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Building Harbor Freight trailer- modification question
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<blockquote data-quote="Placerville" data-source="post: 63645" data-attributes="member: 2418"><p>KYWinger,</p><p></p><p>I'm not a trailer guru but, I've owned two motorcycle trailers in the past. A CycleKamp on a '77 and a Bushtec on a '94. I won't comment on your project as I've only purchased factory produced trailers. However, I wanted to ask if you've ever towed a trailer behind a M/C? If you have, disregard my post, if not, please consider the following:</p><p></p><p>Pulling a trailer behind a motorcycle is a very new experience. I'm sure you've towed a trailer behind your car, right? Well, it's not like that. Rule #1 with a motorcycle trailer is tongue weight. You must get this right. You must maintain a consistent 9 to 15 percent of the gross trailer weight (GTW) at the hitch. The same rule applies to a truck/trailer combination but, it's more critical with a motorcycle because you only have two wheels. To little tongue weight and the trailer is more liable to push you around in a hard stop. Too much tongue weight and the trailer can make the front end of your bike too light causing other handling issues. Rule #2 is to <em>always</em> use both your front and rear brakes together and <em>never</em> use only the front brake. As you know, using only the front brake causes increased front end dive. If you do this with a trailer behind you, the rear of the bike gets lighter and the trailer (because it has no brakes) can then push you right around. Good luck with your project.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Placerville, post: 63645, member: 2418"] KYWinger, I'm not a trailer guru but, I've owned two motorcycle trailers in the past. A CycleKamp on a '77 and a Bushtec on a '94. I won't comment on your project as I've only purchased factory produced trailers. However, I wanted to ask if you've ever towed a trailer behind a M/C? If you have, disregard my post, if not, please consider the following: Pulling a trailer behind a motorcycle is a very new experience. I'm sure you've towed a trailer behind your car, right? Well, it's not like that. Rule #1 with a motorcycle trailer is tongue weight. You must get this right. You must maintain a consistent 9 to 15 percent of the gross trailer weight (GTW) at the hitch. The same rule applies to a truck/trailer combination but, it's more critical with a motorcycle because you only have two wheels. To little tongue weight and the trailer is more liable to push you around in a hard stop. Too much tongue weight and the trailer can make the front end of your bike too light causing other handling issues. Rule #2 is to [i]always[/i] use both your front and rear brakes together and [i]never[/i] use only the front brake. As you know, using only the front brake causes increased front end dive. If you do this with a trailer behind you, the rear of the bike gets lighter and the trailer (because it has no brakes) can then push you right around. Good luck with your project. [/QUOTE]
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