Re: Building a Trailer for my Cruiser

Posted by Cabreco on Oct 18, 2012; 12:15pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Building-a-Trailer-for-my-Cruiser-tp4030833p4030879.html

Ribs, paint will be a while since (hopefully) we will be moving next year & I don't want to risk getteing it or the bike scratched in the haul.

Piute, the swivel hitch is pretty sweet & not too bad on the wallet (set me back $50 bucks) I tested the trailer with both the standard & swivel and really felt no issue. Where I did feel it is on leans (it was much smoother) & of course the risk of binding is greatly reduced.

I have a HF 800watt generator in the black cargo box. It weighs 38lbs. This gives me an unloaded trailer tongue weight of 42lbs. (to avoid wheel wobble you need to maintain 35-60lbs tongue weight) At 55lbs the front end does start getting light. And of course I try to keep my overall trailer load under 225Lbs

In any case the cost of this build was $230 complete.