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I have used the single rail Kendon several times. I'm a sticker about safety rules , Kendon does not recommend riding the bike the rail. If you want to do this I suggest a good coating of non-skid paint on the rails. My mod consists of a 600 lb. rated winch, like you would find on a boat trailer, on a square post. I would put a couple of soft ties on the lower tree, place the hook in the ties and while the wife cranks the winch I would walk the bike into the chock, tie the bike down then take tension off the hook, stow the hook, stow the ramp and you're ready to go. Good trailer.
You know.. several have mentioned a winch on the trailer, but your description of you use it finally made sense to me! I could not figure out how someone was using a winch on this as I wasn't thinking "two people" (thus couldn't figure how the bike stayed upright). Is there a great amt of difficulty cranking the winch or pretty easy?
I have the dual ride up Kendon and do just fine riding mine up with room for my feet, not an enormous amount, but enough to do so no issue. It appears from that video that there is even more foot room on the single ride up. The non-ride up models may be a different story though, haven't used those.
I have the same 2002 Kendon as Capt Steve......i don't sit on the bike i walk it up started and in first gear.....but mine has an anti roll back cradle for the front tire, once it's in there the bike stands up with no hands... Taking it off is definately a 2 men job....like some of the mods for the feet rails.....but I don't have an RV to store them.....trailer is great 80-85 mph with absolutely no issues......but i did add 2oz of the Dyna beads to each tire....PERFECT!!!!
1st.. thank you for your service to our country! (see you are retired Navy!) .. Nice trailer.. is this fold up? My issue also is that I have to store in garage so don't have the space for anything that will not fold up..
Yes it is a fold up trailer. 2 nuts to take off of some studs and has caster wheels. Takes up very little room
Probably no one wants to hear it, but if you need to add parts and worry about falling over, maybe the trailer isn't the best thing for a $25K motorcycle . . .
I bought this one, and it's expensive and worth every penny. Not gonna fall over loading a bike on this one (deck lowers to the ground). If the bike is disabled, you can use the hand winch and strap (with a helper) to pull the bike up onto the trailer. Once on the trailer, the front wheel is locked in and the bike can't fall over. I've used it to trailer bikes hundreds of miles on interstate highways and bumpy local roads. No problems whatever.
Probably no one wants to hear it, but if you need to add parts and worry about falling over, maybe the trailer isn't the best thing for a $25K motorcycle . . .
I bought this one, and it's expensive and worth every penny. Not gonna fall over loading a bike on this one (deck lowers to the ground). If the bike is disabled, you can use the hand winch and strap (with a helper) to pull the bike up onto the trailer. Once on the trailer, the front wheel is locked in and the bike can't fall over. I've used it to trailer bikes hundreds of miles on interstate highways and bumpy local roads. No problems whatever.
I've seen these (online).. great looking trailer.. you are accurate that they are pricey, though if that was the cheapest I felt comfortable with, it would justify the cost to me. I would be very willing to try the Kendon ride-on due to the positive comments on that trailer .
I recently picked up this nice, lightly used 2002 Kendon single bike trailer. Being an older model it does not have the full width loading ramps shown in the video. There is a lot I like about this design but loading looked like it might be more of an adventure than I signed on for so I came up with the following modification:
the only thing I would be concerned about with this mod is the ends of the boards moving outward causing you to lose your balance. maybe a strap that went under the rail and over the boards limiting how far they can move?
scratch, thanks I will certainly keep that in mind. If I get any movement a strap will probably take care of it. I envision slowly rolling up and on just using the friction zone of the clutch in first gear. My Dyna SG {with the Sundowner seat}, sits very low, both feet are flat on the ground which accommodates my 30"inseam very well. Coming off should be easy enough just rolling slowly back feathering the front brake.
This is based on my experience loading the BMW on the trailer I used to have and it was quite a bit higher.
I purchased an older Kendon trailer that is a two bike trailer. It came with a 10" wide steel ramp. No way was I going to attempt to ride up that. My feet would be totally off the ground.
After bead blasting and painting it, I bought an aluminum ramp ramp that is hinged. It opens wide enough so that I can put both feet down all the way up the ramp. It gets strapped to the trailer after the bike is loaded.
I also bought a wheel chock and mounted that in place of the tool box so that I can use the trailer for one bike, mounted center line instead of off set to one side.
I can tow two bikes if necessary.
I rarely use the trailer so the ability to store it in the garage and still have the ability to park the car and bike in there as well.
Last edited by Deucedog; Jun 16, 2016 at 08:52 PM.
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