I recently bought an enclosed motorcycle trailer. It is a 7x12 tandem axle. It is setup with two staggered wheel chocks with front and back D rings for both bike positions. I will be only loading up one bike however. I was planning on centering one of the wheel chocks but obviously don't want to start redrilling holes. Has anybody pulled a trailer with a single bike that was not centered in the trailer? Any weight distribution issues? Obviously the ideal position is in the center.

Thanks.

 

I have my trailer set up that way, when hauling only one bike I place it on the left or drivers side. my reasoning for this is the road has a slight 2% crown from center to shoulder. I drive large trucks and when we haul extremely heavy loads we will favor the load slightly the same way for the same reason because it handles better. but to each his own, my two cents.

 

I have the same setup same length same tandem axles. Left/driver side is slightly further forward tie down for bike. I loaded single bike on left side, better balance for tongue weight.

 

Good advice here. If you only have one bike, it may be worth your while to install the choke in the center since 99% of the time this will be your setup. It will ease your mind when towing your trailer.

 

I'm just gonna throw my agreement behind all the info that's been given so far. I drive delivery trucks and I do "cheat" to the drivers side.
Also, if it's gonna be your long term trailer I'd install a central wheel chock too. Why not?

 

Another factor that you need to consider when using a tandem axle trailer is the tongue weight that your trailer puts on the hitch of the tow vehicle. Having the hitch/ball too high on the tow vehicle and then dropping the loaded trailer tongue on it can possibly too much "tongue weight" for your vehicle and may cause handling issues or possibly damage your vehicle.

I'd also "center" the load in the trailer over the axles and check to see that the front of your trailer is slightly lower than the read and that the rear of the tow vehicle hasn't "drooped" too much.

Proper tire pressure (trailer and tow vehicle) is really important, and especially so in warmer weather.

 

You want to end up with around ten to fifteen percent of the total weight on the tongue. It is better to have too much on the tongue than not enough.

A common mistake is to center a load front to back on a trailer in an attempt to balance it. Inadequate weight on the tongue will cause the tail to wag the dog.

Also consider the vehicle you are towing it with. A vehicle with an extremely short wheelbase does not make a good tow vehicle.

 

Smaller trailer keep an eye on yhe bearings. Otherwise truck on bro

 

Get the Pingle chock's with an extra set of mounting hardware. We had this set up when the hauling race bikes, in different configurations. Our trailer was 20' and that gave us options when we had multiple bikes.

http://www.pingelonline.com/prodcat/...eel-chocks.asp

 

60% of load FORWARD of trailer center, (in front of axles).