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I said no laughing!
Has anyone towed any type of trailer with their GS500? Id like to build a small trailer (2 feet wide by 4 feet long or so) to put my CRF50 in and tow around to rides. Sure I could toss it in the back of my truck and drive, but whats the fun in that? Haha.
I was thinking some sort of U bracket off teh axle in the rear to a small 1 7/8" ball or similar, then a regular trailer onto that. Would it work? What about leaning? Etc Etc Etc. Thanks
clutch would die a horrible death.
Think so? Total weight of trailer and cargo would be about 200 pounds or so, and its rolling - so similar to riding 2 up I would think? Hmmmm
Goldwings use a normal ball type hitch. I have seen swivel type hitches.
Had to give a :thumb: once to a Goldwing that was pulling a trailer with a dirtbike on it.
Quote from: dgyver on July 03, 2008, 12:18:13 PM
Had to give a :thumb: once to a Goldwing that was pulling a trailer with a dirtbike on it.
Wait until you see this........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuL7cOO6EfY
Damn , thats cool :thumb:
I'd not use a ball/tongue setup for towing with a bike. I'd use one of those super fancy horst links, or whatever they're called. You'll be leaning (some) and hitting bumps, and you want your trailer to have a good range of motion in all planes.
Would it kill your clutch ? Na, I don't think so. You only use the clutch for the 1/2 a second or so to get the mass moving in 1st gear, the rest of the gear changes it's for smoothing the transition.
Would I do it ? Na, that little bit of extra weight could push pretty darn hard if you had to brake in a turn. Scary (to me).
Keep us posted if you decide to do it, how it feels etc. :)
that video is fantastic :laugh:
bikes with trailers always reminds me of the miller bike that occ did http://www.local455jatc.com/Chopper%20Copy.jpg
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I'd do it. Re-gear the GS for a top speed of around 80 or so.
I would look into some kind of electric trailer brake though.
Bikes with trailers are rare over here,but no big deal
http://www.f2motorcycles.ltd.uk/trailers.html
Quote from: bbq on July 03, 2008, 01:23:09 PM
Quote from: dgyver on July 03, 2008, 12:18:13 PM
Had to give a :thumb: once to a Goldwing that was pulling a trailer with a dirtbike on it.
Wait until you see this........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuL7cOO6EfY
That trailer is a brilliant idea for clearing away cars from an accident spot. :thumb: