DIY Motorcycle trailer 1
Channel: Dutched Shed Builds
Date: 31/01/2022

This is part 1 of my conversion of a vouwwagen (or foldable caravan) into a motortrailer for transporting my caferacer motorcycles. With the motortrailer I can go on trips and take a motorcycle with me or I can drive it if it doesnt run or if /when i breakdown. In the end it should save me a few euros. 

The base I use is the bareboned frame of the caravan and I wanted to use as much of the original caravan as possible. 

00:00 :  Intro clip with Special Guests
01:35 :  First look and plan explained
03:38 :  Striping the vouwwagen
06:02 :  Removing the sides and floor
07:49 :  Bearing replacement
10:10 :  New Bearings
11:59 :  Frontwheel

I set out to achieve a few design elements:
1. it needs to be strong to hold at least 1 motorcycle, but two if need be. 
2. it needs to be as light as possible because of the electric car that will be towing it.
3. Keep the cost at a bare minimum, my goal is to stay under EUR300,-
4. It needs to be detachable so i can store it in my already cramped garage. 
5. Led-lights are preffered. 
6. I need to be able to load and unload the a motorcycle myself.

With that in mind i bought this old Jamet Canyon vouwwagen and started stripping it down. 

The intro of this video has been made with the kind help of 5 big and small shedbuilders from around the world. I am humbled that the were kind enough to do the small clip. With the clip i wanted to show that there are shedbuilders everywhere and its a great community that help each other out!

Thanks to:
@brickhousebuilds
@urbanmonktv
@jish
@acecafebikes
@forthebold
@kihestad

Music was taken from The Free Music Archive. The artist is Tyler Twombly and the song is called "Pump it".