Man I’m just as excited to see the videos as you are actually riding it. I know a bunch of people that ride but you’re on a whole nother level. Total insanity and I love it 🛵👍👍Full throttle brother!
Howdy, Mike! There's a thin line between bravery and stupidity... and I balance that line like a tightrope all the time! 🤣 We're definitely leaning toward the instanity plea for this ride. Our butts and legs are gonna be SCREAMING to get off of these little bikes, but we're pushing for 12+ hours/day for nearly 3 weeks straight. Yikes! We'll be happy to make it to the other side, and we'll definitely ready for a break when we reach California about 7K miles into this saga! 😉👍 --QM
I’ve been thinking about the trailer. It reminded me of the trailer I have to tow behind my bicycle to carry camp gear. It took only about one camping trip with it to convince me of several things. (1) a trailer is not an elegant solution to carrying cargo, especially camp gear that really a collection of independent, individual packages. A trailer is a brute force solution, not elegant. (2) it takes less power to move a given payload at any selected road speed if all of that load is on the powered vehicle, and no towed vehicle is involved. Just adding an empty trailer costs money to buy the trailer, and more money to tow it empty around the countryside. Towing it loaded is even worse. (3) if you think like a backpacker, much of the gear that we cavalierly toss into a trailer would simply be left behind. (4) there are more places on a Super Cub to carry cargo than just on the luggage rack. (5) all of that can add up to a cheaper, lighter, less complicated way of carrying camp gear than to turn a Super Cub than into a semi. Here’s a place to start. Assemble all of the gear that you took on the last camping trip. Assemble it into three piles. #1 pile includes things that you used more than once. And things that perform a critical job whether or not you used it on the last trip. (A small first aid kit comes to mind here). So does a Personal Locator Beacon. They are emergency gear that you hope you will never use - similar to the airbags in your car. #2 pile includes items you used only once. #3 pile includes items that did not get used. Now, dispose of all of pile #3, and half of pile #2. An old Boy Scout manual - I believe from 1948? - had an old truism in it that I cling to: “A successful pack is made up of many little packs.” I have an assortment of mesh bags, they range from small (about 3” 6”) through medium (about 6”X14”), and a little bigger than that. I am a canoeist, so I have 4-5 dry bags that are about 8” 40”. I fill these with gear (in mesh bags) no more than 3/4 full, skoosh out excess air by pushing downwards on the top, carefully roll that top down snugly against the contained gear, and snap the buckle. Stow your sleeping bag into it’s factory furnished stuff sack. Stow that package into a heavy duty plastic bag. Normal trash bags are too thin. Yard waste bags, barrel bags, etc are stronger. Add in there a set or two of spare batteries for your headlight, a light you strap onto your head, the only light source you will need on the trip. Squeeze out all air, twist the top of the bag around and around tightly, bend it over into a gooseneck, and stow that package into another nylon stuff sack - maybe a compression bag. Now your sleeping bag is packed, protected to remain dry, and that waterproof bag is protected. About those places on a Super Cub. The back side of the leg shields comes to mind. Hold a bag of gear up there, nudge it up against the center column. Mark with a short piece of tape where top and bottom are. Come down a couple inches from the top and drill through the plastic shield 2 each 1/8” diameter holes 5”-6” apart. Do the same a couple inches up from the bottom. Drill four holes (two sets of two holes near the center, one set an inch above the other. Using two separate chunks of parachute cord about 4’-5’ long,lash on a bag of gear. One rope secures the top half of a large bag, the other secures the bottom half. To smaller bags could be stacked end to end, and secured separately. The Super Cub has more places where gear like that can be lashed. Wrap a longer, more flexible bag up around the bottom of the headlight. Lash a shorter wider bag (sleeping bag?) to the frame between your knees. Now, the remaining gear can be secured to the rack safely. Your bike and you will travel more happily. A few guidelines here are to not let cargo interfere with you ability to fully and properly control the bike. Lash stuff on way better than you may think it needs to be. Stop at the first five miles and double check your gear. Snug up or relash as you think advisable. Once you’ve done it a few times, you will learn how to do it quite well. Don’t take a cooler and ice. Do take a water purifier. (Not just a water filter - a water PURIFIER. filters strain out particulate matter. Boiling kills live things. A purifier does BOTH of those tasks, plus addressing liquid pollutants that are mixed with the water. It can save you from “extreme abdominal distress”. Read: squatting by the trail with hot-liquid dysentery, and simultaneously vomiting. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying.
Just gave you a thumbs up for your advice & experienced words. I still want this trailer for my Vespa GTS300 scooter but it is proving difficult to find a secure, strong hitch attachment due to the rear one sided swingarm & rear motor/drive train assembly. Perhaps a hitch that attaches to the rear crash guards but that would limit the strength to how secure the crash guards are attached to the scooter itself. The other & main issue is the prohibitive cost. These trailers are uber expensive. The irony of it all is that I live on Vancouver Island where these trailers are made & only found out about them through Quasimotard's channel a few years ago. Since then I really do like the idea of having one. Not so much for camping as I agree with your philosophy of packing on a motorcycle or scooter but to use my scooter for kayaking trips. I have several high end lightweight inflatable kayaks & would love one of these trailers to carry one of my kayaks with me on a camping trip or just a brief trip to a lake or one of the Gulf Islands off of Vancouver Island where I live. The kayak handles break down & could be strapped on top along with a pump & PFD if they didn't fit in the Rubbermaid compartment. Just for moto camping, I will stick to my on board bag/luggage system but for kayaking, I'd love one of these trailers & take my Vespa GTS 300 & leave the car at home.
Good Luck on the Scooter Cannonball!!! I did the Scooter Cannonball back in 2006, riding a 1978 Vespa P-200. I hope you have a ton of fun and wish you a safe return home.
NICE! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone with the brake light issue. I tried installing a flashing brake light on my cub last weekend and realized I'll have to disassemble most of the middle and rear panels and take the tire off to replace the brake light. They don't make it easy. Make sure to show us your brake light wiring! Safe journey.
Yep, there doesn't appear to be any way to get into the rear brake light housing or turn signals without going behind the rear fender cover. I don't really like the idea of dismantling the entire rear of the bike to get in there, but I'll be sure to video the process when I tear into them later today (still haven't done it yet 😉). We have custom aluminum plates being fabricated for the trailers to mount the lights above the rear shock. Hopefully those will be done Monday or Tuesday... otherwise, I'll be securing the lights to the rear frame rail just like I did previously ( drive.google.com/file/d/1JG-6QRCM1eea-N-11NiF0sX_wqIF64Xq/view ). Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Don’t forget to lube the wheel bearings of the trailer wheel. I’d check it for overheating on the first 5, 10, & 20 miles. Then daily. But, I imagine those periods are already long gone..
I know this is a year old, but regarding your light setup, U-Haul used to sell 1156 and 1157 light bulbs with taps on them to give tail light extensions to cars without a wiring harness. Unless you plan on doing a lot of towing this would be a good choice for adding an extension without a lot of fuss.
Thanks for the tip! I actually thought about that option, but I ended up fabricating custom lighting plates to hold the tail/turn signals as well as an emergency warning strobe. You can see the finised result on the bikes throughout my Scooter Cannonball Run video series, or here for a close-up shot: th-cam.com/video/DjelMDwnWII/w-d-xo.html . I tapped into the Cub's wiring beneath the rear fender and created a detachable trailer wiring harness with waterproof connectors, so it looks almost stock when the trailer is detached from the bike. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Thanks for the feedback and the follow! I just recorded some exhaust sound comparisons with SPL/dB measurements this morning. I'll be editing and posting that video soon. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Take the rear light off and do all the connections in there in the housing, then run out of the side of the plastic housing through a small hole and grommet - just a thought:-)
I wish it were that easy, but the tail light and signals don't have any exposed screws or clips to remove them from the outside. The mounts and wiring are concealed behind the outer bumper cover, so the only access appears to be from the inside... which means dismantling all of the middle plastics in order to remove the bumper cover. I won't be going that deep if I can help it. I'll just intercept the rear sub-harness connector underneath the rear seat grab handle. You can see pics of the service manual pages and the parts diagram in my shared Google Drive folder here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NyjroOVvKkecJCvDGB9eNuqqI2_Vl327?usp=sharing . Cheers! 👍 --QM
It's a huge step down from the original Honda exhaust, IMHO. I'm already working with Coffman's Exhaust on my Rebel 1100 project, so I asked them about making a fitment for the Super Cub (they already make exhausts for the Grom and Monkey). They are interested in the idea, so I'll pitch this to them after I return from this trip. Hmm... maybe I could even drop by Coffman's shop in CA on the way back to Houston! Road trip! 😉👍 --QM
Why go into the rear sub harness to change the lights why not and screw the light for the brakes and for your left and right blinker if you need to do those 2 and just do a pigtail wire off of those and then when you do your likes just have one little wire hanging down with an end cap on it so you can leave it there and then all you have to do is plug in the wire and then you're brake lights will work and they'll extend the same power to the trailer just an idea Frank
I mentioned the reasons briefly at the end of this video, but I didn't go into detail. The turn signals and tail light are sealed from the outside, so the only way to access the wiring is to remove the rear fender. I recorded some of that project before the Cannonball Run, but I was short on time and just took still pictures instead of making a video on the subject. There were a LOT of plastics to remove before the rear fender could be pulled from the top of the bike. After that, the wiring was relatively easy to manage. The lighting harness disconnected from the body harness just behind the grab handle (in front of the rear rack). I used Posi-Taps to tap into the 5 wires for the trailer lighting (ground, tail, brake, left, and right) just above the tail light on the inside of the fender. I extended the wires out through the license plate light hole and used a 6-pin DIN waterproof quick-disconnect harness for the terminations. The mating harness on the trailer side has an adjustable loop of wire on the trailer's yoke, so I can adapt the trailer to different motorcycles. I can connect or disconnect the trailer mount and electrical harness in about 1 minute... easy on, easy off! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Your wish is granted! KipMoto already has a hoop/hitch for the Grom and Monkey: kipmoto.com/collections/trailers/products/sherpax-lightweight-dual-sport-trailer . If you don't see the Grom in the drop-down list, then you can just send an email to contact@kipmoto.com to verify that the correct hitch kit is sent with your order. Joel w/ KipMoto is a busy guy, and these trailers are made in limited batches, so you might have to wait a few months to get a production spot in his schedule. Cheers! 👍 --QM
Howdy, Rory! If you're out in the boonies, then I assume you probably have lots of gravel and dirt roads. The Trail 125 handles gravel and rough roads much better than the Super Cub, so that would be my vote. If you won't be traveling on rough roads or gravel, then either bike would work fine. The SC has better on-road performance and higher top speed, but it doesn't like off-road chores at all. The Trail 125 has a lower top speed, but it's more versatile in rough conditions and for hauling stuff on its huge back rack. Good luck with your shopping, and I hope you find a good fit! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard well I live down a long gravel road and am hoping to use the bike so I can get places for hiking so I guess the trail is the obvious choice. If only I can find one. I’m taking a basic rider course in October and then I’ll start my search for the bike once I get my license.
Thanks for watching and leaving feedback! My style of riding with the small-bore motorcycles and scooters attracts more of a "niche" audience, so it's hard to grow the channel quickly. I'm just happy to share the rides and motocamping experiences with like-minded riders. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Thanks for the feedback! I've heard that many countries have strict regulations about trailers and modifications to motorcycles. I didn't know that it was illegal to tow with motorcycles there in SA... that's a shame! Germany and other parts of the EU also have regulations about accessories and trailers... need to pass T.U.V. and other strict standards to be road-legal. We don't have any specific laws against towing trailers with motorcycles, but larger trailers do need to be titled, licensed, and inspected. These small trailers usually "fly under the radar" so we haven't had any problems with law enforcement or other regulations here (in the southern USA, anyway). Cheers! 👍 --QM
I see that your doing the cannonball run I hope you film your journey I just finished the gambler 500 and I wanting to do the cannonball run so I am checking out all the Videos on TH-cam and see what I wanna get so far I like the trailer it’s awesome
Congrats on riding the Gambler 500! I will be taking LOTS of video during this trip, and I'll also try to livestream when we have sufficient time and Internet bandwidth. After we settle into our travel routine, I plan to do nightly uploads and maybe some live Q&A sessions about the trip. There will also be some behind-the-scenes stuff that I'll post to the member streams and on Patreon. Some of that content might not be ... ahem... suitable for TH-cam's guidelines. We're bound to get a little punchy after long days in the Cubs' saddles, so there is no telling what we might say or what will be on our minds! 🤣👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard thank you for the reply I have been Following you both on the scooter cannonball feed. you’re almost there and I can’t wait to see your adventure. You got this!
That center storage is an auxiliary fuel tank. It's one of only two "Neil tanks" in existence! I have one on my Cub, and a friend of mine, Adrian, has the other one. Our buddy, Neil, custom fabricated those tanks and mounting cradles for us before we left on our 10K-mile cross-country trip for the 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run. They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel, but they aren't plumbed into the main fuel supply. The flat metal tops of these tanks worked perfectly to hold hydration bladders or tank bags. We used them as emergency fuel supplies and as transfer tanks during our extended road trip. You can see it in action here: th-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/w-d-xo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Thanks, Rory! We had a blast with these trailers on our Scooter Cannonball Run trip. I completed the lighting plates for the trailers and made a detachable wiring harness to connect to the Cub's electrical... it worked out perfectly. We hauled these trailers 10K miles around the USA and never had a single problem with the bikes or the trailers. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Let us know your trip route. Maybe when you hit California we can meet along the way. I have a red 2020. At 71 years these little gems make me feel like 16 again. Ride safe.
Certainly... that would be great! We will all be arriving (hopefully) in Eureka, CA on July 21st when the SCBR concludes. We will probably need to use a spatula and a wrecking ball to remove our butts from the Cubs' little seats, and then we'll take a day or two to recover before we start heading southeast again toward Texas. I'm looking for some location sharing apps that will let everyone follow our bread crumbs along the entire path while we're on the road. The official SCBR tracking/folllow page has a location sharing option that should work for the duration of the event, from July 1-24: follow.scootercannonballrun.com/rider/103/ . All of the location data will be purged after July 24th, so we'll be sharing our location & progress some other way. I have a SPOT tracker and a Garmin Zumo, so I'm sure that we'll be able to send updates somehow. Cheers! 👍 --QM
Thanks! We toured these little Cubs with the trailers nearly 10K miles around the USA in July 2021 for the Scooter Cannonball Run. I'm still editing that series, and I should have more episodes posted soon. If you're interested, you can watch the first few episodes here: - T10 & T9 (Day 1): th-cam.com/video/MJCru2h7Rmw/w-d-xo.html - T8 & T7 (Day 2): th-cam.com/video/87zuN5RRbkA/w-d-xo.html - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah: th-cam.com/video/jczLEDJ_vCM/w-d-xo.html Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
OK, done! That's a great idea for a quick video! I'll try to put a short video together of the SherpaX mounting process. The trailer hitch consists of the forward "hoop" portion that attaches to the bike with brackets on the rear axle. The hoop attaches to the axle brackets with two T-bolts, and those bolts are secured with cotter pins to prevent them from loosening. Those two forward mounting points allow vertical movement of the trailer. The rear portion of the hoop attaches with a vertical axle/bolt to the trailer frame, and that permits lateral movement while turning or around corners. The trailer leans/rolls with the bike in corners and doesn't yaw or twist indepenent of the bike's lean angle. Detaching the trailer later (after the axle plates have been installed) is a simple, 1-minute affair... no disassembly of the trailer is necessary: Unplug the quick-disconnect lighting harness, remove the two cotter pins from the T-bolts and spin them out, and then roll the trailer hoop backward away from the bike. Done! 😉👍 --QM
I did a live stream after the SCBR that detailed a lot of the accessories, including the trailer and our "Neil tanks" (the center fuel tanks were made by our buddy, Neil). You can find that video here if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/4InN7Ba7EHw/w-d-xo.html . I have other videos with the various bits that were installed, so let me know if you're interested in something specific... I'll try to find it and send the link. 😉👍 --QM
This is very inspiring! I am in the Philippines where these small bikes rule. This trailer is something that I would really wanna replicate here. The thing that keeps me from taking my Wave 125 long distances is the luggage I need to carry. This will definitely SOLVE that! Can you please show details on the bracket used to hook it up to the axle/swingarm? I was hoping it would be at the end of the video (like you said) but, I watched this several times now and... :) Thank you!
I will record a dedicated video for the KipMoto SherpaX trailer to detail all of its specifics. I am sorting and editing all of my video footage from our Scooter Cannonball Run trip last month, and there will be several dedicated sections in those videos regarding the SherpaX. The mounting brackets and the trailer hitch (hoop) varies depending on the bike (e.g., rear axle/swingarm width, clearance behind mounting point to rear of bike, axle vs shock mounting points, etc). The Super Cub's mounting brackets were made to sandwich over the existing axle adjuster plates. KipMoto included a longer axle to replace the OEM unit to accommodate the extra width of the brackets. The Honda Wave 125 has a simpler rear swingarm and axle design (as far as I can tell), so the brackets to mount the SherpaX would likely be simpler... more similar to the Honda Monkey or Grom swingarm brackets. The brackets are fixed onto the bike via the rear axle, and the hitch (hoop) mounts to those brackets with T-bolts. It's very quick to attach or detach the trailer from the bike after the brackets have been installed. You just remove the locking split pins (cotter pins) from the inside of the T-bolts and then spin out the bolt from each side... the trailer separates from the brackets. We pulled these trailers 9600+ miles around the USA behind our Super Cubs, and we didn't experience a single problem with the bikes or the trailers. We had the trailers on and off of the bikes several times for chain maintenance and rear tire changes... no problems, quick and easy. If you would like some early pictures of the trailer (before I publish the videos), then send me an email at quasimotard@gmail.com . I'll reply back with some close-up pics and a short video illustrating how the mounts are attached and how quickly you can mount/dismount the trailer. Cheers! 👍 --QM
@@matsgustavsson665 We have traveled over 10K miles around the USA with these trailers behind our Super Cubs. Our top speed while pulling these trailers on paved surfaces is 55-60 MPH (88-95 km/h). Most of our journies have been on paved roads, but we have also traveled hundreds of miles on dirt and gravel without any failures: th-cam.com/video/H_O8tiOfbEo/w-d-xo.html. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Cant wait! We would love to find you along the way and ride for a couple of miles!! We should do a subscribers group. for sure you have a group in each state you will cross!!
I'm looking for some location sharing apps that will let everyone follow our bread crumbs along the entire path while we're on the road. The official SCBR tracking/folllow page has a location sharing option that should work for the duration of the event, from July 1-24: follow.scootercannonballrun.com/rider/103/ All of the location data will be purged after July 24th, so we'll be sharing our location & progress some other way. I have a SPOT tracker and a Garmin Zumo, so I'm sure that we'll be able to send updates somehow. I'm planning to share daily progress updates on here on YT and also on Instagram so people can join along if they'd like to. Cheers! 👍 --QM
That is the GoCruise throttle lock (cruise control): amzn.to/2VUkEsb . I have those installed on most of my bikes, and they work very well. I prefer this type of throttle lock because you can completely remove your hand from the grip. The cramp buster palm rests only work if you maintain pressure/weight on the grip, and they always tend to get in the way of smooth throttle operation. The Go Cruise just rests against your front brake lever, and you can adjust it with your index finger... super simple and reliable! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I used the PV3 to add about 10% fuel at the upper end of the rev range (7500-9000 RPM). I didn't have access to a wideband O2 meter or a dyno to do real testing, but I certainly didn't want to run with the stock (lean) map without the catalytic converter. The Super Cub's ECU doesn't have detailed V-E tables (volumetric efficiency) to allow granular tuning, so the only option is to mess with the PWM (pulse-width modulation) to increase the injector's duty cycle at particular RPM ranges. That's not as flexible as tuning V-E tables for different load ranges. I checked the spark plug color and condition a couple of times during our 10K-mile SCBR trip, and everything looked good. They showed to be a touch hot/lean, but still within acceptable ranges (no scorching of the insulator or blueing of the plug body). We ran those little engines at wide-open throttle (still not near redline) for the entire trip, and they didn't skip a beat! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
That is the PUIG T.X. windscreen: amzn.to/3q8tez5 . Adrian likes that screen on his Super Cub, but he mentioned that it blocks a bit too much airflow and he gets too hot sometimes at lower speeds. He also had problems with the steel mounts breaking their welds, so he used extra bolts to clamp the halves together. The shorter Puig screens have a bad reputation for breaking their mounts and causing catastrophic failures (e.g. flying off or hitting the rider in the face). I haven't owned either of these screens to speak from experience, so take that info with a grain of salt. The small Asahi Short Visor ( japan.webike.net/products/23952404.html ) that I have on my Cub works well enough for me. It durable and it breaks up the wind pressure on my torso at highway speeds. My shoulders and helmet are in clear air, so there is very little turbulence. However, it's not a good touring screen and it doesn't provide any weather protection against the rain or cold. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Howdy! These aren't bicycle trailers. Rather, they are purpose-built motorcycle trailers that are made for off-road and ADV motorcycles. The rear wheel is a mini-moto wheel with high-speed wheel bearings and a DOT-rated motorcycle tire. I'm currently running a Michelin City Grip 90/90-14" scooter tire on the wheel, and I also have a Shinko 244 2.5-14" dual-sport tire for dirt use. You can find more details about the trailer at KipMoto's site here: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . I added a rear lighting plate with an AdMore Lighting LED light with combination tail/brake/turn signal function, and an amber LED warning strobe for extra visibility. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Did you have any luck with the lights? I found out that the headlights are low voltages when í added driving lights! Had to run power from the battery.
I wired the AdMore brake light bar into the wiring harness in the rear fender without any problems. My Denali DM driving lights (5W each) on the front forks are powered directly from the battery via a relay... this prevents voltage drop to the headlight and/or blown fuses. 😉👍 --QM
Also being from Texas, I was noticing you did not have a license tag on the trailer (at least not that I could see). Do you not have to have a tag on these small trailers?
I was a bit concerned about not having registration or a plate on the trailer, but we never had any problems across the USA during our 10K mile trip. These small trailers fall into a gray area in most states because they are under the minimum weights required for registration (TX is 300 pounds if I remember correctly). We even had a few troopers and constables drive past us slowly and give thumbs-up. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
🤣 So I've been told! The other voice references that I frequently receive are Johnny Depp, Abraham (character in the Walking Dead), Nicholas Cage, and Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation). 😉👍 --QM
Looks good 👍 ! Where did you get the bigger windscreen ? If the engine has the power to go , do the brakes have the power to stop ? Question , local Honda keeps putting off delivery date for a Trail , but have a Monkey sitting on sales floor . What can a Trail do , that a Monkey can't ? ? ?
Adrian ordered that Puig T.X. screen from Revzilla.com (I think): www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-tx-windscreen-honda-super-cub-2018-2021?sku_id=1773830 . He really likes it... great wind coverage, and he says that it doesn't affect the Cub's steering at highway speeds (even when riding hands-free). I had a similarly-sized Givi screen that didn't work out... mounts were crooked and it steered the little Cub like the Exxon Valdez's rudder! 🤣 The trailer doesn't really add much more weight than we're already accustomed to carrying on the little Cubs. Our past several trips have abused these little beasts with upwards of 60 pounds of crap loaded on the back racks. We haven't had any problems with stopping power from the brakes, although the skinny tires' contact patches are always a point of concern. The front ABS works just fine when pressed into hard duty. This KipMoto SherpaX trailer only weighs 30 pounds empty, and our box with crap is slated to weigh ~35 pounds. So, our total tow weight should be ~75 pounds. The real benefit here is that it keeps the weight off of the rear suspension to improve the ride and the steering/tracking. We noticed that the Cubs' front wheel was a little flighty sometimes when we had the rear of the bike loaded heavy. Now, all of that weight is on the trailer and coupled to the rear wheel. That extra weight on the rear axle slightly increases the unsprung weight of the wheel (might make the rear shocks feel more harsh), but it's 100x better than having all of that weight on the rear rack (higher CG and rearward of the rear axle... both bad practices). The Trail 125 vs Monkey 125 is an interesting debate. Arguably, the CT125 will probably handle off-road chores better because it has larger wheels, it has a high-mounted air intake, and it has slightly lower gearing for better climbing power. However, the lack of a manual clutch can make the CT125 feel sluggish in the deep stuff... no way to rev-up the motor and dump the clutch as easily (it can be done with the foot shifter, but it's tricky). The CT125's huge rear rack is another benefit for hauling stuff, too. The Monkey is nearly the same beast with similar suspension travel, but the shocks are more softly-sprung and tend to wallow a bit too much for off-road chores (at least based on the couple of rides that I've had on the Monkey). Cheers! 👍 --QM
That is the SP Takegawa P-Shooter exhaust that we had to install so we had clearance to mount our trailers. I was riding Adrian's Cub for this quick video before I swapped my exhaust and mounted my trailer. We endured those noisy exhausts for a month straight over 9600+ miles around the country. I'm ready to pull it off and give it a Viking funeral! I'm sending both exhausts to Coffman's Exhaust in California to see if they can work up a prototype unit for my Cub. I like the deeper tone of the Coffman's Shorty on my other bikes, so we'll see how their silencer sounds on the Cub. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Howdy, Dave! That is the AirHawk Cruiser R Large seat cushion: amzn.to/3wlCr9a . I have a couple of these that I swap around to different bikes as needed. Adrian and I completed our 9600+ mile trip around the country in July while perched atop these pads. If it weren't for the AirHawk's, there is NO WAY we could have sat on the Super Cubs' little seats for that length of time. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Hi again, something i didn't notice last time (god knows how not) is the extra fuel tank you have in front of the seat, can that be bought and did you fit it? TIA
Sure is a nice looking rig you have there, but with the front of the trailer having no suspension, the trailer is always going to have a very harsh ride. Suspend the front of the trailer from the bike frame.
Love your stuff quasi! Was Joel eaten by a Vancouver bear? 3 ppl have tried reaching via email, comments fb, etc.- no response. Do you have a phone # for him? I'm a repeat kipmoto customer and just bought a DR650 n need a hitch hoop asap. Thx Quasi
Howdy, and thanks for the feedback! I'm not really sure... I haven't reached out to Joel in a few months. I was going to engage him to build a hoop for my PCX150, but I don't know if there is even time for that now. I'll see if I can reach him and I'll let you know. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Agreed! I usually ride with foam earplugs over 90% of the time, but I enjoyed the lack of noise on the Cub at highway speeds... nothing but wind noise and buzzy handlebars. I'm thinking about rolling through Ukiah, CA just after we leave Eureka so I can visit Coffman's Exhaust Systems in person. Maybe they can work up a prototype for us that sounds (and performs) better than these P-Shooters?! 👍 --QM
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Man I’m just as excited to see the videos as you are actually riding it. I know a bunch of people that ride but you’re on a whole nother level. Total insanity and I love it 🛵👍👍Full throttle brother!
Howdy, Mike! There's a thin line between bravery and stupidity... and I balance that line like a tightrope all the time! 🤣 We're definitely leaning toward the instanity plea for this ride. Our butts and legs are gonna be SCREAMING to get off of these little bikes, but we're pushing for 12+ hours/day for nearly 3 weeks straight. Yikes! We'll be happy to make it to the other side, and we'll definitely ready for a break when we reach California about 7K miles into this saga! 😉👍 --QM
Wow Adrian! What a difference a year makes! Love seeing that Super Cub being used and enjoyed. Cheers
It’s been a great bike, Dave! A ton of fun!!! Thanks!!
I’ve been thinking about the trailer. It reminded me of the trailer I have to tow behind my bicycle to carry camp gear. It took only about one camping trip with it to convince me of several things.
(1) a trailer is not an elegant solution to carrying cargo, especially camp gear that really a collection of independent, individual packages. A trailer is a brute force solution, not elegant.
(2) it takes less power to move a given payload at any selected road speed if all of that load is on the powered vehicle, and no towed vehicle is involved. Just adding an empty trailer costs money to buy the trailer, and more money to tow it empty around the countryside. Towing it loaded is even worse.
(3) if you think like a backpacker, much of the gear that we cavalierly toss into a trailer would simply be left behind.
(4) there are more places on a Super Cub to carry cargo than just on the luggage rack.
(5) all of that can add up to a cheaper, lighter, less complicated way of carrying camp gear than to turn a Super Cub than into a semi.
Here’s a place to start. Assemble all of the gear that you took on the last camping trip. Assemble it into three piles.
#1 pile includes things that you used more than once. And things that perform a critical job whether or not you used it on the last trip. (A small first aid kit comes to mind here). So does a Personal Locator Beacon. They are emergency gear that you hope you will never use - similar to the airbags in your car.
#2 pile includes items you used only once.
#3 pile includes items that did not get used.
Now, dispose of all of pile #3, and half of pile #2.
An old Boy Scout manual - I believe from 1948? - had an old truism in it that I cling to: “A successful pack is made up of many little packs.” I have an assortment of mesh bags, they range from small (about 3” 6”) through medium (about 6”X14”), and a little bigger than that. I am a canoeist, so I have 4-5 dry bags that are about 8” 40”. I fill these with gear (in mesh bags) no more than 3/4 full, skoosh out excess air by pushing downwards on the top, carefully roll that top down snugly against the contained gear, and snap the buckle.
Stow your sleeping bag into it’s factory furnished stuff sack. Stow that package into a heavy duty plastic bag. Normal trash bags are too thin. Yard waste bags, barrel bags, etc are stronger. Add in there a set or two of spare batteries for your headlight, a light you strap onto your head, the only light source you will need on the trip. Squeeze out all air, twist the top of the bag around and around tightly, bend it over into a gooseneck, and stow that package into another nylon stuff sack - maybe a compression bag.
Now your sleeping bag is packed, protected to remain dry, and that waterproof bag is protected.
About those places on a Super Cub. The back side of the leg shields comes to mind. Hold a bag of gear up there, nudge it up against the center column. Mark with a short piece of tape where top and bottom are. Come down a couple inches from the top and drill through the plastic shield 2 each 1/8” diameter holes 5”-6” apart. Do the same a couple inches up from the bottom. Drill four holes (two sets of two holes near the center, one set an inch above the other. Using two separate chunks of parachute cord about 4’-5’ long,lash on a bag of gear. One rope secures the top half of a large bag, the other secures the bottom half. To smaller bags could be stacked end to end, and secured separately.
The Super Cub has more places where gear like that can be lashed. Wrap a longer, more flexible bag up around the bottom of the headlight. Lash a shorter wider bag (sleeping bag?) to the frame between your knees. Now, the remaining gear can be secured to the rack safely. Your bike and you will travel more happily.
A few guidelines here are to not let cargo interfere with you ability to fully and properly control the bike. Lash stuff on way better than you may think it needs to be. Stop at the first five miles and double check your gear. Snug up or relash as you think advisable. Once you’ve done it a few times, you will learn how to do it quite well.
Don’t take a cooler and ice. Do take a water purifier. (Not just a water filter - a water PURIFIER. filters strain out particulate matter. Boiling kills live things. A purifier does BOTH of those tasks, plus addressing liquid pollutants that are mixed with the water. It can save you from “extreme abdominal distress”. Read: squatting by the trail with hot-liquid dysentery, and simultaneously vomiting.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying.
Just gave you a thumbs up for your advice & experienced words. I still want this trailer for my Vespa GTS300 scooter but it is proving difficult to find a secure, strong hitch attachment due to the rear one sided swingarm & rear motor/drive train assembly. Perhaps a hitch that attaches to the rear crash guards but that would limit the strength to how secure the crash guards are attached to the scooter itself. The other & main issue is the prohibitive cost. These trailers are uber expensive.
The irony of it all is that I live on Vancouver Island where these trailers are made & only found out about them through Quasimotard's channel a few years ago. Since then I really do like the idea of having one. Not so much for camping as I agree with your philosophy of packing on a motorcycle or scooter but to use my scooter for kayaking trips. I have several high end lightweight inflatable kayaks & would love one of these trailers to carry one of my kayaks with me on a camping trip or just a brief trip to a lake or one of the Gulf Islands off of Vancouver Island where I live. The kayak handles break down & could be strapped on top along with a pump & PFD if they didn't fit in the Rubbermaid compartment.
Just for moto camping, I will stick to my on board bag/luggage system but for kayaking, I'd love one of these trailers & take my Vespa GTS 300 & leave the car at home.
Pm
Good Luck on the Scooter Cannonball!!! I did the Scooter Cannonball back in 2006, riding a 1978 Vespa P-200. I hope you have a ton of fun and wish you a safe return home.
NICE! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone with the brake light issue. I tried installing a flashing brake light on my cub last weekend and realized I'll have to disassemble most of the middle and rear panels and take the tire off to replace the brake light. They don't make it easy. Make sure to show us your brake light wiring! Safe journey.
Yep, there doesn't appear to be any way to get into the rear brake light housing or turn signals without going behind the rear fender cover. I don't really like the idea of dismantling the entire rear of the bike to get in there, but I'll be sure to video the process when I tear into them later today (still haven't done it yet 😉). We have custom aluminum plates being fabricated for the trailers to mount the lights above the rear shock. Hopefully those will be done Monday or Tuesday... otherwise, I'll be securing the lights to the rear frame rail just like I did previously ( drive.google.com/file/d/1JG-6QRCM1eea-N-11NiF0sX_wqIF64Xq/view ). Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I like the way you can always do your own work.
Don’t forget to lube the wheel bearings of the trailer wheel. I’d check it for overheating on the first 5, 10, & 20 miles. Then daily. But, I imagine those periods are already long gone..
This is going to be good! Don't forget to pull into them weigh stations...lol. Good stuff and safe travels you two.
I wonder if we'll have to pay extra on toll roads because we're pulling trailers... more than 2 axles?! 🤣👍 --QM
The dog looks comfortable in front of the vehicle! 😂😂😂
LOL! She is always comfortable and lazy. Whenever her humans are nearby, then she's happy! 😉👍 --QM
Been really looking forward to this series
I know this is a year old, but regarding your light setup, U-Haul used to sell 1156 and 1157 light bulbs with taps on them to give tail light extensions to cars without a wiring harness. Unless you plan on doing a lot of towing this would be a good choice for adding an extension without a lot of fuss.
Thanks for the tip! I actually thought about that option, but I ended up fabricating custom lighting plates to hold the tail/turn signals as well as an emergency warning strobe. You can see the finised result on the bikes throughout my Scooter Cannonball Run video series, or here for a close-up shot: th-cam.com/video/DjelMDwnWII/w-d-xo.html .
I tapped into the Cub's wiring beneath the rear fender and created a detachable trailer wiring harness with waterproof connectors, so it looks almost stock when the trailer is detached from the bike. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Fantastic ! Great job guys, see how you fix the rear light at the back ok the trailer. Cheers from France.
Am debating on getting this trailer for a triumph speed 400.
I'm definitely looking forward to following you on your adventure. I actually kind of like the exhaust sound.
Thanks for the feedback and the follow! I just recorded some exhaust sound comparisons with SPL/dB measurements this morning. I'll be editing and posting that video soon. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
"wow I don't feel anything at all..." and I was waiting for you every time to look back and go... "oh no! where is the trailer??!?!?!"
LOL! 🤣 We certainly hope that doesn't happen! 👍 --QM
Take the rear light off and do all the connections in there in the housing, then run out of the side of the plastic housing through a small hole and grommet - just a thought:-)
I wish it were that easy, but the tail light and signals don't have any exposed screws or clips to remove them from the outside. The mounts and wiring are concealed behind the outer bumper cover, so the only access appears to be from the inside... which means dismantling all of the middle plastics in order to remove the bumper cover. I won't be going that deep if I can help it. I'll just intercept the rear sub-harness connector underneath the rear seat grab handle. You can see pics of the service manual pages and the parts diagram in my shared Google Drive folder here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NyjroOVvKkecJCvDGB9eNuqqI2_Vl327?usp=sharing . Cheers! 👍 --QM
That's super cool. I totally don't need this and totally want this at the same time.
I'd just make a mirror on a little pole above the brake light to reflect the brake light would be same thing especially if it's led
i just spent 3 hours looking through your videos trying to find this trailer. and found it mine isn't working out.
I agree with you. Exhaust sounds terrible.
It's a huge step down from the original Honda exhaust, IMHO. I'm already working with Coffman's Exhaust on my Rebel 1100 project, so I asked them about making a fitment for the Super Cub (they already make exhausts for the Grom and Monkey). They are interested in the idea, so I'll pitch this to them after I return from this trip. Hmm... maybe I could even drop by Coffman's shop in CA on the way back to Houston! Road trip! 😉👍 --QM
I am sooooo looking forward to this that is some fine frabicating Beere here too to sp.?
Why go into the rear sub harness to change the lights why not and screw the light for the brakes and for your left and right blinker if you need to do those 2 and just do a pigtail wire off of those and then when you do your likes just have one little wire hanging down with an end cap on it so you can leave it there and then all you have to do is plug in the wire and then you're brake lights will work and they'll extend the same power to the trailer just an idea Frank
I mentioned the reasons briefly at the end of this video, but I didn't go into detail. The turn signals and tail light are sealed from the outside, so the only way to access the wiring is to remove the rear fender. I recorded some of that project before the Cannonball Run, but I was short on time and just took still pictures instead of making a video on the subject.
There were a LOT of plastics to remove before the rear fender could be pulled from the top of the bike. After that, the wiring was relatively easy to manage. The lighting harness disconnected from the body harness just behind the grab handle (in front of the rear rack). I used Posi-Taps to tap into the 5 wires for the trailer lighting (ground, tail, brake, left, and right) just above the tail light on the inside of the fender.
I extended the wires out through the license plate light hole and used a 6-pin DIN waterproof quick-disconnect harness for the terminations. The mating harness on the trailer side has an adjustable loop of wire on the trailer's yoke, so I can adapt the trailer to different motorcycles. I can connect or disconnect the trailer mount and electrical harness in about 1 minute... easy on, easy off! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I love that trailer. I would like something like that for the Honda Grom.
Your wish is granted! KipMoto already has a hoop/hitch for the Grom and Monkey: kipmoto.com/collections/trailers/products/sherpax-lightweight-dual-sport-trailer . If you don't see the Grom in the drop-down list, then you can just send an email to contact@kipmoto.com to verify that the correct hitch kit is sent with your order. Joel w/ KipMoto is a busy guy, and these trailers are made in limited batches, so you might have to wait a few months to get a production spot in his schedule. Cheers! 👍 --QM
I’m looking to get my first bike and I live out in the boonies in Virginia. Which would be a better first bike: the supercub or the trail 125?
Howdy, Rory! If you're out in the boonies, then I assume you probably have lots of gravel and dirt roads. The Trail 125 handles gravel and rough roads much better than the Super Cub, so that would be my vote. If you won't be traveling on rough roads or gravel, then either bike would work fine.
The SC has better on-road performance and higher top speed, but it doesn't like off-road chores at all. The Trail 125 has a lower top speed, but it's more versatile in rough conditions and for hauling stuff on its huge back rack. Good luck with your shopping, and I hope you find a good fit! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard well I live down a long gravel road and am hoping to use the bike so I can get places for hiking so I guess the trail is the obvious choice. If only I can find one. I’m taking a basic rider course in October and then I’ll start my search for the bike once I get my license.
I'm surprised you didn't have more viewership
Thanks for watching and leaving feedback! My style of riding with the small-bore motorcycles and scooters attracts more of a "niche" audience, so it's hard to grow the channel quickly. I'm just happy to share the rides and motocamping experiences with like-minded riders. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Just as a matter of interest: in South Africa it is illegal to tow anything with motorbikes. What a pity. I think your little trailer is superb.
Thanks for the feedback! I've heard that many countries have strict regulations about trailers and modifications to motorcycles. I didn't know that it was illegal to tow with motorcycles there in SA... that's a shame! Germany and other parts of the EU also have regulations about accessories and trailers... need to pass T.U.V. and other strict standards to be road-legal.
We don't have any specific laws against towing trailers with motorcycles, but larger trailers do need to be titled, licensed, and inspected. These small trailers usually "fly under the radar" so we haven't had any problems with law enforcement or other regulations here (in the southern USA, anyway). Cheers! 👍 --QM
I see that your doing the cannonball run I hope you film your journey I just finished the gambler 500 and I wanting to do the cannonball run so I am checking out all the Videos on TH-cam and see what I wanna get so far I like the trailer it’s awesome
Congrats on riding the Gambler 500! I will be taking LOTS of video during this trip, and I'll also try to livestream when we have sufficient time and Internet bandwidth. After we settle into our travel routine, I plan to do nightly uploads and maybe some live Q&A sessions about the trip.
There will also be some behind-the-scenes stuff that I'll post to the member streams and on Patreon. Some of that content might not be ... ahem... suitable for TH-cam's guidelines. We're bound to get a little punchy after long days in the Cubs' saddles, so there is no telling what we might say or what will be on our minds! 🤣👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard thank you for the reply I have been Following you both on the scooter cannonball feed. you’re almost there and I can’t wait to see your adventure. You got this!
Hi there, would you mind to share detail/video about the larger fuel tank plse? Have a great day!
That center storage is an auxiliary fuel tank. It's one of only two "Neil tanks" in existence! I have one on my Cub, and a friend of mine, Adrian, has the other one. Our buddy, Neil, custom fabricated those tanks and mounting cradles for us before we left on our 10K-mile cross-country trip for the 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run.
They hold about 1.3 gallons of fuel, but they aren't plumbed into the main fuel supply. The flat metal tops of these tanks worked perfectly to hold hydration bladders or tank bags. We used them as emergency fuel supplies and as transfer tanks during our extended road trip. You can see it in action here: th-cam.com/video/NYjmV7FqLOM/w-d-xo.html . Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Txs for responding. Hava a great day!!@@QuasiMotard
Good fun work mate
Thanks, Rory! We had a blast with these trailers on our Scooter Cannonball Run trip. I completed the lighting plates for the trailers and made a detachable wiring harness to connect to the Cub's electrical... it worked out perfectly. We hauled these trailers 10K miles around the USA and never had a single problem with the bikes or the trailers. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Let us know your trip route. Maybe when you hit California we can meet along the way. I have a red 2020. At 71 years these little gems make me feel like 16 again. Ride safe.
Certainly... that would be great! We will all be arriving (hopefully) in Eureka, CA on July 21st when the SCBR concludes. We will probably need to use a spatula and a wrecking ball to remove our butts from the Cubs' little seats, and then we'll take a day or two to recover before we start heading southeast again toward Texas. I'm looking for some location sharing apps that will let everyone follow our bread crumbs along the entire path while we're on the road.
The official SCBR tracking/folllow page has a location sharing option that should work for the duration of the event, from July 1-24: follow.scootercannonballrun.com/rider/103/ . All of the location data will be purged after July 24th, so we'll be sharing our location & progress some other way. I have a SPOT tracker and a Garmin Zumo, so I'm sure that we'll be able to send updates somehow. Cheers! 👍 --QM
Really cool video seeing all the modifications you've made to the Cub!
Thanks! We toured these little Cubs with the trailers nearly 10K miles around the USA in July 2021 for the Scooter Cannonball Run. I'm still editing that series, and I should have more episodes posted soon. If you're interested, you can watch the first few episodes here:
- T10 & T9 (Day 1): th-cam.com/video/MJCru2h7Rmw/w-d-xo.html
- T8 & T7 (Day 2): th-cam.com/video/87zuN5RRbkA/w-d-xo.html
- Nine Mile Canyon, Utah: th-cam.com/video/jczLEDJ_vCM/w-d-xo.html
Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
I would love to see the process of attaching a trailer to a super cub
OK, done! That's a great idea for a quick video! I'll try to put a short video together of the SherpaX mounting process.
The trailer hitch consists of the forward "hoop" portion that attaches to the bike with brackets on the rear axle. The hoop attaches to the axle brackets with two T-bolts, and those bolts are secured with cotter pins to prevent them from loosening. Those two forward mounting points allow vertical movement of the trailer.
The rear portion of the hoop attaches with a vertical axle/bolt to the trailer frame, and that permits lateral movement while turning or around corners. The trailer leans/rolls with the bike in corners and doesn't yaw or twist indepenent of the bike's lean angle.
Detaching the trailer later (after the axle plates have been installed) is a simple, 1-minute affair... no disassembly of the trailer is necessary: Unplug the
quick-disconnect lighting harness, remove the two cotter pins from the T-bolts and spin them out, and then roll the trailer hoop backward away from the bike. Done! 😉👍 --QM
You frightened the life out of me lol ..
5:39 dang I miss those gas prices 2:78 yummmmmmm🙂🙃
Do you have a video that goes over all the accessories including the fuel tank?
I did a live stream after the SCBR that detailed a lot of the accessories, including the trailer and our "Neil tanks" (the center fuel tanks were made by our buddy, Neil). You can find that video here if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/4InN7Ba7EHw/w-d-xo.html . I have other videos with the various bits that were installed, so let me know if you're interested in something specific... I'll try to find it and send the link. 😉👍 --QM
Wow, must you have a road worthy certificate for the trailor
This is very inspiring! I am in the Philippines where these small bikes rule. This trailer is something that I would really wanna replicate here. The thing that keeps me from taking my Wave 125 long distances is the luggage I need to carry. This will definitely SOLVE that! Can you please show details on the bracket used to hook it up to the axle/swingarm? I was hoping it would be at the end of the video (like you said) but, I watched this several times now and... :) Thank you!
I will record a dedicated video for the KipMoto SherpaX trailer to detail all of its specifics. I am sorting and editing all of my video footage from our Scooter Cannonball Run trip last month, and there will be several dedicated sections in those videos regarding the SherpaX.
The mounting brackets and the trailer hitch (hoop) varies depending on the bike (e.g., rear axle/swingarm width, clearance behind mounting point to rear of bike, axle vs shock mounting points, etc). The Super Cub's mounting brackets were made to sandwich over the existing axle adjuster plates. KipMoto included a longer axle to replace the OEM unit to accommodate the extra width of the brackets.
The Honda Wave 125 has a simpler rear swingarm and axle design (as far as I can tell), so the brackets to mount the SherpaX would likely be simpler... more similar to the Honda Monkey or Grom swingarm brackets.
The brackets are fixed onto the bike via the rear axle, and the hitch (hoop) mounts to those brackets with T-bolts. It's very quick to attach or detach the trailer from the bike after the brackets have been installed. You just remove the locking split pins (cotter pins) from the inside of the T-bolts and then spin out the bolt from each side... the trailer separates from the brackets.
We pulled these trailers 9600+ miles around the USA behind our Super Cubs, and we didn't experience a single problem with the bikes or the trailers. We had the trailers on and off of the bikes several times for chain maintenance and rear tire changes... no problems, quick and easy.
If you would like some early pictures of the trailer (before I publish the videos), then send me an email at quasimotard@gmail.com . I'll reply back with some close-up pics and a short video illustrating how the mounts are attached and how quickly you can mount/dismount the trailer. Cheers! 👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard What mileage with the trailer hitched on hardtop (word?) roads?
@@matsgustavsson665 We have traveled over 10K miles around the USA with these trailers behind our Super Cubs. Our top speed while pulling these trailers on paved surfaces is 55-60 MPH (88-95 km/h). Most of our journies have been on paved roads, but we have also traveled hundreds of miles on dirt and gravel without any failures: th-cam.com/video/H_O8tiOfbEo/w-d-xo.html. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
nice speed run!
Cant wait! We would love to find you along the way and ride for a couple of miles!! We should do a subscribers group. for sure you have a group in each state you will cross!!
I'm looking for some location sharing apps that will let everyone follow our bread crumbs along the entire path while we're on the road.
The official SCBR tracking/folllow page has a location sharing option that should work for the duration of the event, from July 1-24: follow.scootercannonballrun.com/rider/103/
All of the location data will be purged after July 24th, so we'll be sharing our location & progress some other way. I have a SPOT tracker and a Garmin Zumo, so I'm sure that we'll be able to send updates somehow. I'm planning to share daily progress updates on here on YT and also on Instagram so people can join along if they'd like to. Cheers! 👍 --QM
Are you doing the cannonball scooter run this year?
What is the black plastic lever on the inside of the right hand grip? Looks to be about 3" long.
That is the GoCruise throttle lock (cruise control): amzn.to/2VUkEsb . I have those installed on most of my bikes, and they work very well. I prefer this type of throttle lock because you can completely remove your hand from the grip. The cramp buster palm rests only work if you maintain pressure/weight on the grip, and they always tend to get in the way of smooth throttle operation. The Go Cruise just rests against your front brake lever, and you can adjust it with your index finger... super simple and reliable! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Heard you towards the end of the video about tuning the cubs with power vision 3. Did you ever get to that? How did it go? And would you recommend it?
I used the PV3 to add about 10% fuel at the upper end of the rev range (7500-9000 RPM). I didn't have access to a wideband O2 meter or a dyno to do real testing, but I certainly didn't want to run with the stock (lean) map without the catalytic converter.
The Super Cub's ECU doesn't have detailed V-E tables (volumetric efficiency) to allow granular tuning, so the only option is to mess with the PWM (pulse-width modulation) to increase the injector's duty cycle at particular RPM ranges. That's not as flexible as tuning V-E tables for different load ranges.
I checked the spark plug color and condition a couple of times during our 10K-mile SCBR trip, and everything looked good. They showed to be a touch hot/lean, but still within acceptable ranges (no scorching of the insulator or blueing of the plug body). We ran those little engines at wide-open throttle (still not near redline) for the entire trip, and they didn't skip a beat! Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
What brand windscreen is that? Would you recommend it for long trips?
That is the PUIG T.X. windscreen: amzn.to/3q8tez5 . Adrian likes that screen on his Super Cub, but he mentioned that it blocks a bit too much airflow and he gets too hot sometimes at lower speeds. He also had problems with the steel mounts breaking their welds, so he used extra bolts to clamp the halves together.
The shorter Puig screens have a bad reputation for breaking their mounts and causing catastrophic failures (e.g. flying off or hitting the rider in the face). I haven't owned either of these screens to speak from experience, so take that info with a grain of salt.
The small Asahi Short Visor ( japan.webike.net/products/23952404.html ) that I have on my Cub works well enough for me. It durable and it breaks up the wind pressure on my torso at highway speeds. My shoulders and helmet are in clear air, so there is very little turbulence. However, it's not a good touring screen and it doesn't provide any weather protection against the rain or cold. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Where do you you get the bicycle trailer DOT rated tire...? 🤔
Howdy! These aren't bicycle trailers. Rather, they are purpose-built motorcycle trailers that are made for off-road and ADV motorcycles. The rear wheel is a mini-moto wheel with high-speed wheel bearings and a DOT-rated motorcycle tire. I'm currently running a Michelin City Grip 90/90-14" scooter tire on the wheel, and I also have a Shinko 244 2.5-14" dual-sport tire for dirt use.
You can find more details about the trailer at KipMoto's site here: kipmoto.com/pages/sherpax . I added a rear lighting plate with an AdMore Lighting LED light with combination tail/brake/turn signal function, and an amber LED warning strobe for extra visibility. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Did you have any luck with the lights? I found out that the headlights are low voltages when í added driving lights! Had to run power from the battery.
I wired the AdMore brake light bar into the wiring harness in the rear fender without any problems. My Denali DM driving lights (5W each) on the front forks are powered directly from the battery via a relay... this prevents voltage drop to the headlight and/or blown fuses. 😉👍 --QM
Also being from Texas, I was noticing you did not have a license tag on the trailer (at least not that I could see). Do you not have to have a tag on these small trailers?
I was a bit concerned about not having registration or a plate on the trailer, but we never had any problems across the USA during our 10K mile trip. These small trailers fall into a gray area in most states because they are under the minimum weights required for registration (TX is 300 pounds if I remember correctly).
We even had a few troopers and constables drive past us slowly and give thumbs-up. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Thanks!
Nice setup. But do you know you sound a lot like Dave Ramsey?....
🤣 So I've been told! The other voice references that I frequently receive are Johnny Depp, Abraham (character in the Walking Dead), Nicholas Cage, and Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation). 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard 😆😆😆😆its Ramsey dude....
Looks good 👍 !
Where did you get the bigger windscreen ?
If the engine has the power to go , do the brakes have the power to stop ?
Question , local Honda keeps putting off delivery date for a Trail , but have a Monkey sitting on sales floor .
What can a Trail do , that a Monkey can't ? ? ?
Adrian ordered that Puig T.X. screen from Revzilla.com (I think): www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-tx-windscreen-honda-super-cub-2018-2021?sku_id=1773830 . He really likes it... great wind coverage, and he says that it doesn't affect the Cub's steering at highway speeds (even when riding hands-free). I had a similarly-sized Givi screen that didn't work out... mounts were crooked and it steered the little Cub like the Exxon Valdez's rudder! 🤣
The trailer doesn't really add much more weight than we're already accustomed to carrying on the little Cubs. Our past several trips have abused these little beasts with upwards of 60 pounds of crap loaded on the back racks. We haven't had any problems with stopping power from the brakes, although the skinny tires' contact patches are always a point of concern. The front ABS works just fine when pressed into hard duty.
This KipMoto SherpaX trailer only weighs 30 pounds empty, and our box with crap is slated to weigh ~35 pounds. So, our total tow weight should be ~75 pounds. The real benefit here is that it keeps the weight off of the rear suspension to improve the ride and the steering/tracking. We noticed that the Cubs' front wheel was a little flighty sometimes when we had the rear of the bike loaded heavy. Now, all of that weight is on the trailer and coupled to the rear wheel. That extra weight on the rear axle slightly increases the unsprung weight of the wheel (might make the rear shocks feel more harsh), but it's 100x better than having all of that weight on the rear rack (higher CG and rearward of the rear axle... both bad practices).
The Trail 125 vs Monkey 125 is an interesting debate. Arguably, the CT125 will probably handle off-road chores better because it has larger wheels, it has a high-mounted air intake, and it has slightly lower gearing for better climbing power. However, the lack of a manual clutch can make the CT125 feel sluggish in the deep stuff... no way to rev-up the motor and dump the clutch as easily (it can be done with the foot shifter, but it's tricky). The CT125's huge rear rack is another benefit for hauling stuff, too. The Monkey is nearly the same beast with similar suspension travel, but the shocks are more softly-sprung and tend to wallow a bit too much for off-road chores (at least based on the couple of rides that I've had on the Monkey). Cheers! 👍 --QM
Thanks for the quick , and detailed reply !
Best of luck on your trip !
How is it for braking? Does it pull the scooter one way or the other.
No pull whatsoever. It's directly inline with the rear axle, so there isn't any yaw effect under acceleration or braking. 👍 --QM
Lol why is that exhaust so loud? Doesn't sound that loud in your other videos!
That is the SP Takegawa P-Shooter exhaust that we had to install so we had clearance to mount our trailers. I was riding Adrian's Cub for this quick video before I swapped my exhaust and mounted my trailer. We endured those noisy exhausts for a month straight over 9600+ miles around the country. I'm ready to pull it off and give it a Viking funeral!
I'm sending both exhausts to Coffman's Exhaust in California to see if they can work up a prototype unit for my Cub. I like the deeper tone of the Coffman's Shorty on my other bikes, so we'll see how their silencer sounds on the Cub. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
Hi, what's the seat cushion called please?
Howdy, Dave! That is the AirHawk Cruiser R Large seat cushion: amzn.to/3wlCr9a . I have a couple of these that I swap around to different bikes as needed. Adrian and I completed our 9600+ mile trip around the country in July while perched atop these pads. If it weren't for the AirHawk's, there is NO WAY we could have sat on the Super Cubs' little seats for that length of time. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard Hi again, something i didn't notice last time (god knows how not) is the extra fuel tank you have in front of the seat, can that be bought and did you fit it? TIA
What sort of neighborhood has no sidewalks?
hi handsome. i love honda cub rig. have you considered the all new sondors metacycle ?
Sure is a nice looking rig you have there, but with the front of the trailer having no suspension, the trailer is always going to have a very harsh ride. Suspend the front of the trailer from the bike frame.
Love your stuff quasi! Was Joel eaten by a Vancouver bear? 3 ppl have tried reaching via email, comments fb, etc.- no response. Do you have a phone # for him? I'm a repeat kipmoto customer and just bought a DR650 n need a hitch hoop asap. Thx Quasi
Howdy, and thanks for the feedback! I'm not really sure... I haven't reached out to Joel in a few months. I was going to engage him to build a hoop for my PCX150, but I don't know if there is even time for that now. I'll see if I can reach him and I'll let you know. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
@@QuasiMotard thx. Im in a time crunch too. I think I'm gonna need to bend my cb1100 hitch hoop inward to fit the dr650 axle
Cool trailer. However, that exhaust . . . not so good. It's going to get old.
Agreed! I usually ride with foam earplugs over 90% of the time, but I enjoyed the lack of noise on the Cub at highway speeds... nothing but wind noise and buzzy handlebars. I'm thinking about rolling through Ukiah, CA just after we leave Eureka so I can visit Coffman's Exhaust Systems in person. Maybe they can work up a prototype for us that sounds (and performs) better than these P-Shooters?! 👍 --QM