Trailer for your bike

[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.

[cactusjack]

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 http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif

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.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5794&page=1

[dogdoc]

No trailer needed here guys.

[zoom45]

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]

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]

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...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/jhprice/Naomi/Bunkhouse/100_1559.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/jhprice/Naomi/Bunkhouse/100_1562.jpg

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]

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

[blowndodge]

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

[bikerbeagle]

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]

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/p237/vanroe/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]

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]

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

Maybe my double-wide a$$...

[cactusjack]

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/p237/vanroe/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. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif That's a nice trailer, though and you sure can't beat the price.

[chainsaw]

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

[dragon57]

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!

[wanderer]

Mine in a Starlight trailer, model Jupiter. I towed it on a round trip from Oklahoma to Utah and couldn't even tell it was there.