Ultralight foamie, pulling with a Honda maxi scooter
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 2:57 pm
When I finish my current project, a 6x10.5 vardo style foamie, which I’ll pull with my Ford Crown Victoria, I’m going to start my second project.
I recently bought a 2006 Honda Silverwing 600cc maxi scooter, and picked up a trailer hitch for it.
Inspired by recent threads here of the guy who built a micro teardrop foamie to pull with his vintage Vespa 125cc scooter - - I’ve decided to build a foamie to pull with my 600cc maxi scooter.
Overall weight still must be minimal, 150-200 pounds, hopefully.
I picked up a small motorcycle trailer this week. Including wheels and fenders, the trailer frame is about 48”x48” square and 120 pounds. I’ll extend the tongue a bit to accommodate it, but I plan on a small bare bones 6’4” x 48” foamie build, and I’ll keep the interior mostly bare. I haven’t decided on a design yet.
However the frame/ floor of this foamie must be untralight. Plywood is too heavy.
Any idea what I can use or build for a frame/ floor of this foamie, which I can rigidly attach to my metal trailer frame, but which won’t exceed 30 pounds or so?
I’ve considered a trifold aluminum ramp, but their weight is a little too high, as is their cost.
I recently bought a 2006 Honda Silverwing 600cc maxi scooter, and picked up a trailer hitch for it.
Inspired by recent threads here of the guy who built a micro teardrop foamie to pull with his vintage Vespa 125cc scooter - - I’ve decided to build a foamie to pull with my 600cc maxi scooter.
Overall weight still must be minimal, 150-200 pounds, hopefully.
I picked up a small motorcycle trailer this week. Including wheels and fenders, the trailer frame is about 48”x48” square and 120 pounds. I’ll extend the tongue a bit to accommodate it, but I plan on a small bare bones 6’4” x 48” foamie build, and I’ll keep the interior mostly bare. I haven’t decided on a design yet.
However the frame/ floor of this foamie must be untralight. Plywood is too heavy.
Any idea what I can use or build for a frame/ floor of this foamie, which I can rigidly attach to my metal trailer frame, but which won’t exceed 30 pounds or so?
I’ve considered a trifold aluminum ramp, but their weight is a little too high, as is their cost.