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    Ok this is gonna sound waaaaay out there but my dog,Page loves going for rides and i need to afix some kind of basket deal somewhere up front so that she can just stick her goggled head out yet remain secure.she's about a 10lb dog .Anyone ever make a doggy carrier? besides side car?

  • #2
    You could try a tank bag?
    pete


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    08 gen2 hayabusa


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    zrx carbs
    18mm float height
    145 main jets
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    slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
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    • #3
      What about a backkpack on the front of you.
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      • #4
        That's not a dog

        That's not a dog! 10-pounds is a TOY. . .I say this as I look at two Great Danes and an Irish Wolfhound taking up half my room space.

        There are several dog seat belt configurations that my friends with small dogs use to secure their dogs in their car seats. Several of these are basket-y kinds of things with padded sides and snap leashes inside that keep the dog from jumping out. I think they got them at either www.dog.com , or or Foster and Smith (I don't have their site handy). I would think that you could make a hard-side, stable container, then put these in it, or strap these on the tank in front of you.

        There is one other site, http://www.petedge.com that you can try that is a very large catalog.

        I often think about getting a little dog. . .nah



        Cam
        Last edited by Espiritus; 08-09-2008, 07:47 AM.

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        • #5
          That's not a dog! 10-pounds is a TOY. .

          Greeaaaat... That's like telling a parent that their kid is a runt! lol.

          I like a bigger dog myself, BUT... a smaller dog does have it's advantages. Less food, less poop... and with all the riding I do alone, it would be cool to have some company... and there's no way in %$#& that any of the dogs I have previously owned could be brought on the bike... without a sidecar! lol.

          I think some sort of tank setup would be the optimal situation also so you could keep an eye on the dog.. scratch it's head occasionally.. saliva splashing back against your face shield... (OK, not so much the last part..)

          Tod
          Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

          You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

          Current bikes:
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          *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
          '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
          '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
          '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
          '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
          '81 XS1100 Special
          '81 YZ250
          '80 XS850 Special
          '80 XR100
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          • #6
            Runts

            Hey, I LIKE Runts, especially the yellow, banana-y flavored ones.

            There is a guy here locally with a GL and it has a little hitch. Attached to the hitch is a very small trailer, and he takes his German Shepard everywhere. The Shepard has this pair of goggles that are too cute and a bandana that says "Bad to the Bone."

            I know what you mean when you say that it would be nice to have a companion on trips, but I kinda like the solitude. . .

            Cam

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            • #7
              Poor dog... probably gets dizzy from all the exhaust fumes! lol..

              My luck.. somebody would pull up and rev their motor.. and I'd take off.. forgetting about poor Fido. All of a sudden remember and find him laying in the corner all balled up shivering from fear! lol.
              Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

              You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

              Current bikes:
              '06 Suzuki DR650
              *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
              '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
              '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
              '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
              '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
              '81 XS1100 Special
              '81 YZ250
              '80 XS850 Special
              '80 XR100
              *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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              • #8
                my dad use to have a dog that out sit up on the tank and ride with him and my mom. I dont remember what kind of dog it was tho, but i know it was more than 20lbs.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by trbig
                  find him laying in the corner all balled up shivering from fear! lol.
                  Which is where he'd probably be ANYway after that first ride with you...




                  I found this... but it's pretty pricey when you add everything in... but maybe you can find someone skilled in sewing to make one for you...Canine Commuter

                  I didn't think this included the bag when I first placed the link... but maybe I was wrong....

                  Addendum... nope... I wasn't wrong... the bag is extra... and still pricey...
                  Last edited by Wildkat; 08-09-2008, 10:43 AM.
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                  • #10
                    My wife's weiner dog used to like to ride on my tank, but I found out the air coming up under the fairing and around the forks was having a ram air effect up his nose and blowing him up like a balloon, so I quite taking him. It's something to watch out for.
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                    • #11
                      I've always wanted to take my dog out for a ride with me, but i am worried about wind noise damagin his ears. You know how they have way better hearing than us.
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                      • #12
                        It wouldn't be as bad if you had a windshield.. and certainly no worse than the back of a truck or hanging their head out the window.. tongue flapping in the breeze..

                        Tod
                        Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                        You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                        Current bikes:
                        '06 Suzuki DR650
                        *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                        '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                        '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                        '81 XS1100 Special
                        '81 YZ250
                        '80 XS850 Special
                        '80 XR100
                        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                        • #13
                          What about a milk carton tied to the handle bars, ET style?

                          Ok, not the handlebars, but a couple good tarp straps holding it down on the back of the seat might work.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Ivan
                            What about a milk carton tied to the handle bars, ET style?

                            Ok, not the handlebars, but a couple good tarp straps holding it down on the back of the seat might work.
                            I've seen that done although on a tail rack not the seat with a piece of carpeting cut to fit the bottom. They also had a very short leash and a harness to keep him from jumping out. The owner took that dog with her almost everywhere.
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                            • #15
                              No need for a carrier

                              my buddy Norm would shove his 3-legged toy poodle down the front of his leather jacket to take him for rides.
                              Incidentally, I heard on another forum that in Australia it is now a crime to carry any animal on your motorcycle gas tank so perhaps Norm's way was best.
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