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About seven months ago I posted a questionnaire (here is the post) that asked you S10 riders about your travel habits and then got your opinion on a a single-wheel ADV trailer. Of the 200 responses we took, the S10 community gave us a ton of feedback. A good number of you wanted to shoot me and then burn me at the stake for even thinking about a trailer. However, a good number said they might want one. Enough were in the latter camp, that we have moved forward and started a company. I am thrilled to introduce Roam Trailers (roamtrailers.com).
Why do this? I wanted to be able to travel for months all over the world, two-up with my wife. We've all seen photos and videos of people doing these kinds of trips and the cantilevered mountain of gear on the back of their bikes, with the pillion wedged in between it all. I didn't want that. My wife and I rode bicycles around the world in 1989-90...believe me, we know lightweight travel. But we aren't in our 20's any more and I want to bring a damn chair and a decent sized tent with me when I camp. I want to be able to carry enough water, and more than enough gas/petrol for where I'm going. I might want to be able to bring a cooler along...maybe even a 12v version. Very interestingly, in the questionnaire people started bringing forward great ideas like they could mount a bicycle rack or a kayak rack to it. A couple of people even mentioned being able to use it for deer hunting. People mentioned hiking trail maintenance...and dozens of other great ideas we hadn't thought of!
After countless sketches and models and trips back to the drawing board, our industrial designer and I got the trailer we always wanted (he's into motorcycles too), with no compromises. It’ll take you and your traveling companions from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia. North Cape to Cape Town. Land’s End to Vladivostok—via the Chunnel, of course. (Can you tell what's on my bucket list?) We’re designing a trailer to take on fire roads and the expressway—travel anywhere you want to go.
We’ve put so much time and effort into the design, it’s impossible to count the versions. Here are just a few of the features we've put in:
We Are Bringing Our Trailer to BMW MOA National Rally in Great Falls, MT
I ride a Super Tenere, but we will launching our trailer at the BMW MOA National Rally at the end of June. I will have to look for someone to loan me a GS during the day for our booth so we can show our GS hitch. The S10 hitch is much easier!
If you have suggestions on what rallies it would be good to show up at this summer, I'd love to hear it!
Get More Info
If you'd like to follow our adventure to our launch and my planned summer of extensive testing, you can sign up for our newsletter at roamtrailers.com. We'll be on social media fairly soon as well. We'll announce that via the newsletter.
Why do this? I wanted to be able to travel for months all over the world, two-up with my wife. We've all seen photos and videos of people doing these kinds of trips and the cantilevered mountain of gear on the back of their bikes, with the pillion wedged in between it all. I didn't want that. My wife and I rode bicycles around the world in 1989-90...believe me, we know lightweight travel. But we aren't in our 20's any more and I want to bring a damn chair and a decent sized tent with me when I camp. I want to be able to carry enough water, and more than enough gas/petrol for where I'm going. I might want to be able to bring a cooler along...maybe even a 12v version. Very interestingly, in the questionnaire people started bringing forward great ideas like they could mount a bicycle rack or a kayak rack to it. A couple of people even mentioned being able to use it for deer hunting. People mentioned hiking trail maintenance...and dozens of other great ideas we hadn't thought of!
After countless sketches and models and trips back to the drawing board, our industrial designer and I got the trailer we always wanted (he's into motorcycles too), with no compromises. It’ll take you and your traveling companions from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia. North Cape to Cape Town. Land’s End to Vladivostok—via the Chunnel, of course. (Can you tell what's on my bucket list?) We’re designing a trailer to take on fire roads and the expressway—travel anywhere you want to go.
We’ve put so much time and effort into the design, it’s impossible to count the versions. Here are just a few of the features we've put in:
- 6061-T6 aluminum construction for lightweight ruggedness.
- An amazing locking hitch for easy mounting/dismounting, even if the trailer and bike are on their side. It will also work with every ADV bike with a hollow rear axle, including 1250 GSs.
- A design that takes the weight of your gear off your bike’s suspension.
- A custom-built Warp 9® 17” spoked wheel that will fit a wide variety of tires.
- A horizontal air shock for easy adjustment to whatever weight you’re carrying.
- A mounting plate system that will accept all the most popular hard and soft panniers.
- A system to allow carrying dry bags, a cooler, Rotopax for spare gas and water, GreatLoop gas bags, or pretty much whatever you want.
- Lockable internal storage with charging ports.
- Room for two spare tires so you can easily change to off-road tires when you get to the beginning of the Dempster Highway, or don't have to ship in tires to Kenya as you go down Africa's east coast.
We Are Bringing Our Trailer to BMW MOA National Rally in Great Falls, MT
I ride a Super Tenere, but we will launching our trailer at the BMW MOA National Rally at the end of June. I will have to look for someone to loan me a GS during the day for our booth so we can show our GS hitch. The S10 hitch is much easier!
If you have suggestions on what rallies it would be good to show up at this summer, I'd love to hear it!
Get More Info
If you'd like to follow our adventure to our launch and my planned summer of extensive testing, you can sign up for our newsletter at roamtrailers.com. We'll be on social media fairly soon as well. We'll announce that via the newsletter.