BOARDS,fit great, need linkage/TRAILER HITCH, fit,supports needed

[Piute]

  Just got back from a lil run ,had to fill tank,power aid, lunch junk,stoped at 1st STOP sign ,died,There i set no tags down town STOPThen forgot has to be in neutral to start,TURN ON GAS (bone head).longest couple minutes I've had.She felt good even only down the street but been setting since April.

[Piute]

  HEY BUD... Shouldn't drink N ride ,But sounds like fun

[Piute]

 O.K. The Hitch;


                                   4-5 inches shorter will look better
                     right side has steal (muff bracket)reanfoced bracket already

                          This side needs reanforced ,Dont wont it ti crack ,

                               BUT I bet A "T" bag pack will fit there now

[shinyribs]

You are a busy little dude!

[bosco39]

Piute, did you get my email? I haven't heard back from you. Let me know if you still want it.

[Piute]

   
                                           Got-cha Bosco,

                                  Felt dumb with no lids so put some cords to work

[sgtslag]

I think you asked somewhere in this thread, what others have done to bag out their 750's?...

I added the largest, soft saddle bags I could find to fit my bike (http://www.willieandmax.com/; also installed chromed bars, off e-Bay, to keep the bags out of the rear wheel; added carabiners to secure the bag lowers to the guard, to keep them from flopping in the wind).  It came from the PO with a hard trunk.  We added a magnetic tank bag for our trip around Lake Superior (in 2009, the bike's 30th birthday).  We had the bags full, the pockets on the Windjammer full, as well as the trunk and tank bag.  This was before I installed the Progressive shocks, and fork springs (made the 1,935 mile trip on the OEM shocks)!

There was a fellow, near the Twin Cities, who advertised a trailer hitch for a CB750K, on CL, around 2009.  He wanted $100-$150, if I remember right.  I was sorely tempted, but then we bought the Voyager, a dedicated touring machine.  That put the 750 on the back burner, for sure.  The 750 can tour, and it will perform well doing so, but it is not as comfy as the Voyager (more rider space, more storage space, more power, electronic cruise control, better handling, etc.).  I took the passenger arm rests (made for a GL1200 Gold Wing) off of the Honda, and I mounted them on the Voyager -- perfect!  We spent nine days riding the Honda around Superior.  It was one of our very best tours -- it was also our very first, serious tour, as all previous trips had been long weekends, only.

We just got back, Monday, from a four-day tour around northern Minnesota's Iron Range area, riding the Voyager.  This was our first tour this year.  There is nothing quite like touring on motorcycle.  It is not for the timid, as you can pick your date, but you are at the mercy of the weather.  We were at a museum when the torrential rains hit Hinckley, and we missed the flash flooding in Duluth, completely.  We only rode through sprinkles, twice.  We've been caught in the rain, in the past.  It is not fun.  The Honda, however, performed the same, rain, or shine, it did not matter to the bike.  The Pirelli MT66 Route tires gripped in the rain, the same as they did in dry, sunny weather:  like they were glued to the roadway.

With regards to pulling a trailer, if you can avoid it, you will be better off.  If you pull a two-wheeled trailer, you will have three wheel tracks -- it is very difficult to miss any obstacles in the roadway with three tire paths...  If you can afford a mono-wheel trailer, do it:  they track with the bike, in the same, singular, tire path; they lean with the bike; most people report they can't feel it back there, and they keep looking for it, to be sure it's still there!

Touring two up, we reasoned that if we needed that much storage, we were carrying too much stuff.  UnderArmor makes underwear which wick away perspiration, keeping you cool, and dry, avoiding monkey butt; they're made of synthetic fabric, so they wash up in the sink, with handsoap, and hang dry overnight, ready for use the next day (Mills Fleet Farm sells a knock-off, for less money, same performance).  They also make T-shirts of this material, same qualities.  Pack two pair, and you are set for 10+ days of travel, in comfort, and minimal packing (the boxer briefs do not have seams which will cut into you as you sit on the seat -- something to be wary of, when touring...).  You can also get similar materials in shirts, which will further reduce your packing needs.  It's all about minimizing your packing supplies, especially clothing.  On the road, you get plenty of air -- you can wear the same shirt, and pants, for 2+ days, without issue, unless you soil them with food, or such.  With regards to cosmetic stuff, hair driers, curling irons, etc., won't work with helmet head issues (assuming you wear a helmet -- even if you don't, forget this stuff, as the wind will destroy any efforts to groom).

When it comes to packing, think very carefully as to what you will actually need, and use!  I packed a socket set, pliers, and other tools.  I have never needed any of it, and they are very heavy (dead weight on the suspension, can cause balance issues if not evenly distributed, never used...  good PM's should prevent their use on the roadway).  There are some items I won't leave home without, though:  LED flashlights -- a must have, for sure, carried in a coat pocket for easy access; RTV Silicone -- one of the greatest tools known to any biker, waterproof, works as a sealant/glue, almost as good as duct tape, no joke; the bike's OEM tool kit should suffice,and if it doesn't, you're likely screwed, anyway; rain gear; some microfiber towels for cleaning the windshield, and visors (won't scratch the soft plastic); Lemon Pledge aerosol, or pump, for cleaning plastic, the bike (NOTE:  it will strip off all wax...), the seat, etc.; a tire patch kit, with CO2 cartridges -- hope I never need it, but just in case...  Cheers!

[shinyribs]

Wow! Sarge,you have it down to a science! As usual. That makes me wanna take a road trip just reading it.

I could see Judose in a monowheel trailer now. The poor lil pooch having to lean in to the turns.Hanging on the the sides of the cage and all.LOL

[Piute]

   I've talked with plenty of guys that use and make thoughs type of trailers,(we switched for?)But thoughs 3 wheel help keep my tracking straight in up to 40+ cross winds on bigger bikes,The other day I got hit with a cross wind that moved me to the center line;
                                        I was doing about 65-70 coming out of a smooth right turn,leaning a bit(not much needed)then that gust and clearing hit N moved me ,NO prob.let of gas abit ,I like to give bike a few quick tight swerves to test wind and fill better in control.
       Any-how with a 2 tire trailer that wind may not have had such a effect ,Do to extra tung weight (on rear tire)and added support of those extra tires,Single tires have to be balanced totally different and you don't get that benefit that I have to have ,.

  Would you run with your kid on 1 tire trailer on a bicycle ? OR 2,Judose moves around,he has plenty of room,water jug and ice chest up front always,I think those singles are more nostalgia ,HHMMMM how would ya park it say at the campground / kick out thoughs kickstands in grass? TANK Judose likes 2 wheels ,We've done to many miles to have the thought of changing.

[sgtslag]

Piute, thanks for the detailed response.  You brought up several points I've not heard before.  Those are gems worth remembering.  I forgot that photo, which I've seen several times before (beautiful dog, by the way, German Shepard, or Mali-something?).  As soon as I get my son to help me attach a chain to the back of my truck, to pull my foot out of my mouth, I'll sit down to some tasty crow, served cold, as it should be.    I really do appreciate your insights to hauling a two-wheeled trailer (never done it).  Valuable information to learn.

The single-wheeled trailers attach using a U-joint, not a ball; the Uni-go has a tongue weight of 1/3 of the trailer's loaded weight.  They typically have less storage space than most two-wheeler's, so they don't provide near as much luxory on a trip.

You are correct, they are based on an older design, from the 50's (I looked into buying a new, single wheeler, based on a 50's Royal Enfield bike design:  photo).  There is a newer company, making an updated design, out of fiberglass:  Uni-Go Trailers.  The Uni-Go is the Cadillac model.  Take a gander at their videos -- a fun sight to watch.  I am really intrigued by these, but to get the one I'd want, it would clock in at around $3k (about $3k more than my budget will allow, currently).  A two-wheeled trailer can be put together for less than $400, and that is about what the 50's style model sells for, I think (all metal, rubber ball for a shock absorber on the mono-wheel).

Owners have commented on the fact that you feel a lot more weight when you go to lift your bike off the sidestand, due to the trailer's mass (the U-joint only allows the trailer to pivot left/right, and up/down, so it leans as the bike leans).  I believe they have legs to deploy to keep them upright when detached from the bikes (one model did, the other design just sat on the ground, if I remember correctly -- been a while since I read up on these trailers).  Cheers!

[Piute]

  My cuzzin in Idaho made one using an old frame Triple tree was the (ball) just boxed out (cut down) the frame used rear wheel,very simple but I didn't like when he offered to me," he don't even use it" conversation peace in his Pop's shop holding a icechest.,Have seen lots of others home made cust.ideas at rallys

                            Had this in my collection of recent pic's don't recall from were
                             this is nice looking
                                                           big bucks

[TOOLS1]

I found it, I found it!!!! The break pedal thingy. Now just if I could find all the other things I have lost in the Toolshop. Will get out to, you this week.
TOOLS

[rrgunslinger]

I always find the thingy I need after I don't need it anymore. 

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:45 PM, TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]> wrote:

I found it, I found it!!!! The break pedal thingy. Now just if I could find all the other things I have lost in the Toolshop. Will get out to, you this week.
TOOLS

Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 2
1981 CB 750
1995 KZ 1000 P-14
1981 KZ 750 LTD X 2
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1987 Honda TLR 200
1982 Honda XL 80
2005 Yamaha PW 50
South of Edan (Kansas City MO)

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[TOOLS1]

I just ran to a cycle salvage place by me, and bought the other thingy I was looking, for. So now I will be able to find it.
TOOLS

[rrgunslinger]

Just don't put it in the place you put the other thingy...:)

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I just ran to a cycle salvage place by me, and bought the other thingy I was looking, for. So now I will be able to find it.

TOOLS

Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 2
1981 CB 750
1995 KZ 1000 P-14
1981 KZ 750 LTD X 2
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1987 Honda TLR 200
1982 Honda XL 80
2005 Yamaha PW 50
South of Edan (Kansas City MO)

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[Piute]

TOOLS1 wrote

I found it, I found it!!!! The break pedal thingy. Now just if I could find all the other things I have lost in the Toolshop. Will get out to, you this week.
TOOLS

  GREAT
 I forgot who said they had the thingeee think I need 2 thingie's now,If were to fall and bend having stk. would hold me over.But send me yo thingy,will be modifying come wkend,trying to get it all on (off wrk.till 9th),only have few hours each day till gets hot no A/C in my side of shop.

[TOOLS1]

I don't think, you will ever bend this thingyy. It's purdy sturdy.
TOOLS