Uni-Go

[Mellow]

I don't have this trailer anymore as I sold the bike.

But, if I were to get another one, THIS one would be it.

The trailer is deceptively large on the inside.

Since it's a single wheeled trailer, it tracks with your bikes wheels so if you avoid something in
the road, odds are, you'll avoid it with the trailer wheel as well.

You can put more than enough gear in the trailer to camp 2-up.

http://mellow.smugmug.com/photos/58246496-S.jpg

Here's the link to the U.S. manufacturer:
http://www.uni-go.com/

[Alan]

Two years ago near my home, on US 23 at the Ohio Michigan state line, a couple from Canada were on a bike towing a two wheel trailer and one of the trailer tires blew out. Witnesses said that when the trailer tire blew, the sudden drag just whipped the whole plot off the road into the ditch. Sort of like dragging an offset anchor and the bike rotated around the dragging wheel. Sad to say, both were killed.

Now looking at this single wheel trailer, if the tire blew out, since it is in line with the bike instead of being offset; it looks to me that it would track or drag straight and might allow you to safely slow down. I tend to think this Uni-go may be a safer route to go if you need a trailer. I also saw one of these up in the Colorado Rockys being pulled by a BMW and he was sure enjoying the fast curvy road, didn't appear to slow him down at all.

[Mellow]

I would think in that situation this trailer would be safer..

I always hear of situations where a trailer has 'pushed' a bike at a time when no trailer would have meant a clean but abrupt stop.. the trailer made it much more dangerous.

But, when you pull a boat or anything else with a truck.. you know it's back there and you change your normal way of driving to plan for what that extra weight can do.

Doesn't matter in the case you sited, that was too bad. I always have preferred the one-wheeled trailers simply because they are typically the same or more narrow than the bike and the wheel trailing in line with the bike tires means you don't have to make a precise correction for that roadkill, nail, pothole or whatever so it misses 3 lines of tire travel... but, just one correction for one line of tire travel to adjust.

Maybe, in that sense.. whatever blew out the one tire would have been avoided?

[basco]

These guys still in business? I heard that Uni-gos are out of business and that an American company was thinking about buying them. Don't know if its true

edit: I guess its true. Site is different, factory in OH (used to be in Australia)

[Mellow]

Yes they are, I bought mine back when they were in AU.

The U.S. company bought them and are now selling them here.

[headdoc427]

Two years ago near my home, on US 23 at the Ohio Michigan state line, a couple from Canada were on a bike towing a two wheel trailer and one of the trailer tires blew out. Witnesses said that when the trailer tire blew, the sudden drag just whipped the whole plot off the road into the ditch. Sort of like dragging an offset anchor and the bike rotated around the dragging wheel. Sad to say, both were killed.
There's a guy on the STowners.com site that reports his two wheeled trailer had a blow-out or at least went airless and he didn't notice until the tire was shredded and he saw flying black rubber in his mirrors. Link here (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2577) its entry #8.

[kwn306]

As a owner of 2 Uni-go's I can tell you that they are the safest trailers to pull behind a bike. My wife who has only been riding for 5 yrs had a flat at 50 mph on the BRP last year and the trailer stilled pulled straight until she could get the rig off the road. The best part is the tire is tubeless and I had it repaired in 30 minutes and we were on the road and finished our 2500 mile trip with a plug in the tire and a bottle of Slime for some insurance. They are well worth the money.

I purchased one of mind off of Ebay and the other from a dealer in TX. We pull them behind Kawasaki Concourses.

[Blues Traveler]

Awhile back I posted a picture of my friend's ST1100 with Uni-Go. Both were yellow and painted to match. Well I looked around and could not find that thread as I wanted to update and share Jim's new rig with everyone.

Last year Jim's wife supprised him with a new Kawasaki Concours 1400. Was time to move everything over to the new bike but Uni-Go has been really slow in getting a hitch put out for the new 1400. Maybe they never will. Tierd of waiting Jim set out to build and make up his own and this mornng was the maiden voyage to see how it all worked out.

3-4 days ago the Uni-Go was still yellow, Jim doesn't mess around when he wants something and usually does it himself.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/ownst1100/IMG_0791.jpg

He did a beautiful job on the hitch and say's it actuall tows better then it did behind the ST1100.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/ownst1100/IMG_0782.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/ownst1100/IMG_0786.jpg

Here's a picture of jim headed down Ortega HWY. this morning. The trailer had 50 lbs. for the test run this morning. The trailer tracked perfect behind the big 1400. This rig really gets up and moves.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d59/ownst1100/IMG_0788.jpg

[Tx White Knight]

He did a great job on that Keith, maybe he will post that over on the Kaw board and get some business making some more?? :)

[Mellow]

Wow, that is great!...

[Chief]

Man, that's a sweet looking rig. I'm a big Connie fan anyway since I had a '96.