Nomads and Trailers

[emu]

Is there any chance that we could get a sub forum set up to cover trailering with a Nomad? I pull a Leesurelite camper with my 03 1500 Nomad. This past season was the maiden voyage for this setup. Toured over 18,000 miles in four and a half months with the camper in tow. During my travels I saw two other Nomads with the same rig as mine and met a guy with a 1600 and Bunkhouse setup at the Sturgis Rally.

So I was thinking if there are enough of us Nomaders here there might be an interest for a sub forum to discuss problems and good times specifically related to the Nomad.

Come Spring I'm off again for five months or so ... No major plans as to where ... the wind will let me know as I go. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[coacha]

Emu, I have a Bunkhouse trailer and will be making a HF home made. I know there are others on here that have trailers.

Trip? Could this be a sub board on the mechanical side of things?

[ridemslow]

You guys sound like your RETIRED. ::)

[emu]

You guys sound like your RETIRED. ::)

Yes ... Some one has to do it ... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Coacha, I know the Bunkhouse dry weight is more than the Leesurelite ... what is the total weight when loaded down with all your gear and how does your Nomad handle when towing?

I noticed I had to rethink my riding a little when towing.

[rewindgy]

Pulling a Tiny Mite tent trailer with my Nomad. No problems, have been pullin trailers since early 80"s.

[cactusjack]

Having immersed myself in the subject this past summer, I'd like to see a trailering section here.

[coldfingers]

I like to see that also, I have been hesitant to get a trailer after the discussions about the clutch springs and such. A trailer forum would help a lot of people thinking about doing it I think.

Coldfingers

[MikeInFla]

I agree with getting a sub board. I'm just about finished with my HF trailer and would like to hear about pitfalls people find with pulling the trailer, where they take them, lessons learned and maybe more info on customizing the trailers.

I vote YES.

[coacha]

Hey Mike, you are just down the road from me.

[schoeney]

You do know that you will subjecting yourselves to terrible insults and jokes if you get labeled as "trailer people".

I can see it now...you will want your own calendar with Tonya Harding as your pinup girl.

Good Luck...I vote we have a Trailer Park as well....but skirting is required and you are limited to only one broken down Harley and two appliances in your sig pic + you can only marry one relative at a time.

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

[coacha]

You do know that you will subjecting yourselves to terrible insults and jokes if you get labeled as "trailer people".

I can see it now...you will want your own calendar with Tonya Harding as your pinup girl.

Good Luck...I vote we have a Trailer Park as well....but skirting is required and you are limited to only one broken down Harley and two appliances in your sig pic + you can only marry one relative at a time.

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





If ya keep makin fun of usins, I'll have to meet ya down by the swimming hole and blackin yer eye fer ya. And my aunt/sister won't be makin you no vittles either.

[skeeter]

ROFLMAO!

trailer trash..... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif


don't get mad, I live in a trailer.

[blowndodge]

ATT......................Arizona Trailer Trash.............no offense CJ http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Meetch alls down by da ceement pond!!!!

[coacha]

Southern redneck trailer trash baby.

[cactusjack]

ATT......................Arizona Trailer Trash.............no offense CJ http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Meetch alls down by da ceement pond!!!!

Be nice to me now...or you can haul yer own s**t to Custer. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[emu]

Trailers = Trash ... Garbage http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

I loves being trash ... There is nothing on Earth like taking out the trash for a four month run ...

In the beginning ... new trash

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/P1020464-1.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/P1020466.jpg

Trash with a view ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/trekzion015.jpg

View of the trash ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/WPGR109.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/WPGR016.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/GritzBlitz1059.jpg

Trash in the morning ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/TWO3003.jpg

Movin down the road trash ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/BC034.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/rallyandroad108.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/trekzion110.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/Colo032.jpg

Lunch ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/rallyandroad127.jpg

They say a picture is worth a thousand words ... Hope y'all liked my trash talk ... Cause I sure did love making that conversation http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[towering]

Those are some wonderful pictures and it look like you had some wonderful times. Were did you get your trailer and any problems with the bike clutch.

[emu]

Yea ... I glazed the clutch during a two hour border crossing into British Columbia from Seattle. The first hour was a slight upgrade in stop and go traffic. Not good. Rode to Saskatchewan to put thick Kawi steel plates in and she's been fine ever since. Unrelated ... the stators went further south than I did ... but when stators go ... They go. Other than that ... Wore out a rear tire and a pair of brake pads.

I got the trailer here in Ontario.

[bobzinger]

I don't have a trailer yet but will one day. I'd love to see a trailer section.

[coacha]

Great rig. I just got mine all wired up and licensed so I will take it out soon for it's maiden voyage. It is a used trailer but in great shape.

[davidjones1]

Those pic's were great, I think a trailer section would be kool to have because I am one of the guys on the fence about it and would really like to hear more about the pro's-con's like how do the rough roads feel when pulling one? have you had to e-brake does it want to jack knife you? these would be just some of the ??'s so bring on the trailer section http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
ride safe.

[skeeter]

Emu ya done gone and made me green-eyed over that thar pank house of shiekdom.

[schoeney]

Nice pics Emu....and great lookin bike....looks like the fastest color!

[lw]

Very Nice trailer. The Barbie Pink is a nice touch.
Trailer Trash Barbie?


Trailers = Trash ... Garbage http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

I loves being trash ... There is nothing on Earth like taking out the trash for a four month run ...

In the beginning ... new trash

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/P1020464-1.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/P1020466.jpg

Trash with a view ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/trekzion015.jpg

View of the trash ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/WPGR109.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/WPGR016.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/GritzBlitz1059.jpg

Trash in the morning ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/TWO3003.jpg

Movin down the road trash ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/BC034.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/rallyandroad108.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/trekzion110.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/Colo032.jpg

Lunch ...
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u61/Emu1400/rallyandroad127.jpg

They say a picture is worth a thousand words ... Hope y'all liked my trash talk ... Cause I sure did love making that conversation http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[MikeInFla]

Hey Mike, you are just down the road from me.

Hey coacha, your right up the road from me http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Lets get together sometime, my girl friend and I are always looking for new people to ride with. We are taking a couple of friends to sleepy hollow this Sunday, it's there first time.

Mike.

[MikeInFla]

Can someone please tell me more about the clutch plate issue. Aug of 09 we are riding from Tampa area to Montreal CN. I'm taking the trailer and she's riding her bike.

I already planned on bringing extra brake pads but it sounds like I should put in heavier clutch plates before I go.

Is there anything else I should know before I take a long trip like that with the trailer?

Mike.

[emu]

Very Nice trailer. The Barbie Pink is a nice touch.
Trailer Trash Barbie?


You must be one dandy colour blind Texan ... Not knowing "Barbarian Burgundy" when ya see it! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[lw]

Very Nice trailer. The Barbie Pink is a nice touch.
Trailer Trash Barbie?


You must be one dandy colour blind Texan ... Not knowing "Barbarian Burgundy" when ya see it! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif LOL, musta been my "three blind mice" monitor color settings http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif

[emu]

Can someone please tell me more about the clutch plate issue. Aug of 09 we are riding from Tampa area to Montreal CN. I'm taking the trailer and she's riding her bike.

I already planned on bringing extra brake pads but it sounds like I should put in heavier clutch plates before I go.

Is there anything else I should know before I take a long trip like that with the trailer?

Mike.


My clutch problem came about after extreme circumstances. With the stock clutch I pulled the trailer from Toronto via Michigan and in a not too direct route south, rode the mountains to Suches Georgia, then meandered out to the west coast. It was that hour in stop and go traffic on a slight up hill grade while crossing the border that the clutch got cooked.

[cactusjack]

This is the first story I've heard of someone glazing their clutch while towing a trailer with any bike. I'm sure this is not a typical experience.

[MikeInFla]

Can someone please tell me more about the clutch plate issue. Aug of 09 we are riding from Tampa area to Montreal CN. I'm taking the trailer and she's riding her bike.

I already planned on bringing extra brake pads but it sounds like I should put in heavier clutch plates before I go.

Is there anything else I should know before I take a long trip like that with the trailer?

Mike.


My clutch problem came about after extreme circumstances. With the stock clutch I pulled the trailer from Toronto via Michigan and in a not too direct route south, rode the mountains to Suches Georgia, then meandered out to the west coast. It was that hour in stop and go traffic on a slight up hill grade while crossing the border that the clutch got cooked.



Thanks for the clarification. I plan on bringing some extra parts... a clutch won't be one or them :)

[bigjohn]

Emu - Beautiful pics. It was my desire to get back to my earlier cross country experiences that I decided to get a Bunkhouse.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/jhprice/Vacations/Red%20Lodge%202008/100_1570.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/jhprice/Vacations/Red%20Lodge%202008/100_1572.jpg

It is a good little trailer. but, it is also a little heavy when fully loaded. I didn't like the way that my 1500 Nomad pulled it out here in the northern Rockies. I just felt that the weight was just a little too much. I think that the LeasurLite would have been a better match. But, I do like the room available in the Bunkhouse, especially with the den attached.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b111/jhprice/Weekend%20Getaway%20June%2014%2008/100_1532.jpg

[glwilson]

You do know that you will subjecting yourselves to terrible insults and jokes if you get labeled as "trailer people".

I can see it now...you will want your own calendar with Tonya Harding as your pinup girl.

Good Luck...I vote we have a Trailer Park as well....but skirting is required and you are limited to only one broken down Harley and two appliances in your sig pic + you can only marry one relative at a time. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

+1 LMAO!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Just kidding a bit guys... just kidding. ;)

[bigjohn]

You do know that you will subjecting yourselves to terrible insults and jokes if you get labeled as "trailer people".

I can see it now...you will want your own calendar with Tonya Harding as your pinup girl.

Good Luck...I vote we have a Trailer Park as well....but skirting is required and you are limited to only one broken down Harley and two appliances in your sig pic + you can only marry one relative at a time. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

+1 LMAO!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Just kidding a bit guys... just kidding. ;)

Yeh, but a Trailer Park would be so nice.

[emu]

Nomad ... conjures up visions of the meandering traveler. Trailer Park ... that word "park" seems to go against what a Nomad does naturally. Put them together ... Nomad Trailer Park ... and you have an oxymoron ... a conundrum ... Winston Churchill once said of the Nomad and trailer parks ... "It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma" ... So you see we could just plunge ourselves into a philosophical discussion that could take years and maybe 2 to 3 pages to finally reach a modicum of relevance if not a general consensus that another page is needed to lose total interest. Therefore, I suggest in the name of continuing our lives uninterrupted ... We just say Nomad Trailer Temporary Layover Discussion Area ... (snicker)

[dragon57]

I pull a Piggybacker behind my '03 Nomad 1500.
I'd also like a trailering section.

[lasse]

Yeah! It would be nice whith a trailer section.http://home.swipnet.se/vn_lasse/images/hojoslap.jpg



http://home.swipnet.se/vn_lasse

[skeeter]

Nomad ... conjures up visions of the meandering traveler. Trailer Park ... that word "park" seems to go against what a Nomad does naturally. Put them together ... Nomad Trailer Park ... and you have an oxymoron ... a conundrum ... Winston Churchill once said of the Nomad and trailer parks ... "It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma" ... So you see we could just plunge ourselves into a philosophical discussion that could take years and maybe 2 to 3 pages to finally reach a modicum of relevance if not a general consensus that another page is needed to lose total interest. Therefore, I suggest in the name of continuing our lives uninterrupted ... We just say Nomad Trailer Temporary Layover Discussion Area ... (snicker)

Such eloquence in exposing injustice and raising the plight of the misunderstood before the ocular attention of the oblivious masses brings tears of joy to my eyes and I am humbled in your presence.

[skeeter]

Ya'll got some nice rigs. Lasse, who makes yours?

[lasse]

Thanks! I made my trailer myself last winter. There´s a
short resume of the build on my homepage.
http://home.swipnet.se/vn_lasse/Slapkarra.html

[emu]

Thanks! I made my trailer myself last winter. There´s a
short resume of the build on my homepage.
http://home.swipnet.se/vn_lasse/Slapkarra.html


Nice homepage ... Didn't understand a word ;) ... So I looked at the pictures ;) http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif .... Beautiful job on the trailer.

[lasse]

Didn't understand a word

What??? Don´t U understand swedish?? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
Maybe I should make it more international... ::)
Hard work though..It´s been a few years since I went to
school.. ;) ( sorry for spelling like shi..)

[coacha]

Sweet build Lasse. Want to come to my house and build one for me?

[timebandit]

Didn't understand a word

What??? Don´t U understand swedish?? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
Maybe I should make it more international... ::)
Hard work though..It´s been a few years since I went to
school.. ;) ( sorry for spelling like shi..)

Lasse ,
I would like to order one in the Nomad 08 red/black combo!

Really nice trailer

[emu]

Lasse your workmanship transcends any language barrier ... BTW ... don't change a thing ... They have online translators for us poor uni-linguistic types (bi-lingual snicker or LOL should work right about now)

[MikeInFla]

Lasse that's a very nice trailer. Great job.

If I knew anything about fiberglass I might attempt it. but since I don't I'll stick with my Harbor Freight model.

[biscuitsngravy]

Lasse, that is the most beautiful trailer I have ever seen! And BigJohn... your tent/living room is quite cool!! I appreciate the education!! That's why our Kawanow Forum is the best!

I don't have a trailer, but I vote we have a "Nomad Trailer Park" also. Wadayasay, Trip?
BnG

[skeeter]

Awesome job Lasse. I want mine with chrome ribs down the side. Very classy. I understood two words- problem and spackling.

[cactusjack]

Very, very nice job on the trailer, Lasse. That's a showpiece!

[davidjones1]

lasse very sharp looking trailer.
ride safe.

[rksaw]

Lasse,
Gorgeous trailer. Nice job.
Rich

[lasse]

Thanks!!, you make me blush... :-[

[glwilson]

Is that a KawaNow shirt you're wearing in your avatar picture?

[aj]

Thanks!!, you make me blush... :-[

No need to blush mate, that's a great bit of kit, well done!

[lasse]

Is that a KawaNow shirt you're wearing in your avatar picture?


No, it´s a Vulcan Riders shirt. It´s from a anual rally we
have, called "In the middle of sweden" It´s a staff shirt.

Some pictures from -08:

http://www.kvarnryd.se/klacken08/#home

[glwilson]

I "kind-of" gathered that is what is was. ;)

Nice pics. Looks like a great group of people and area to ride.

Thanks for sharing. :)

[skeeter]

Great pics! Ya'll look almost normal. All you need is someone pickin their nose and those pics could have been taken anywhere East of Johnson City.

[lasse]

Great pics! Ya'll look almost normal. All you need is someone pickin their nose and those pics could have been taken anywhere East of Johnson City.




http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif That´s us, almost normal....Almost...(The nosepick pictures removed)

[sparky44]

I just put my piggyback together and the wife and i are planning a trip to the west coast this summer. A forum would be nice to discuss trailer pulling and camping.

[jastearns]

I have an 08 Nomad and I have an Aluma trailer that we pulled to and from the Black Hills last summer. We will be using it on any trips longer than 3 days (which will include the Custer Rally). You really can't tell it's there but have to be careful pulling up to service stations as you aren't used to something behind you and have to take a little wider turns. We are going to use it to haul camping "stuff" this summer and really like it so far.

I would like a sub-forum also so we can keep tabs on trailer and what kind of trailers are out there and how they pull. I'm particularly interested in the pop-up type of trailer also.

[skeeter]

If you make a special place, please move this thread to it.

[emu]

While we wait and see if a Nomad Trailer Pulling Place is set up ... There is the Motorcycle Trailer Towing website on Delphi Forums ...

http://forums.delphiforums.com/MCTrailertowing

It's loaded with good info ... But posts about Nomads pulling trailers are not in abundance. I have a vested interest in trailering from the Nomad perspective. What better place than a Nomad forum.

[coacha]

I frequent the MC Trailer Towing forum as does Joe. Don't post but get a ton of good information.