Puggle Pod 9000 Arrives!

[Drjones]

The technical term is parallelogram.  As long as the mount points are stong enough for the loads and the box trellis arm is strong enough for the torsion/bending loads the setup isn't going anywhere the bike isn't going.  It will actually see far lower loads in turns than a traditional side car would.

[Duc L'Smart]

RichD & Duke made it back to Ft. Worth fine, & I can tell you he was tearing it up in the Texas Hill Country  [moto]

[RichD]

RichD & Duke made it back to Ft. Worth fine, & I can tell you he was tearing it up in the Texas Hill Country  [moto]

After riding the Supersport with the Puggle Pod on it for well over 1000 miles now (about 1500 miles in the first week!)
I have to say: it works well.  The bike is actually much more stable in sandy/marginal traction turns and surfaces than without the 'Pod. 
The extra wheel really helps out with this.
I've had the occasion to do a couple of hard stops and one REAL panic stop. 
The bike's front does not want to "wash out" in a skid like a bike on just two wheels would.
For normal accelerating and braking you need to steer slightly  to adjust for the 'Pod being on there.
Side wind has more surface to work on -so you feel it a little more.
The turning feels a little heavier -but there is the gyroscopic force of another wheel to overcome... so it is no suprise.

Once I gave myself a little time to acclimate to the new riding sensation it was full speed ahead!
"Triple digit tested"   

Soon will come paint and decals... 

-R

P.S.  Duke LOVES this thing now.  It took a little while for him to get comfy with it -but now he "plays" with the air...
He inflates his mouth by opening it just over the windscreen and letting his cheeks puff and lips flap.  He BEGS for attention at stoplights...
He gets VERY excited when he sees his harness come out! (even more than his old leash!) 

[mitt]

awesome recap!

mitt

[Grampa]

very cool 

what a lucky pup

[bryant8]

The PP9000 is a sight to see in action. Once the video of it in action gets cleaned up we'll get it posted.

[El Matador]

The PP9000 is a sight to see in action. Once the video of it in action gets cleaned up we'll get it posted.

Short vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3H0wXXyIs&eurl=http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=3547.15

[GLantern]

That is so damn awesome

[Adam in TX]

That thing is just too freaking cool! I guess I know what my summer/fall/winter/spring project is going to be.

[onederer]

I finally found the word...
PAWSOME!!!

[NAKID]

Short vid

Oh come on, I wanna see that thing in full lean....


That is badass!

[bryant8]

The videos are still being worked on, we just got back from the trip a few days ago and the guy with the bike cam has about 4hrs worth of video to parse through.

[Latinbalar]

I finally found the word...
PAWSOME!!!

That my friend must of taken you all day to figure out didn't it?

[c_rex]

Brilliant!  Looks a bit wide but I know nothing of these matters.  I mean- if you needed to reach over to assist your co-pilot (bee, rock, anything - in co-pilots face) forget about it.  There's not much eye protection even though the windscreen looks cool.  Maybe he should also design a doggy helm.  Have him integrate a helmet camera for the full shebang.

[GLantern]

Brilliant!  Looks a bit wide but I know nothing of these matters.  I mean- if you needed to reach over to assist your co-pilot (bee, rock, anything - in co-pilots face) forget about it.  There's not much eye protection even though the windscreen looks cool.  Maybe he should also design a doggy helm.  Have him integrate a helmet camera for the full shebang.

I vote doggy helmet camera, that would rock