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MOTOBRICK.COM => The MBdotCOM Community Center => Topic started by: F14CRAZY on October 20, 2015, 08:16:34 AM
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The idea of a TraveLite camper has crossed my mind. Seems they weigh between 315 and 400 lbs.
Whenever I see a bike towing a trailer it's usually a trike, or a Goldwing or a Geezer Glide (or a trike version of either of those)
I've towed plenty of trailers thousands of miles but never with a bike.
What's it like? Is it a horrible idea? I could see the argument for having a regular tent and strapping it on board.
Seems hitches are available for K's
But hey it's an idea. Any opinions?
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i towed a trailer behind my 85K100RS for several years, never had an issue or tow-related problem. reynolds made/makes hitches for K's, you can often find one for sale on e-bay, craigs list, K-forums, etc.
i made my trailer from bits/pieces of other trailers, it was 4' x 4' utility type, used to haul whitewater kayak and camping gear all over mountains and roads of TN, NC and WV. I would purposely reduce speed on twisties while towing just to be safe other than that i made no compensation for towing and seldom knew trailer was there.
I don't know if it's standard on commercial trailers but i built my hitch so that is would rotate as bike leaned over in curves.
sadly, no pictures.
g'luck
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greetings...
the first 2 important components of moto trailering...
1st is you need a hitch that will allow the trailer to roll on its side while not rolling the moto...
2nd is you need to know the limits of your brakes...
j o
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I have a friend who towed a fold out camping trailer behind his K1100 all over the nation. He said it worked real well. Smaller K bikes can do it also but gas mileage and acceleration will suffer.
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I picked up a Reynolds hitch from a fellow bricker last year ... not installed yet, but planning on hauling a small (~3x4') trailer with swivel hitch next year. This will be a first for me also. Will be upgrading front brake-lines / pads and trying to limit to 250/300 lbs max.
Gas mileage is good on the brick (50+ mpg highway) to start with, but would expect that to drop whilst towing.
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While not a brick, I had an acquaintance back in the 70's who towed a small pop up tent camper with his Penton 175 on a rail on top of it to enduros with one of them Hardleys with all the lights and fringe and stuff. Was truly a strange sight to see.
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I picked up a tow hitch from Australia, it took the slow route and arrived here in May. Its currently at a friends house, he has a K75 K100RT and a recently acquired K100RS. He is good with engineering so is making a copy for his K100. I expect differences because I want it for the 84RT and his LT is 88 and there are differences as I noted when I put my 92LT and 84RT side by side.
The plan is for a long trip in the next 18 months.
In EU we have a width limit of 1 metre [39 1/4 inches or so] and a weight limit of 150kg or about 330 pounds but we are happy to work with this.