Transporting mountain bike

[Gibbo3771]

Hi all!

First time reader and poster, done a quick search and could not find anything related to the matter.

I am an avid mountain biker and up until recently, I have always had to go to Glentress with a friend who owns a car. Now that I have a bike, I am thinking if it is possible (or legal rather) to strap a mountain bike across the rack at the back of my bike.

I currently have a Yamaha YBR125, the mountain bike weights around 12KG.

Assuming I can get it secure with ratchet straps, what is the legality of having such a thing? Baring in mind it will most likely make the bike a little wider.

I want to go places in Scotland with my mountain bike, but don't want to pay the ridiculous train prices when I can simply strap it to a the motorbike and take a rucksack with me!

Any input?

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Yes you can do it.

https://www.gov.uk/rules-drivers-motorcyclists-89-to-102/vehicle-towing-and-loading-98

Provided you're not "overloaded" whatever that means, and it doesn't stick out too much. Basically if it looks safe you'll get left alone.
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[Gibbo3771]

[groovylee]

Do it this way

https://s5.photobucket.com/user/tcperry/media/motobikerack003.jpg.html
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

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[Gibbo3771]

[MCN]

I'm sure if you are determined you can use a trailer.
The thing you need to consider is: Modificating your frame to fit a tow hitch lighting, number plate and whether your bike has the mustard to tow it at motorway speed.
You would be limited to 60 mph and not allowed to use the lane of a motorway nearest the centre. Not an issue unless you get stuck behind some dopey cnut camped in the middle lane doing 55. With a stack of HGVs trying to get past.

If you did manage then it's a cool way to carry all your shite and the m/bike.

Look on ebay or MAGs website There are a lot of guys who take trikes and bikes with trailers.

The maximum permitted load you can carry is listed in the OEM specification. It is not that much. Two passengers and and some light luggage is not far short of the max payload 232kg for my 1300 bike
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[bamt]

As the OP is on a YBR125, a trailer may not be an option (still on L plates?).

But even then, it all ends up a bit Goldwing-esque, doesn't it?
https://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/Honda-Gold-Wing-and-Trailer.jpg

[groovylee]

there is actually a thing for this!

https://2x2cycles.com/product/motorcycle-bicycle-rack/

lol
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[Northern Monkey]

Or perhaps he wanted to travel into Alaska, where it can be more than the range of your tank to the next fuel tank.

What a shit place the world would be if we were constrained by the limitations of your thinking
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[UncleFester]

Sell 125 and Mountain bike and buy Trials bike - why ride up hills when an engine will do the job for you.
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