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as good as these bike's are folks whats your thoughts on them dragging a trailer around? on my trip to Victoria over christmas their would have been a few more thing's i would have liked to have taken to make it more comfy for myself ....just over 5200k round trip in 9 days i've been looking around and a local bloke make's these and with 200 liter cargo space it would fit in nicely with my plans  this is the web page if you'd like to have a look at the spec's http://www.classicind.com.au/cgi-bin/iPage/page.cgi?Page=Micro Benny
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oops maybe this belongs in the accessories section if so mod's please move it
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Ask Steveviking, seen a trailer an his bike before. He reckoned it was no problem.
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Should not be a problem. Ed, biker, has a trailer he pulls with his BA and Tiger no problem. I'm sure he'll chime in any second....
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As trailers goes ,That is one of the best I have seen . Think it would go well with our bikes . atb geoff
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thanks guy's it is a compact trailer and with 200 liters of cargo space i think it'd do me nicely just curious about the drag behind the Speedy .... mind you i'm sure the old FJ1200 i have would'nt even notice it at all  then again i'd sooner turn up at a rally on the Triumph Benny
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These bikes can definitely lug a small trailer around. That one looks pretty nice too.
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i know a guy who bought a small(maybe 4x4) trailer frame from northern tool, then mounted a rooftop luggage carrier to it (one of them boxes you see on the roof of minivans) and he has lots of room for his stuff and hauls it around with his Bonneville. sez it works great for when he and his wife travel. so he is hauling this trailer and riding 2 up. 
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as good as these bike's are folks
whats your thoughts on them dragging a trailer around?
on my trip to Victoria over christmas their would have been a few more thing's i would have liked to have taken to make it more comfy for myself ....just over 5200k round trip in 9 days
i've been looking around and a local bloke make's these and with 200 liter cargo space it would fit in nicely with my plans
this is the web page if you'd like to have a look at the spec's
http://www.classicind.com.au/cgi-bin/iPage/page.cgi?Page=Micro
Benny
yes have done many miles with a trailer behind the bike..lots of info over at this forum..
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Wow... good info at that site, Ed. It's an idea I've often toyed with too.
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Its a kool lookin trailer, thats for sure but having never pulled a trailer on a bike, wouldn't it interfere with your riding experience? 
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Hmmm - very nice trailer. Only 90kg fully loaded -I suspect that would be less noticeable on performance than a pillion.
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Biker Ed has some good info on single wheel trailers like the one he built. Never yanked a bike trailer meself, but one would have to believe a single wheel must surely enhance the riding experience vs. a 2 wheeled rig. A search here should provide his posts. Me & the search syntax don't get along well, or I'd post the link for you. A trailer has got to be a valued addition to motorcycle camping, as opposed to something like :   The guy who loaded up like this was asked to ride 6 miles behind his fellow riders, while they wore double paper shopping bags over their heads.
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Buying super light, super expensive, super compact backpacking gear would probably still be cheaper than a trailer.
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Buying super light, super expensive, super compact backpacking gear would probably still be cheaper than a trailer.
well here are a couple of trailer's that you can get for the price of a very good tent..
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at the price HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS is selling them for I don't think I could buy the the steel and parts and make them that cheap...
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Buying super light, super expensive, super compact backpacking gear would probably still be cheaper than a trailer.
well here are a couple of trailer's that you can get for the price of a very good tent..
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at the price HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS is selling them for I don't think I could buy the the steel and parts and make them that cheap...
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a bought a Harbor Freight Trailer when i moved out of state...long story short...150 miles trailer wheel ball bearings burn out on highway...trailer/rv/repair shop ,2days looking for replacement of any kind..no luck trailer made in yugoslavia...went to tractor supply ,got back on road,BEWARE of Harbor Fright!  
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Buying super light, super expensive, super compact backpacking gear would probably still be cheaper than a trailer.
well here are a couple of trailer's that you can get for the price of a very good tent..
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at the price HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS is selling them for I don't think I could buy the the steel and parts and make them that cheap...
Ed
a bought a Harbor Freight Trailer when i moved out of state...long story short...150 miles trailer wheel ball bearings burn out on highway...trailer/rv/repair shop ,2days looking for replacement of any kind..no luck trailer made in yugoslavia...went to tractor supply ,got back on road,BEWARE of Harbor Fright!
did you pull the wheels and check the bearings before you left??? and grease them ???
I don't care who makes the trailer even if it's brand new pull the wheels and check...or if there are grease fittings put the grease gun to them and pump to you see grease run out the side's
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I am in the prosess of making a trailer for my 05 Ammerica and i is going to look the same as the fuel tank and combining the rear fender and I am useing the same rear light indicators and number plate bracket. It will have the badges on the side to match the bike and have a gas cap with the instament panel. Under the gas cap will be the locking system for the traler and to support it when it is not conected it will have te same side stnd as the bikes. I have most of the parts now just need to make the body for it. The size of the body will be twice the size of the tank.
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yes greased them before i left..1200mile trip..i had another trailer with the wifes car that had no problem with more weight ,,harbor fright trailer had the bike...i think it was just poor construction,,or just bad luck,,,the POINT is that the odd ball size made real hard to replace.
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yes greased them before i left..1200mile trip..i had another trailer with the wifes car that had no problem with more weight ,,harbor fright trailer had the bike...i think it was just poor construction,,or just bad luck,,,the POINT is that the odd ball size made real hard to replace.
can you tell me what was the size????
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after so thinking i decided to by a trailer as much as i liked the trailer from Classic Trailers i have trouble parting with that much cash for something that'll get used maybe 4-6 times a year....so i bought a cheapee put together job it cost 499 dolla delived from Melbourbe to here about 1800k's away turned up in 2 cardboard boxes weighing a total of 60kilo's so the weight factor is good for me next thing i neded is a towbar.....again not wanting to pay 390 dolla for a ready made 1.... i made my own for a cost of under $50 here's a pic of the towbar ,what do you think?  and fitted 
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Not being a hitch expert,the workmanship looks really good to me. My 2 concerns would be the clearance for swing arm movement and the flat stock struts. The flat stock might allow sway. These are just thoughts, I have very little experience with cycle hitches.
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Thanks Ian
i looked at a store bought on a mates Honda and followed along the same line's
mind you his has 16mm round bar and i've use 20mm because it was free
as for side way movement i've got less the a 1/3 then what he has on his VTX
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the fms at the back in 25..x6mm ....all it does is surport the rear of the bar ....nothing else is required of it
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