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Fitting a Gopher to a Small Motorhome



 
 
 

This truly is innovation at its best. When the mobility of ones partner is severely reduced it calls for lots of thought. Faced with no more motorhoming unless this problem was solved this clever solution evolved. First up the vehicle was a small 2 litre petrol job and although built as a motorhome space was at a definite premium. Everything you see on the top left picture fits into the centre drop down boot. You do have to fold down the seat and handlebars on the Gopher before storing. The scooter also fits in there as well! Everything is constructed from aluminium and zinc anneal sheet. A winch is used to raise and lower the base plate so the able partner does not end up in the same boat. In doing this job two extra bins were added either side to hold bits and bobs and the rear bumper was modified to take the spare tyres. This was actually a huge improvement as the cab chassis was a Mazda using two different sized wheels. These as supplied by Mazda are a real nightmare to remove and replace, as the carrier is a fair way in under the rear. In our view this set up deserves an innovation award from CMCA - spotted at the CMCA Barcaldine Rally in 2002.


 
 
 



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