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Building a trailer for my 1300!

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Post  twin1300 Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:08 am

I have been toying with building an above the fender hitch for my ride and using a porkchop tool box with one wheel and using the porkchop part as a fender! What ya' think guys??? I would use the one that's 13" wide for more storage and it would stay compact.


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Post  CaribCruiser Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:00 am

Bobby, I've no idea what you're talking about. A porkchop?
Anyway, wish you good luck with it, I'm sure you'll work it out.
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Post  Larry Simpson Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:43 am

I also don't have a clue what you are talking about Question Question Embarassed Embarassed
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Post  eidolon Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:09 pm

By looking at the drawing it kind of looks like a pork chop.

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Not sure about the handling on something that is rigidly attached to a bike though...
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Post  twin1300 Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:14 pm

eidolon wrote:By looking at the drawing it kind of looks like a pork chop.

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Not sure about the handling on something that is rigidly attached to a bike though...


Finally.....somebody see the similarities from the drawing to a porkchop!!!! Laughing I would use the offset to put the rear wheel and it can double as a fender.

This is a common design instead of the two wheeled trailers. Here's a link to a vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GDypdAg_2g
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Post  Larry Simpson Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:39 pm

Ok,after seeing the video I see where you are going.Should work fine. thumbup thumbup
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Post  twin1300 Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:43 pm

Larry Simpson wrote:Ok,after seeing the video I see where you are going.Should work fine. thumbup thumbup

Working on the design now! Can't wait to see what and how it comes out! I hope it don't take 4 or 5 tries to get it right..... ROFL
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Post  lham Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:01 pm

like a fifth wheel huh, I think it'll work, you may start somthin
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Post  twin1300 Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:31 am

lham wrote:like a fifth wheel huh, I think it'll work, you may start somthin

I will keep you posted....I am hunting down a porkchop box now. Hey is that a MS fairing you got on your X???? If it is...what do you think about it?



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Post  lham Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:59 am

I loved it, it fit well & worked great. I sold the bike about a year ago 76,000 trouble free miles.
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Post  bigguy Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:07 pm

twin1300 wrote:I have been toying with building an above the fender hitch for my ride and using a porkchop tool box with one wheel and using the porkchop part as a fender!
So are you going to remove your bike's rear fender? Is it your intention to have the cutout part of the pork chop go over your rear tire? Just trying to get a visual image.
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Post  dougcasey Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:31 pm

Have you seen these trailers? I am thinking of building one of these.....

http://www.eaglematetrailers.com/

That way the hitch can be higher, and not be so ugly when the trailer is not on.
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Post  NeonLeon Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:18 pm

Not sure about the whole pork chop thing ... hmmm ... is there gravy involved??? If there is gravy then I'm in!!! eat
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Post  Doc Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:29 pm

NeonLeon wrote:Not sure about the whole pork chop thing ... hmmm ... is there gravy involved??? If there is gravy then I'm in!!! eat

All God's creatures look best next to the mash potatoes and gravy.... eat


What kind of a hitch are you planing Bobby? hmmm
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Post  Guest Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:31 am

Looks like a possible usuable trailer. What are your goals over a traditional trailer? A friend and I took a HF trailer and narrowed it almost 20 inches. Then we bolted down a college dorm fridge on it. The freezer section made a great cooler and the main area held out tent, blankets and stuff.

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Post  twin1300 Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:00 am

00 Doc wrote:

What kind of a hitch are you planing Bobby? hmmm

It's above the fender hitch!!! I know it sounds like it will be gawdy, but I am going to use the same bolts that hold the back rest build a hitch up and over the tail light and below my trunk. I have a C model so the hitch options for that is slim to none for a conventional trailer thus the one wheel trailer that tracks in line with the bike, so I will fab this up and see if I can make it work. I also have one other option to make it just under the fender, but that is going to be a heavy hitch to use it there.
I will use 3/4 steel tubing which strong and heavy walled so it can take it.


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