trailer hitch - Page 3

unwind2 · 07-03-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

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Originally Posted by chuckster131

Will be prototyping tomorrow....... Have a 06 coming into the shop, so I can make a hitch for it.

Let us know how it goes.

chuckster - I'm intersted in 1600 hitch too.

chainsaw · 07-03-2008, 11:23 PM

Chuckster, count me in, I'd be interested in a 1600 hitch also.

aj · 07-04-2008, 04:03 AM

Hey Chuckster, do you flog these to suppliers outside the US. I haven't seen anything as well made anywhere. OR is there a blueprint that I can get a local engineer to manufacture?

misunderstood · 07-04-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Aj

I haven't seen anything as well made anywhere.

He's got THE BEST out there. I love mine !!! Can you tell.

chuckster131 · 07-04-2008, 07:37 AM

Hitch update !!
I have made all the changes on paper and will be changing my CAD program today I hope and then start by making one for the prototype to fit the 1600 I have in the shop for a few more days.
Give a week or two to get everything in order, and then I can make some more.

operater · 07-05-2008, 08:16 PM

I'm looking forward to hearing your progress Chuckster and I am holding off until you come up with a design......I have a friend who does high quality metal fabrication work and would even buy a copy of the design if that is the easier.....Whatever you think......

oldbikers · 07-05-2008, 09:40 PM

Here are some pictures of the one I made http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/m...dbikers/hitch/

ponch · 07-06-2008, 12:14 AM

That looks like the hitch from the guy in Canada. http://nomad.eurekaboy.com/hitch.htm

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Originally Posted by oldbikers

Here are some pictures of the one I made http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/m...dbikers/hitch/

oldbikers · 07-06-2008, 09:01 AM

wish I had seen those pictures before I built mine it sure would have saved a lot of trial and error and a lot of time.

cactusjack · 07-09-2008, 03:04 PM

Bump!

07-09-2008, 04:12 PM

I looked at those photos and Mac had a hitch just like that. He got the lower bag rails to work like this:

I forget whether he tapped the tube or used a thru-bolt.

07-09-2008, 04:14 PM

BTW, my sketch shows the u-clamp fits around the new tube, but it didn't quite & had to be cut off.

You really couldn't tell when you looked at the bike, unless you already knew.

cactusjack · 07-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Thanks for posting your little drawing. Everything I've read says the bag guards have to go, but I paid too much for them and want to keep them.

I'm just waiting for Chuckster to come up with a product.

mcloven · 07-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Chuckster I would also be interested

chuckster131 · 07-11-2008, 09:06 PM

Almost done !!
I will have pics ready next week of the hitch before and after it is on the bike.

07-03-2008, 11:23 PM	#32
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	trailer hitch Chuckster, count me in, I'd be interested in a 1600 hitch also.
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07-04-2008, 04:03 AM	#33
aj Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 419	trailer hitch Hey Chuckster, do you flog these to suppliers outside the US. I haven't seen anything as well made anywhere. OR is there a blueprint that I can get a local engineer to manufacture?
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07-04-2008, 07:37 AM	#35
chuckster131 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 1,367	trailer hitch Hitch update !! I have made all the changes on paper and will be changing my CAD program today I hope and then start by making one for the prototype to fit the 1600 I have in the shop for a few more days. Give a week or two to get everything in order, and then I can make some more. __________________ Joe (Chuckster) Norris Jackson, Michigan 2007 Goldwing 2010 Voyager (Blue/Silver)sold 2001 Nomad (gone, but not forgotten) www.chucksterscustoms.com Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-05-2008, 08:16 PM	#36
operater Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 104	trailer hitch I'm looking forward to hearing your progress Chuckster and I am holding off until you come up with a design......I have a friend who does high quality metal fabrication work and would even buy a copy of the design if that is the easier.....Whatever you think......
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07-05-2008, 09:40 PM	#37
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	trailer hitch Here are some pictures of the one I made http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/m...dbikers/hitch/ __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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07-06-2008, 09:01 AM	#39
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	trailer hitch wish I had seen those pictures before I built mine it sure would have saved a lot of trial and error and a lot of time. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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07-09-2008, 03:04 PM	#40
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	trailer hitch Bump! __________________ 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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07-09-2008, 04:12 PM	#41
Guest Posts: n/a	trailer hitch I looked at those photos and Mac had a hitch just like that. He got the lower bag rails to work like this: I forget whether he tapped the tube or used a thru-bolt.
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07-09-2008, 04:14 PM	#42
Guest Posts: n/a	trailer hitch BTW, my sketch shows the u-clamp fits around the new tube, but it didn't quite & had to be cut off. You really couldn't tell when you looked at the bike, unless you already knew.
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07-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#43
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	trailer hitch Thanks for posting your little drawing. Everything I've read says the bag guards have to go, but I paid too much for them and want to keep them. I'm just waiting for Chuckster to come up with a product. __________________ 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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07-09-2008, 07:43 PM	#44
mcloven Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cortland, NY Posts: 4	trailer hitch Chuckster I would also be interested
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07-11-2008, 09:06 PM	#45
chuckster131 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 1,367	trailer hitch Almost done !! I will have pics ready next week of the hitch before and after it is on the bike. __________________ Joe (Chuckster) Norris Jackson, Michigan 2007 Goldwing 2010 Voyager (Blue/Silver)sold 2001 Nomad (gone, but not forgotten) www.chucksterscustoms.com
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