Safe Way to Carry a Cat on a Motorcycle?

 I heard about a guy once who glued a piece of carpet over his gas tank,
including the sides.  His cat would straddle the gas tank facing forwards
(clinging to the carpet via claws) and go for a ride with him.  The cat
loved it.

Are there any products or is there any conventional thinking about how to
carry pets on motorcycles?

My cats are not the adventurous type (they would never forgive me for any
kind of motorcycle trip), but I'm just curious.

There was also a guy at the airport who used to take his dog on plane rides.
The dog would pile into the plane just like it was a car.  Dog loved it.  My
cats would never forgive me.

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The definitive reeky cat care thread can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/22dzeq

 On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:29:13 -0800 (PST), Rob Kleinschmidt


While that is a tasty thread, I'm afraid it isn't complete without
this companion:

http://tinyurl.com/3x45n8

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I hadn't realized that this is a problem (I guess it depends where one
lives).

One cat owner I know lets the cat in and out several times during the day.
One observation she has made is that there is almost no cat poo in the
litterbox (less to scoop up) if the cat is allowed to go outside.

I always assumed that the cats found a good place for the poo (had no idea
where).  Apparently not.

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There were some grunge bikers that used to show up at Griffith
Observatory begging for money from the regular riders. Their grey and
black striped tiger tom had been riding since kittenhood so he had no
problem riding on the carpet on the gas tank.

I always imprint my kittens on me from a very early age by putting my
dirty sox into their birthing box. They totally trust me through
constant handling.

If I had no other way to get a cat to the vet except on a motorcycle,
I would zip the cat snuggly into a gym bag filled with my dirty
laundry. The cat would know he or she was still in a somewhat familiar
situation, and that I was right there.


I have taken cats on car trips across the USA. They get accustomed to
car travel and they will sit on my shoulder and watch the world go by,
or they will sit on my lap and look out the side window.


Some desert racer had a mongrel named Pete back in the 1960's. Pete
rode on his
master's gas tank in organized desert races. He even had a competition
license and a number plate.