Posted by B. Peg on June 13, 2009, 12:30 pm
Damn bike needs to go 500 miles to a dealer for warranty work.
Looking at trailers, is there one that seems to be better than the others as
far as loading? I find there are single rail units along with flatbeds with
a chock at the front. Some rail units have no place for your feet when
loading and others do. Some have a shock absorber to slow the rail bed down
into position. Aluminum over steel. One guy said his enclosed was too
cramped (hits head, hard to tie down, hard to get in and out of) and also
rules it out for cost too.
Too much variety to chose from. Any ideas what or what not to look for?
Tia.
B~
Posted by Stephen Cowell on June 13, 2009, 1:07 pm
> Damn bike needs to go 500 miles to a dealer for warranty work.
> Looking at trailers, is there one that seems to be better than the others
> as far as loading? I find there are single rail units along with flatbeds
> with a chock at the front. Some rail units have no place for your feet
> when loading and others do. Some have a shock absorber to slow the rail
> bed down into position. Aluminum over steel. One guy said his enclosed
> was too cramped (hits head, hard to tie down, hard to get in and out of)
> and also rules it out for cost too.
> Too much variety to chose from. Any ideas what or what not to look for?
How much can you pull? This is the first consideration... my Honda
Accord can only take a gross of 1000lbs, but my Jeep Cherokee has
a Class III 5000lb hitch. For the Cherokee, I bought a 5x8 flatbed... $800.
useful for just about anything, and my primary hauling method until
the Honda. With said Honda, I'm limited to either going *very* slow
for *very* short distances (bike plus trailer = 1500lbs) or I'll need
a Kendon ($2000) or similar 300lb trailer... which costs more than double
the price of the very useful flatbed trailer.
Another consideration is storage... I can store the flatbed at work,
albeit with occasional 'can I borrow' requests. Should I end up
with the Kendon, I can fit it into my garage, since it stands up and
folds.
How much is your bike worth, to you? I paid $14K+ for my
bike, so I'm not going to haul it on a cheesy dirt-bike type
trailer... the flat-bed was the best compromise at the time.
You haven't told us which bike... this would give us both
the benefit of knowing how much it weighs, and ribbing
you for buying such a POS that breaks down.
Or, do like most do in Texas... buy a pickup truck. BTDT.
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Steve
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Posted by Sean_Q_ on June 13, 2009, 1:27 pm
Stephen Cowell wrote:
> BTDT
"Been there, done that"?
No, wait -- I got it: "Big Trouble (for) Dissing Texas".
SQ
Posted by Stephen Cowell on June 13, 2009, 3:17 pm
> Stephen Cowell wrote:
> > BTDT
> "Been there, done that"?
> No, wait -- I got it: "Big Trouble (for) Dissing Texas".
No, we're not sensitive at all, unlike those Coloradans...
BTW, Colorado is Spanish for 'colored'... something
about the water, I think.
__
Steve
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(implied smiley)
Posted by Sean_Q_ on June 13, 2009, 3:51 pm
Stephen Cowell wrote:
>> No, wait -- I got it: "Big Trouble (for) Dissing Texas".
>
> No, we're not sensitive at all
Sure thing, pardner. But I read that "Don't mess with Texas"
is an official state slogan.
SQ
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> Looking at trailers, is there one that seems to be better than the others
> as far as loading? I find there are single rail units along with flatbeds
> with a chock at the front. Some rail units have no place for your feet
> when loading and others do. Some have a shock absorber to slow the rail
> bed down into position. Aluminum over steel. One guy said his enclosed
> was too cramped (hits head, hard to tie down, hard to get in and out of)
> and also rules it out for cost too.
> Too much variety to chose from. Any ideas what or what not to look for?