Appreciate any input
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Road Master
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From: Wake Forest, NC
Appreciate any input
My wife and I are no longer as young as we use to be and finding that riding more than 5 hours in a day on the bike is causing some aches and pains we didn't experience a few years ago.. With that in mind, we are looking at trailers to haul our eGlide .. I was looking at the Aluma MC10 which out the door is $2529 at dealer nearby, but then saw this on our local Craigslist:
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mpo/5635577320.html
I've written the gentleman a few times.. he gave me the name of the builder who is very reputable, just replaced tires which are 205 75r14 (1" bigger than Aluma) and looks pretty solid...
Are there any items that folks see that I should question or would be a red flag? I've never owned a trailer so don't know what I don't know.
As a note, I realize I'm not half the man that many of you are that wish to point out that a touring bike is meant to be rode. I've never wrestled a bull to the ground with my bare hands, never smoked an unfiltered Marlboro, and never ridden 1900 miles in a day naked on a bike with a seat made of thumbtacks. I'm extremely impressed that you have done so, but please don't feel the need to let me know that I'm not up to your standards by getting a trailer. Thanks in advance.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mpo/5635577320.html
I've written the gentleman a few times.. he gave me the name of the builder who is very reputable, just replaced tires which are 205 75r14 (1" bigger than Aluma) and looks pretty solid...
Are there any items that folks see that I should question or would be a red flag? I've never owned a trailer so don't know what I don't know.
As a note, I realize I'm not half the man that many of you are that wish to point out that a touring bike is meant to be rode. I've never wrestled a bull to the ground with my bare hands, never smoked an unfiltered Marlboro, and never ridden 1900 miles in a day naked on a bike with a seat made of thumbtacks. I'm extremely impressed that you have done so, but please don't feel the need to let me know that I'm not up to your standards by getting a trailer. Thanks in advance.
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I would suggest a factory made trailer so the tongue of trailer is of correct length and trailer is balanced correctly so it doesn't go into a wobble while pulling your bike. It will be money well spent with peace of mind while towing.
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From: Tucson Arizona
Good call to get a trailer...
I recently picked up this lightly used Kendon single trailer for $1,450:
At 64/65 my bride and I can do 400 mile days but they are long days even with multiple stops. Last summer when I still had my old BMW R80 RT we towed it over 5,000 miles behind our Class C RV. Spent three weeks in the southern rockies and then another 3 week trip to northern California. Here is a shot of the rig last August in Ouray Colorado:
It worked very well for us, all of the comforts every night of our Class C and we got to ride a lot of very nice roads everywhere we went. We are too old and fat to sleep on the ground in a tent and too cheap to do the motel thing every night.
The trailer and RV give us the best of both worlds and I can tow the bike behind my old 1995 Crown Vic if I just want to make some miles and stay with friends without camping.
At 64/65 my bride and I can do 400 mile days but they are long days even with multiple stops. Last summer when I still had my old BMW R80 RT we towed it over 5,000 miles behind our Class C RV. Spent three weeks in the southern rockies and then another 3 week trip to northern California. Here is a shot of the rig last August in Ouray Colorado:
It worked very well for us, all of the comforts every night of our Class C and we got to ride a lot of very nice roads everywhere we went. We are too old and fat to sleep on the ground in a tent and too cheap to do the motel thing every night.
The trailer and RV give us the best of both worlds and I can tow the bike behind my old 1995 Crown Vic if I just want to make some miles and stay with friends without camping.
Last edited by Capt Steve; Jun 22, 2016 at 12:36 PM.
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As a note, I realize I'm not half the man that many of you are that wish to point out that a touring bike is meant to be rode. I've never wrestled a bull to the ground with my bare hands, never smoked an unfiltered Marlboro, and never ridden 1900 miles in a day naked on a bike with a seat made of thumbtacks. I'm extremely impressed that you have done so, but please don't feel the need to let me know that I'm not up to your standards by getting a trailer. Thanks in advance.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro_(cigarette)
In my youth. I remember unfiltered Camels, Pall Malls, and Lucky Strikes.
Road Captain
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From: Clovis, CA
Ugh, my grandmother always smoked unfiltered Pall Malls. I remember one of the last interactions I had with her. We were at someone funeral. She was standing in the sun outside the chapel. I walked up and asked her "Hows things going?" She said, "they're going to hell, but the good thing is I'll see YOU when I get there!"
she was a real piece of work.
Sorry for the Hijack.
she was a real piece of work.
Sorry for the Hijack.
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From: north of Daytona
The trailers you showed from craigslist looks
like an easy 'one-person' job to load a bike. I had one
similar a few years ago, but it did not have the
protection for the bike that the one you are looking at did.
I do not have room at my house to store a trailer and
county code does not allow a trailer to be parked in front.
Good luck with your shopping.
Chuck
like an easy 'one-person' job to load a bike. I had one
similar a few years ago, but it did not have the
protection for the bike that the one you are looking at did.
I do not have room at my house to store a trailer and
county code does not allow a trailer to be parked in front.
Good luck with your shopping.
Chuck
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Road Master
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From: Wake Forest, NC
Thanks all for the input this far..GTK, I never even thought of the balance issue! And, definitely should do my homework.. didn't know Marlboro's were only filtered 
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Road Captain
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Kendon's are easy to store
Chuck, you might want to check out the Kendons. They fold up and roll around on three hard rubber casters allowing them to be stored in very little space.
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I like your admission. When I need to get a trailer, I think I'll post something similar. Except that Marlboros always had filters.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro_(cigarette)
In my youth. I remember unfiltered Camels, Pall Malls, and Lucky Strikes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro_(cigarette)
In my youth. I remember unfiltered Camels, Pall Malls, and Lucky Strikes.
The only thing filters do is keep tobacco out of your mouth. The streets and parking lots would be a lot cleaner if they quit putting filters on cigs.
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and never ridden 1900 miles in a day naked on a bike with a seat made of thumbtacks ... Give me a break, and you call yourself biker? :>)
P.S. Thanks for not considering pictures to get your point across too :>)
P.S. Thanks for not considering pictures to get your point across too :>)