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If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« on: April 12, 2017, 10:48:26 PM »
Load heavier to the front of the axel....this video demonstrates very well....

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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2017, 07:00:18 AM »
That is absolutely brilliant. What a great example of how loading a trailer has an effect on the tow vehicle.
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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2017, 07:10:01 AM »
Thanks JC that video may help save someone a terrible ride.
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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2017, 07:32:53 AM »
I never liked the idea of a trailer but I am getting to a stage in life when I think it might be worth having one to get all my crap with me on some trips. Planning on stripping down my bike next winter for a complete paint job, it might be good timing to get a trailer at the same time to get matching paint.

There are some real nice looking trailer designs out ther.
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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2017, 05:36:03 PM »
None of us liked the idea of a trailer.....when we were younger.  But as we get older and go further....it sure is nice to have everything to be as comfortable as possible.

I've experienced snow and triple digit temps all in the same trip.  It was nice to have the heated gear as well as the cool vest, etc.  It's also nice to not have so much weight on the back of the bike....let it rest on the trailer wheels.  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2017, 05:43:12 PM »
That's kinda where I am in life as well. Starts to look like a reasonable accessory

Quote from: JCZ on April 13, 2017, 05:36:03 PM
None of us liked the idea of a trailer.....when we were younger.  But as we get older and go further....it sure is nice to have everything to be as comfortable as possible.

I've experienced snow and triple digit temps all in the same trip.  It was nice to have the heated gear as well as the cool vest, etc.  It's also nice to not have so much weight on the back of the bike....let it rest on the trailer wheels.  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2017, 08:26:19 PM »
That is the reason I am towing a N-Line trailer behind my bike, single wheel trailer tracks in bikes tracks, weight distribution is never a problem because you can't take all the tongue weight off with the wheel and suspension in the rearmost part of trailer. I have had it loaded heavy and always tracks perfect. Nothing against 2 wheel trailers but whatever you swerve to miss in roadway with the bike usually catches one of the trailer tires because how much further they stick outside the bike. My only complaint is stoping distance is increased, wish the trailer had a brake system on it.


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Re: If you've never towed a trailer with a motorcycle before, this may help.....
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2017, 08:33:17 PM »
It would not be hard to make a trailer with brakes. Maybe that is a good project for next winter.
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