not sure if we have a thread for that, but heres my trailer.
its a trailer-in-a-bag, its super compact and can take up to 2000lbs, it only weighs about 120lbs total.
assembly takes about 5 minutes or so.
to make it easier i had a removable chock fabricated on a bracket, so it can be removed if desired. if you look on the 2nd pic, before it was just a metal chock and side stand bracket to lean it over while you strap it, and in the 1st pic the chock i put on holds it upright with nothing at all, free to walk around and take my time strapping it down.
one man operation, and if you look around, i found them for about $500 or so.
heres a pics
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and with my trusty tow wagon ;) still average 27mpg pulling any bike really.
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I currently use the bed of my Tacoma, but now...googling "trailer-in-a-bag"...
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hehe yeah I'm not a truck guy, so my options are limited.
you can also configure them to take 2 or 3 bikes as well, just need to order the other pieces, but i only transport one at a time so its all good :)
Quote from: NAKID on November 06, 2014, 12:29:37 PM
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I have one of those! If I ever need to haul my DB5R I'm ready!
Creeper van and a "Moto-Tote". It made me nervous at first but I've hauled 2 different bikes coast to coast now so I feel better...
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af202/johnnyblaze19761/2012-11-14_14-44-15_593_zpsr9sxrgbd.jpg) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/johnnyblaze19761/media/2012-11-14_14-44-15_593_zpsr9sxrgbd.jpg.html)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af202/johnnyblaze19761/2012-12-19_16-36-43_206_zpsixxeiwlu.jpg) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/johnnyblaze19761/media/2012-12-19_16-36-43_206_zpsixxeiwlu.jpg.html)
nice, i got one of those too, on the back of the passat, but only hauled 3 diff vespas, wouldn't have balls to put a bike on there it would bottom out my car LOL
but why didn't you just put the bike in the van? :)
Quote from: djomlas on November 06, 2014, 07:01:12 PM
but why didn't you just put the bike in the van? :)
Don't ask.
Quote from: SpikeC on November 06, 2014, 04:36:50 PM
I have one of those! If I ever need to haul my DB5R I'm ready!
As common as the FX4 is, I almost never see one with the full size (6.5') bed. They all seem to be the short bed.
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/photo2.jpg)
There's pick up trucks... [thumbsup]
and then there's ute's... [bow_down]
awesome bit of kit you've got there Two dogs... [beer]
but why a bloody yamaha... ???
Geoff... [coffee]
SHUT UP ! [coffee]
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(not mine. Some DMF guy posted it years ago)
Moved to Accessories & Mods? ???
Trailers and pick-ups are accessories?
ummm... well... I suppose...
Quote from: Ducatamount on November 07, 2014, 02:53:58 AM
Moved to Accessories & Mods? ???
Trailers and pick-ups are accessories?
ummm... well... I suppose...
Problem?
Explanation?
Quote from: Ducatamount on November 07, 2014, 04:00:41 AM
Explanation?
It's done with a device or piece of equipment other than a moto.
yeah i didn't really know where to put it, thanks for moving it :)
and R6 is an ultimate track weapon, theres one on my car is first ad
Harbor Freight FTW
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/hobglide/9AC83D16-6CB9-49E3-8801-C489D9460C35-1911-000000DC92115829.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/hobglide/media/9AC83D16-6CB9-49E3-8801-C489D9460C35-1911-000000DC92115829.jpg.html)
A little bigger than a standard trailer...but my wife got tired of sitting at the track for 6-8 weekends a year under a pop-up! [laugh]
For holding the bikes I'm a big fan of Pit Bull's Trailer Restraint System.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n258/JJGeo/WP_20140424_001_zps4afafee1.jpg)
Towed with the truck in the background of this pic:
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Picked up one of those hitch haulers for $160 last spring and used it all track season, very happy with it.
Last week a buddy sold me a 5x10 utility trailer for $100 that will double as track day trailer and yard project work horse. Gotta love friends and good deals!
Quote from: geoffduc on November 07, 2014, 01:47:43 AM
There's pick up trucks... [thumbsup]
and then there's ute's... [bow_down]
awesome bit of kit you've got there Two dogs... [beer]
but why a bloody yamaha... ???
Geoff... [coffee]
Bloody Yamie indeed
But it is an absolute scalpel on a short track , I was using the S2R1K but realised if I binned it I would cry like a little
biatch so with the money it would most likely cost to repair it for less I picked up the little R6 weapon.
And the Ute is a beast Big cams , shaved heads , remapped , lightened flywheel , button clutch, 3:9 diff SS headers with 3" zaust , 20" rims 6 lt V8 455 RWHP weapon.
Just your good old Ozzie V8 ute [thumbsup]
Almost more fun getting to the track than riding on it [evil]
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/photo-35.jpg)
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Quote from: ChrisK on November 07, 2014, 12:59:12 PM
Picked up one of those hitch haulers for $160 last spring and used it all track season, very happy with it.
Last week a buddy sold me a 5x10 utility trailer for $100 that will double as track day trailer and yard project work horse. Gotta love friends and good deals!
very nice.
but those hitch trailers, at least around here, people just give away...i bought 2 vespas and both times people gave it to me, or offered it to me, talk about sweetening the deal.
one is a tilting one, its actually pretty cool. you sure get weird looks on highway :) and as you can see it doesn't load up the car too much, then again those things don't weigh too much.
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I wanted to buy one of the hitch mounts. I just want sure if i should go with the cheaper one out more expensive. I like to pinch a penny where i can.
The cheaper ones have less carrying capacity. For this I would spare no expense considering the potential cost of failure!
Quote from: AmphibiousMonster on November 08, 2014, 08:52:34 AM
I wanted to buy one of the hitch mounts. I just want sure if i should go with the cheaper one out more expensive. I like to pinch a penny where i can.
The $160 version I bought on eBay from a company in TN was rated for 600 lbs. our bikes don't weigh near that. I've done hundreds of miles with mine with success. If money wasn't an issue though... I would have bought a nicer one.
I cheat. My 2500 has a lift gate so I took a regular ramp and found a way to fix it to the liftgate. Pull the bike on hit the switch push it in and tie it down. Past that I have a couple of enclosed trailers that work as well.
Quote from: Two dogs
And the Ute is a beast Big cams , shaved heads , remapped , lightened flywheel , button clutch, 3:9 diff SS headers with 3" zaust , 20" rims 6 lt V8 455 RWHP weapon.
Just your good old Ozzie V8 ute [thumbsup]
Almost more fun getting to the track than riding on it [evil]
That is a sweet hauler. I wish those had found their way to the US. [clap]
Quote from: Bill in OKC on November 11, 2014, 09:00:17 AM
That is a sweet hauler. I wish those had found their way to the US. [clap]
And I'll second that Bill... [thumbsup]
You occasionally see one over here in the UK, I don't think they're an official import... [bang]
Geoff... [coffee]
Used to use bike trailers, but got an old Mazda/Ford 4x4 pick up. It's nice to put the tailgate up with a bike in the back. The quickest way to my favourite track has a very steep uphill section of road leading to it.
I just traded in the jeep for a pickup so i guess all i need is a good ramp
I just stick mine in the back of the pickup. I'd rather use a trailer, but my F'ing HOA won't let me keep a trailer outside and I'm not going to put the trailer in the garage and park the truck outside. I looked into one of the folding trailers but I'm just too damn cheap to spend $2,000 on a trailer.
Quote from: Greg on November 27, 2014, 09:41:36 AM
I just stick mine in the back of the pickup. I'd rather use a trailer, but my F'ing HOA won't let me keep a trailer outside and I'm not going to put the trailer in the garage and park the truck outside. I looked into one of the folding trailers but I'm just too damn cheap to spend $2,000 on a trailer.
The folding 4X8 Harbor Freight trailers are fantastic and nowhere near $2000. I think I paid $300-ish for mine. Assembled it with loc-tite and a 1/2" treated plywood, packed the wheel bearings with fresh grease and it was good to go. I did a cross country tour hauling it with a van I had at the time; 2 motorcycles, big steel box, bunch of camping supplies etc etc. It was solid and towed great. When I sold it before moving into an apt I was able to get more than I paid for it after having it on Craigslist for one day. I've owned similar ones that cost $1000-$1500 and they were literally the same exact trailer. I really can't recommend those HF trailers enough.
Harbor Freight wheel chock bolted into a 4x6 utility trailer. Hauled the Monster and 2 Aprilias (not all at once) in total security. I'm afraid of the HF trailers b/c of the small-diameter wheels. My utility trailer runs on 15" wheels w/29" tires, and full-size wheel bearings.
It's nice to know that if things get really tight I can go buy a Rabbit and put a bike in the back! Great pic!
Quote from: Rudemouthsky on November 27, 2014, 10:28:24 AM
The folding 4X8 Harbor Freight trailers are fantastic and nowhere near $2000. I think I paid $300-ish for mine. Assembled it with loc-tite and a 1/2" treated plywood, packed the wheel bearings with fresh grease and it was good to go. I did a cross country tour hauling it with a van I had at the time; 2 motorcycles, big steel box, bunch of camping supplies etc etc. It was solid and towed great. When I sold it before moving into an apt I was able to get more than I paid for it after having it on Craigslist for one day. I've owned similar ones that cost $1000-$1500 and they were literally the same exact trailer. I really can't recommend those HF trailers enough.
+11ty billion
Get the wheels balanced too.
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Any advice on tying down a monster in the back of a pickup? actually have two bikes I'd like to throw back there, but finding advice on Google is a pain in the butt.. Do I, or don't need a wheel chock? Tie down in handle bars or frame.. Etc
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I deliver bikes by van for two Ducati stores and use front wheel chocks and tie down straps one each side to the rear of the bike plus another two at the front but never compress the forks as I've see to many blown seals.
Using this method I've driven 40,000miles this last 12 months delivering bikes in the UK without problems and been to the last 4 WDW events at Misano by van with bikes in the back.
Geoff... [coffee]
btw you meet some of the nicest members of this forum in Misano... ;) ;)
Thanks for the advice .. That's part of the difference, to compress or not to... Worst case I'm fully covered so I guess if just get another one. Lol. but definitely going with a chock
How we picked it up from the dealer the day I bought it.
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"Baby wagon" 2003 Pilot with 185k and uhaul trailer! :D
Or, i steal the company van for the day:
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heres a pic of my TIB hauling a multistrada :)
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and i guess i can toss in some of my other bikes being hauled all over with my trusty daily Vdub :) i restored my phone, but i had a pic of a full size GL1800 Goldwing on there, for anyone saying these batboys can't take on a big bike :)
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