What vehicle did you tow with?jtdbsr;295943 wrote: I do. Trailer assembly is very important, especially the wheel hub. Make sure you grease them proper and adjust the bearing preload to have a very slight play. The 12" tires spin a lot faster than your car tires and generate some heat. Check the frame to make sure its square and square it to the axle to reduce tire wear.
The trailer will be a lot less flexible if you use a one piece plywood decking. Obviously, if the folding feature is a must, use a two piece. Towed 2 bikes from NJ to TN and back last summer without any issues and several track days since.
Thanks!!yokel84;295944 wrote: I'm interested to hear if anyone else on here is already pulling one of these.
I just bought an HF 4x8, and it's in the box in my garage waiting til this weekend for me to have time to assemble it! I'll post up pics of the setup once I do it, but there's already a bazillion step-by-step builds of various setups using this trailer on the webz.
My takeaways so far:
-To be on the safe side, you need the 12" wheels if you're doing any highway (I got the ~1200lb rated trailer bc it comes with these. Even though it's a little bit heavier, it made the most sense price wise over buying the 800lb rated trailer and 12" wheels separately.
-Everyone says to immediately clean, and regrease the bearings
-I got one of those HF wheel chocks to mount on plywood on the deck of the trailer. I plan on positioning it so that the weight of the bike will be centered (important)
-I'll be towing with on '03 Subaru WRX 5spd.+turbo so it probably has an even lower tow rating than your car (1,000 w/o brakes 2,000 with). With 2 bikes on the trailer, it sounds like you shouldn't put much else. Many have towed a bike MANY miles with this setup with no problems Driving EXTREMELY cautiously for the brakes and transmission (especially if you have a manual transmission)
I'm aware my setup is Micky Mouse in the extreme, but It's what I could get. I'm into it for about $450 so far (hitch/trailer/chock/hardware). I'll either be laughing as I blow by duramaxes at the fuel pump; or they'll be laughing at me on the side of the highway with melted brakes and smoking clutch
-I got my trailer hitch from UHAUL-They'll ship it to your house FOR FREE
Audi allroad. 2L turbo engine, not a problem even in the mountains.(RRRRRR);295946 wrote: What vehicle did you tow with?
How Muchsteve gould;295950 wrote: I have one. I put it together and used it once. You wanna buy it?
Make me an offer. I'll postup some pics tomorrow(RRRRRR);295952 wrote: How Much
Ouch, I just basically called a control rider's setup Jenky :wow: On the plus side, I'm feeling a little more at home in this org nowBlipstein;295992 wrote: We just finished our 8th season together. I pulled it with a 95 Civic up to 211k
That's ok man....just don't be surprised when you go to sign up for your next track day and you've been bumped back down to B :haha:yokel84;296003 wrote: Ouch, I just basically called a control rider's setup Jenky :wow: On the plus side, I'm feeling a little more at home in this org now
do your carry a pitbike on it too? maybe one that likes to pop wheelies at VIR?
You my Brotha roll in STYLE!!!! That trailer is fine, it's what you pull it with that makes the rider and Blipstein does it Right! :adore:Blipstein;296004 wrote: That's ok man....just don't be surprised when you go to sign up for your next track day and you've been bumped back down to B :haha:
I started carrying a pit bike this year....an XR100. No problems at all. Started using the pit bull restraint system at about the same time. Everything is kosher dude