Hi. I have prototyped a new innovative trailer. My patent will be ready to file in a couple weeks. My name is Tim Mazac; I am sixty years old, suffer the bent hands and feet of rheumatoid arthritis and ride a motorcycle. I enjoy the natural wonders of Idaho that used to be as easy to access as strapping a bedroll to my bike. Now, at rides end, when the light slants in for the best photography and the cool air descends to refresh with evergreen scents, I must find a hotel, the edge of a bed, the place of pulling and stowing boots. Tents and cots and all things requiring sound fingers, wrists or knees are not an option.
There are many motorcycle pull behind camp trailers on the market. None are small or light enough to trail through the twisties attached to a medium sized bike and all are variations of a tent in a box. Most require climbing over the end of the bed once deployed. Nothing on the market fit my needs. So I devised, modeled, and prototyped a solution.
My design parameters were simple: three hots and a cot, no assembly required, loaded weight less than 1/3 of the my pull bike, low center of gravity, small and elegant enough to be aesthetically pleasing, and accessible from road ready to deployed with out setting down my drink.
My second prototype is so light that I added shore power, enough battery storage for a heated bunk, TV/DVR and a galley, and it still weighs under 150lbs. I've pulled it 1500 miles behind my 800cc bike and it pulls like a rock in a sock.
The tear drop is a model of design efficacy: aerodynamic shell with bunk and galley-- but much to long for a motorcycle. My tear is 3'9â€
Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailersor t n ttt for short (tnttt.com) |
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papayolk - Teardrop Inspector
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