Development of a Practical Motorcycle Towing Device

Nik Amirudin Anas Nik Hak, Dr. Shamsul Anuar Shamsudin, Mohd Azman Abdullah, Shahrudin Zakaria

Abstract


Motorcycle to motorcycle towing device is not readily available in the Malaysian market. Most of the motorcycle towing service uses a pick-up truck to pick up the motorcycle. Such towing or on-site service fee can be too expensive anyway. In addition, some of the towing processes are done only using a foot to propel the towed motorcycle. The aim of this project to produce a product that can be commercialized and solve the problem. In this project, a prototype is produced after the fabrication process. The prototype seemed to function. The length of the sling successfully retracted for storing, thus the sling retractor is working as intended.


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2022/jmet.v12i1.5909

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