I saw this on FB, looks interesting:
https://www.porteos.eu/ (https://www.porteos.eu/)
For the cost of a decent enclosed trailer. With shipping.
Doesn't look like you can put 2 in your truck. I quite often have 2 bikes in the back of my truck.
Like Pat said "interesting". There is something to said for being able to load by ones self and not needing a trailer.
Kurt
Pat, Step away from the computer.
Quote from: Pat Conlon on April 27, 2021, 03:22:06 PM
I saw this on FB, looks interesting:
https://www.porteos.eu/ (https://www.porteos.eu/)
It's interesting they use the two of the world's most breakdown prone bikes for demonstration purposes, Harley and BMW.
Anyway, who needs to regularly load their bikes into truck. 50 years, 30 bikes and a million km's later and I'm yet to load one of them onto a trailer or truck to get it home (or take it somewhere)
Clever bit of engineering but you'd need to be in the business to justify it and dirt bikes don't weigh enough to need it.
Noel
Quote from: Pat Conlon on April 27, 2021, 03:22:06 PM
I saw this on FB, looks interesting:
https://www.porteos.eu/ (https://www.porteos.eu/)
Am I not interpreting this correctly...."All post referring others to social media sites such as "Facebook, Instagram or Twitter" will be removed regardless of the intent of the post...."
Noel
:good: Fixed it
Nice VMax...
Quote from: Pat Conlon on April 28, 2021, 10:31:07 AM
:good: Fixed it
You're kidding!! I thought I must have missed something. As long as content is not inappropriate, why should it matter what platform it's on. Pat, you're an admin, perhaps you could explain this, it's not normal.
Noel
I'm not on facebook. I appreciated the edit. Clever but not for me.
Quote from: ribbert on April 29, 2021, 05:06:54 AM
Pat, you're an admin, perhaps you could explain this, it's not normal.
Noel
Pat, I got this...
Noel, posts referring to fb links are not allowed for the exact reason Waiex191 stated; links to fb are not accessable to non fb users.
So, if there is something that one wants to post, they need to post to the direct link of the info being provided, not to the fb post link.
If you have anymore questions regarding fb posts, please refer to the TOS found on the home page.
Randy - RPM
Thanks Randy and thanks Noel for pointing out my error.
Onward and upward!
Yes I couldn't access it either. I was wondering how you got the price. Wow retarded expensive. I figured $5-600. Could see maybe $1000-1200.
I would bet you a jelly donut that FJ Monkey Mark could study the pictures and video, and reverse engineer it.
For that matter, Chris, Dan, Jim and Randy could do the same....Hells bells, Bryan is building a friggen airplane, he could design and build this in his sleep.
I like the concept, but as Dan said, you need to be able to fit 2 side by side in a pickup bed.
Funny you said that Pat, I already had a similar concept in mind. When I saw this post and thought, "I guess it was a good idea". Making it take two bikes is not adding too much complexity. The two tracks would need to be configurable. Not all pairs of bikes will work if the tracks are in a fixed position left to right.
Quote from: Pat Conlon on April 29, 2021, 01:55:38 PMHells bells, Bryan is building a friggen airplane, he could design and build this in his sleep.
I'd outsource that one to my 19 year old mechanical engineer. His last final for his BS is tomorrow. But I think we are going to build a 10' plotter/cutter to help make new sails for the catamaran first.
Quote from: racerrad8 on April 29, 2021, 11:56:25 AM
...posts referring to fb links are not allowed for the exact reason ......links to fb are not accessable to non fb users.
Randy - RPM
Thanks for the explanation Randy, it's makes sense that members do this but as it's not a biggy, I would have thought encouragement would be enough, no need for the sternly worded threat, nor is it typical of conditions usually covered in a TOS, let alone threatening sanctions for non compliance (having the post deleted regardless of intent).
Anyway, it's your site, you're not bound by convention and you can do whatever takes your fancy with it. This may just be my opinion, but it's not a bad thing to take feedback on board sometimes.
Randy - RPM
Quote from: racerrad8 on April 29, 2021, 11:56:25 AM
If you have anymore questions regarding fb posts, please refer to the TOS found on the home page.
As for your suggestion above, what I posted
was a verbatim quote, cut and pasted
from the TOS! What you suggest I do is exactly what needed explaining. It doesn't say why it's prohibited, or why the penalties for doing so are so heavy handed. That is what I sought clarification on. On face value, it all seems a bit over the top.
Anyway, you have now explained your position and I understand.
Subject closed.
Thankyou
Noel