems. All lights and reflectors are FULLY ROAD LEGAL and comply with the law as laid down by The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 with regard to type, markings AND spacing. We should point out here that a surprising number of trailers that we have seen do NOT fully comply with these legal requirements. Whilst it is unlikely that you will get pulled up towing a non legal trailer - in the event of a accident, insurance companies are very good at dismissing claims - and not being fully road legal will be all they need. You will not have those concerns towing a Mono-Trail.

Now we realise that no design style will suit everybody - so we will be producing a range of trailers. Initially one this year and further designs next year. We will also be operating a trade in service, whereby you can upgrade your trailer to the latest design if you wish, and therefore second user trailers will be available at a reduced cost. We are also looking carefully at a trailer hire service - which will be suitable for some bikes where the hitch arrangement is quick and simple.

Final price for the trailer is now working out around £1425 plus VAT. You will also need to add £175 or so to this for the trailer draw bar / bike bracket set and the bike electrical set. Rather than try and build down to a price we have decided to go for quality, not cut corners and it cost's what it costs. This won't be a "nearly" nice trailer, this will be a "really" nice trailer.

MonoTrail MotorcycleTrailer Specification:

Just remember - this is a trailer to "replace" all the panniers and kit that you would otherwise have strapped to your bike when you go touring. The true comparison is:-

BIke fully loaded with panniers, extended tank bag, top box, tail bag and bungee straps holding the other stuff.
Vs
Naked bike with ALL your kit in a Mono-Trail.

Oh, and one other thing, that tent that you really liked and the airbed you always wanted to take with you - but was all too big to fit on the bike - it's not now !!

Mono-Trail Motorcycle Pet Trailer

We are getting enquiries about using the Mono-Trail motorcycle trailer as a dog or pet trailer. If you MUST have your dog or pet in a trailer, then a single wheel one makes the most sense because you DON'T get the lateral (sideways) forces when cornering that you do in a two wheel trailer. Hence your pet has a MUCH more pleasant, less stressful and tiring journey.

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