Trailer for your bike

towering · 08-04-2008, 08:28 PM

Im just wondering how many of us has a trailer we pull behind our bike. Is it home made or did you buy it. I made mine using a car topper i got from pep boys.

cactusjack · 08-04-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by towering

Im just wondering how many of us has a trailer we pull behind our bike. Is it home made or did you buy it. I made mine using a car topper i got from pep boys.

...and...do you have a picture of it? We're abstract thinkers here, we need visuals

I am in the process of building a trailer myself. I used a Harbor Freight frame and just today bought the Voyager XL cargo carrier for it. I won't have it mounted on the frame for awhile, so I don't have any pictures of the carrier yet. Here's a thread with pics of the work I've done thus far: http://kawanow.proboards77.com/index...ad=5794&page=1

dogdoc · 08-04-2008, 09:01 PM

No trailer needed here guys.

zoom45 · 08-04-2008, 09:40 PM

Mine is home made. I had an old boat and trailer that a tree fell on and crushed so I took the axle and springs and narrowed it. I made the rest of it from scrap I had laying around the shop. The rear box is what I carry 2 gallons of gas in on long trips. It is mounted on a receiver I made in the rear of the trailer so I can take it off easy. The big box is from Wal-Mart. I have it mounted where I can remove 4 bolts and then it's a flat bed trailer. The cooler rack is from an old motorcycle luggage rack. I mounted a bicycle kickstand to prop it up. Pulls great! Can't tell it's behind the bike. It weighs about 120 lbs empty. I plan on making a bike rack where I can convert it and haul 2 bikes in place of the big box. The trailer (outside fender to fender) is exact width of the Nomad bags. I also made my receiver hitch on the bike. I added a spare tire and rack after the first picture below. It has 23 lbs tongue weight which seem to be ideal. It stays the same loaded or empty.
Zoom45

pirate · 08-04-2008, 11:56 PM

zoom45, great looking trailer setup you have there. I like that a lot. Looks like you can take quite a bit of stuff with you, which would be real handy.

bigjohn · 08-05-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by towering

Im just wondering how many of us has a trailer we pull behind our bike. Is it home made or did you buy it. I made mine using a car topper i got from pep boys.

Funny you ask...

Soon to be pulled behind my new V2K. The Nomad was just a little short on the power curve for pulling a trailer this large.

cactusjack · 08-05-2008, 12:31 AM

That's a really nice trailer, Big John. I can see how that might be a little hard to pull with the Nomad.

blowndodge · 08-05-2008, 12:34 AM

Scott, you told me your Nomad has no trouble towing your Double Wide down the highway???

bikerbeagle · 08-05-2008, 06:02 AM

My trailer is an Aluma. I've never had a single problem with it.

I installed foam and carpet on the inside. There has been more than a few people step over my buddy's $5000 Goldwing trailer to look at my $1500 Aluma.

phenrichs · 08-05-2008, 08:16 AM

I posted a while back that I was picking up a trailer from a guy at work for $100. Here are the pics he sent me.
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...roe/CycleMate/

I will be doing some paint and carpet work. It is old but in excellent shape. I am thinking I will extend the tongue so I can add a cooler rack.

jussmatt · 08-05-2008, 09:26 AM

Looks like it will be a fun project OP!! I'm just curious why you would want to change out such a stylish carpet scheme??? LOL!!!

cactusjack · 08-05-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

Scott, you told me your Nomad has no trouble towing your Double Wide down the highway???

Maybe my double-wide a$$...

cactusjack · 08-05-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by OP

I posted a while back that I was picking up a trailer from a guy at work for $100. Here are the pics he sent me.
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...roe/CycleMate/

I will be doing some paint and carpet work. It is old but in excellent shape. I am thinking I will extend the tongue so I can add a cooler rack.

I would hope so. That stuff is fugly.

That's a nice trailer, though and you sure can't beat the price.

chainsaw · 08-05-2008, 10:06 AM

I was wondering about that carpet theme myself. Sure must have gotten a deal on that carpet.
Like Free.

dragon57 · 08-05-2008, 10:27 AM

I pull a Piggybacker; you can't beat it for the price!
18 cu ft of storage; I pulled it to texas and back in june; can hardly tell it's there!

08-04-2008, 08:28 PM	#1
towering Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lexington S.C Posts: 366	Trailer for your bike Im just wondering how many of us has a trailer we pull behind our bike. Is it home made or did you buy it. I made mine using a car topper i got from pep boys. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-04-2008, 09:01 PM	#3
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Trailer for your bike No trailer needed here guys.
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08-04-2008, 09:40 PM	#4
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	Trailer for your bike Mine is home made. I had an old boat and trailer that a tree fell on and crushed so I took the axle and springs and narrowed it. I made the rest of it from scrap I had laying around the shop. The rear box is what I carry 2 gallons of gas in on long trips. It is mounted on a receiver I made in the rear of the trailer so I can take it off easy. The big box is from Wal-Mart. I have it mounted where I can remove 4 bolts and then it's a flat bed trailer. The cooler rack is from an old motorcycle luggage rack. I mounted a bicycle kickstand to prop it up. Pulls great! Can't tell it's behind the bike. It weighs about 120 lbs empty. I plan on making a bike rack where I can convert it and haul 2 bikes in place of the big box. The trailer (outside fender to fender) is exact width of the Nomad bags. I also made my receiver hitch on the bike. I added a spare tire and rack after the first picture below. It has 23 lbs tongue weight which seem to be ideal. It stays the same loaded or empty. Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles
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pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Trailer for your bike zoom45, great looking trailer setup you have there. I like that a lot. Looks like you can take quite a bit of stuff with you, which would be real handy. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-05-2008, 12:31 AM	#7
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Trailer for your bike That's a really nice trailer, Big John. I can see how that might be a little hard to pull with the Nomad. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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08-05-2008, 12:34 AM	#8
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Trailer for your bike Scott, you told me your Nomad has no trouble towing your Double Wide down the highway??? __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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08-05-2008, 06:02 AM	#9
bikerbeagle Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 53	Trailer for your bike My trailer is an Aluma. I've never had a single problem with it. I installed foam and carpet on the inside. There has been more than a few people step over my buddy's $5000 Goldwing trailer to look at my $1500 Aluma.
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08-05-2008, 08:16 AM	#10
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Trailer for your bike I posted a while back that I was picking up a trailer from a guy at work for $100. Here are the pics he sent me. http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...roe/CycleMate/ I will be doing some paint and carpet work. It is old but in excellent shape. I am thinking I will extend the tongue so I can add a cooler rack.
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08-05-2008, 09:26 AM	#11
jussmatt Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond, TX. Posts: 2,588	Trailer for your bike Looks like it will be a fun project OP!! I'm just curious why you would want to change out such a stylish carpet scheme??? LOL!!!
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08-05-2008, 10:06 AM	#14
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Trailer for your bike I was wondering about that carpet theme myself. Sure must have gotten a deal on that carpet. Like Free.
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08-05-2008, 10:27 AM	#15
dragon57 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gainesville, Ga Posts: 377	Trailer for your bike I pull a Piggybacker; you can't beat it for the price! 18 cu ft of storage; I pulled it to texas and back in june; can hardly tell it's there!
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