My homemade motorcycle camper
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Yours is nice though 👌
Wiz
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Thanks for the comments guys. 2am you’re right on about the tires. I put new tires on before I started pulling the trailer, but I replace my tires early on my bikes anyway. Keeping tires in great shape is good advice for all bikes, but the consequences of not doing so can be much worse while towing a trailer. The weather is changing here in Missouri. It’s going to be almost 80 today. Come on summer!
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Threads lie these are exactly why I come to forums. Love seeing things like this. How too's, creativity, ideas. The rest is fun, but love this stuff.
More pics, even if it isn't done. I'd enjoy seeing the inner workings and how you constructed this from the inside out. Don't not post pics just because it isn't finished. I'd love to see the guts!
More pics, even if it isn't done. I'd enjoy seeing the inner workings and how you constructed this from the inside out. Don't not post pics just because it isn't finished. I'd love to see the guts!
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FezDeluxe (01-19-2023)
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Even when a vehicle is NOT towing a trailer, you cannot expect it to run as easily up hill as it does on level ground and downshifting and lower speeds may be required depending on the grade you're climbing.
Riding downhill, with or without a trailer is a no-brainer.
Maintaining a slower speed and downshifting to a lower gear in order to allow the engine to assist with braking can help take the pressure off of your vehicle brakes, especially if you are on a long, downhill ride.
As for "feeling a trailer", this to me is most noticeable at lower speeds and especially when one of the trailer tires takes a bump.
And as with any tow vehicle pulling a trailer, you NEVER pull into a place that you CANNOT pull through or out of!
BTW, the "swivel coupler" is something that I would ride without, I've had both and there is a difference and that will be very evident if you find your self in a very tight turning situation or if you should "dump" you bike.
I saw one guy who had dumped his bike while pulling a trailer and it bent his hitch.
Having a swivel hatch allows your bike to be on it's side (Heaven forbid) while the trailer remains upright.
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FezDeluxe (01-19-2023)