Triumphrat

Xavi · 03-28-2007, 01:48 PM

Any one have a trailer for their bike that is very functional. All input appreciated. Thanks :hammer:

iandel · 03-28-2007, 02:25 PM

G'day,

Sorry I can't help. If I wanted to buy a trailer for my bike I would probably have bought a different brand bike.

[ This message was edited by: iandel on 2007-03-28 12:26 ]

oldmanjob · 03-29-2007, 09:40 AM

Look at the Condor system. It is a portable support rack that can be used on a regular trailer, the back of a pick up truck or on the garage floor as a bike stand. Used it on a landscape trailer to transport a trike that my wife bought and it worked like a charm.
http://www.condor-lift.com/

[ This message was edited by: oldmanjob on 2007-03-29 07:42 ]

Xavi · 03-29-2007, 04:38 PM

Thanks!

BigAl8295 · 03-31-2007, 09:36 PM

Quote:

On 2007-03-28 12:25, iandel wrote:
G'day,

Sorry I can't help. If I wanted to buy a trailer for my bike I would probably have bought a different brand bike.

I bought a trailer and then an acquaintance (old time biker) told me that these bikes are meant to ride NOT tow on a trailer.

To this day I still haven't used the trailer. Right now its a workbench in my garage.

XS1100 · 04-01-2007, 12:37 PM

Xavi, Trailers are very nice for those occasions when you may want to take family or other people on a trip but still have your bike to enjoy or when you need to cover a long distance in a short period of time on the super slab and don't want to do it on your bike.
It is the "Macho" thing with some to put down trailers.

They are great!!! :hammer:

Xavi · 04-01-2007, 02:23 PM

Thanks XS1100. I need the trailer to take my bike with me on family vacations so I can enjoy it instead of wishing I had it. Additionally, my closest authorized Triumph service is 120 miles away (one way). When I bring it in for service, I have to bring it in cooled down or I wait at least another hour for the bike to cool off on its own. Be safe. :hammer:

[ This message was edited by: Xavi on 2007-04-01 12:24 ]

rstover · 04-02-2007, 12:57 AM

I've been looking at getting a trailer too. My vacation house is three hours from my residence and it is 3 hours of ugly freeway driving. No thanks... I've been riding enough years to pick and choose when and where I ride and when and where I sit in the comfort of my car. Anyway, the one that has got my attention is the Stinger because it folds up small enough to get it through my gate and into the back yard for storage. Check it out at this address: http://www.stingertrailer.com/

I don't get these guys that give you ***** for wanting to trailer. If that's what you want, go for it. The only reason I don't have one yet is that I'm not sure I would use it often enough to justify the cost.

Mojoinco · 04-02-2007, 05:59 AM

I like that one. There is another one out there that looks like a large tent bag when broken down. Can't remember the name. Look in the magazines. And Kendon (not so small, but nice looking).

Will · 04-06-2007, 01:45 PM

I use an old van instead of a trailer, but some of the things I did to it would work for a trailer as well as a van. Because it has a seat, not a solid metal barier like the front of a pickup truck, I installed a couple of removable wheel chocks. They are staggered about four inches so the usual handlebar conflict when carrying two bikes isn't so bad. I also installed detatchable tiedown points. Everything is detatchable because I use the van for all kinds of things other than hauling bikes to the track or for service.

When I got it, the van was pretty moldy inside, so the carpet, headliner, and upholstered panels along the sides went to the dump. I put some roll on bedliner stuff on the floor and interior sides up to about window sill level, then attached poplar rub rails to bodywork reinforcement ribs. Once the rails were in, I discovered that you can store things like furniture blankets, tarps, spare oil, etc. between the rails and the van's shell. A similar system would work in a trailer. The final useful modification to date is a series of LED lights in the front and back of the van to allow loading and unloading in the dark.

In the future, I plan to install additional tiedown anchors in the back part of the van so there is a better way to secure tool boxes, fuel cans, etc. I got four 48" fittings that allow removable tiedown anchors anywhere along the entire length. Something like that would be great in a trailer and would increase its flexibility. I don't have fire extinguisher brackets bolted to the back doors, yet, but that is high on the list of priorities for a number of reasons and it is something that would work with a trailer as well.

There are other things specific to the van in the works, but none of them have any application to a trailer and this post is already long enough, so they can wait for another thread.