theres a trailer place right next to where i am working (day job) and they have one they can sell for $300.. just looks like a harbor freight job with no deck (will put 2x6 down, just cause i can) 10 inch wheels and new LED lights.. but ive still got some checking around for whats going to fit me best...
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Dan Mtbiker <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Can you send picture of the trailer? > > I am interested in making one for my bike (1993 750cc Nighthawk) > > > > > On Jan 26, 9:43 pm, Brian Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeti. > > > > In 1978, my wife and I made a cross Canada (and back) trip on a 1972 > > Moto Guzzi 850 Eldorado with a trailer in tow. We carried all of our > > camping equipment in the trailer plus 2 lawn chairs.We had no > > problems. It was a small trailer with 8 inch wheels and just the size > > of a Sears car top carrier bolted to the frame. I did install shock > > absorbers on the trailer. (Pulled from a scrapped 100 cc honda if I > > remember correctly) I did find that the trailer tracked best if we > > carefully loaded the heaviest items in the middle of the trailer, > > across the trailers axle. We were also careful to balance the weight > > evenly on both sides and 60 % of the weight forward of the axle so > > that ther was sufficient tounge weight. > > The trailer hitch was bolted on each side of the rear axle of the bike > > and was level with the rear axle. The upper attachements bolted on to > > the rear shock bolts, inside next to the frame. This was a very solid > > connection. We never had a problem. I did install two of those 3 foot > > bicycle, fiberglass rods with a bright red flag on top, on both rear > > corners of the trailer. This seemed to cure the problem of the drivers > > following behind, not registering that there was a trailer behind the > > motorcycle. The flags seemed to be high enough to be in the driver's > > line of vision. > > Two up, fairing, saddlebags and a trailer. 4 months of motorcycle > > nervana. > > > > Brian > > > > On Jan 24, 1:58 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote:> ok guys heres the deal, i need to transport gear for my job and > my only transportation is the GL1200... The gear is in a plastic tote (think > foot locker) and advrage 30 pounds... Ive considered a trailer but hate the > hitch syatems because they seem super flimsy. Ive considered a side car as > well, but hate the way the bike would ride with one... Anybody have other > sugestions? Or expirence with the hitch systems for the bikes? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
