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Post by Blairy on Jul 27, 2016 15:22:40 GMT 10
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Post by tigga on Oct 8, 2016 0:19:20 GMT 10
Blairy. Where did you get your tow hitch. Also how does the bike go and more importantly stop with the trailer.
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Post by Macca on Oct 8, 2016 6:53:47 GMT 10
Re the camp stretchers. I know how you feel about sleeping on the deck Tigga .Even with a EXPED synmat 9 the old bones are complaining .I just noticed that Helinox has listed a new wider camp stretcher that I reckon could be ideal but the $400 price is a bit hard for me to justify 😧 Great quality,super light,small package but big $$$ You bought a nice looking little trailer mate  I hope it works out well for you. Cheers, Macca |
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Post by Blairy on Oct 8, 2016 13:56:00 GMT 10
At $900 for a trailer with only 100km on it was a steal.................. the camp stretchers I use were $69 aluminiun ones & give me the height to get moving from......the helinox ones pack very small but.... are way too expensive as their chairs were, now we have Chinese versions on the market at less than 1/4 the price, plus they are too low to the ground for me. At 69 yo with both ankles fused & other aches & pains their not for me.......................
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Post by Blairy on Oct 8, 2016 14:03:25 GMT 10
The tow hitch you have to make yourself, & the trailer pulls nicely, you don't know it's there, but I am running a 2012 Retro with Power Arc Timing which I think helps. Stoppin, that's another question.... not real good so you need to ride accordingly, on bitumen it pulls up OK, but on gravel you really need to plan your stops & make sure you don't turn the handle bars, not even a little bit. I found on dirt if I put some body weight forward over the front wheel it helps. Perhaps with the newer versions with discs all round they would stop better.....................
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Post by michaelandtweety on Oct 8, 2016 14:25:20 GMT 10
With my first little homemade trailer behind a R80 with chair, braking on dirt was ok. The problem was forgetting the trailer was there and power sliding in corners.......almost lost it over the side on one narrow winding road from Lake Eildon down into Gippsland.  |
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Post by Macca on Oct 8, 2016 18:00:45 GMT 10
At $900 for a trailer with only 100km on it was a steal.................. the camp stretchers I use were $69 aluminiun ones & give me the height to get moving from......the helinox ones pack very small but.... are way too expensive as their chairs were, now we have Chinese versions on the market at less than 1/4 the price, plus they are too low to the ground for me. At 69 yo with both ankles fused & other aches & pains their not for me....................... I'm betting a China copy of the wide Helinox stretcher will be along soon I can wait or maybe find an alternative that's just as wide and packs small. Mr ALDI should be able to come up with something  |
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Post by Blairy on Oct 22, 2016 16:06:39 GMT 10
that would be the Barry Way I presume ?? great bit of road ay?
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Post by roscoau on Oct 22, 2016 16:29:19 GMT 10
that would be the Barry Way I presume ?? great bit of road ay? Not great just now... it's been closed for a while now, though they're working on it. |
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Post by Groblerp on Feb 9, 2019 10:07:49 GMT 10
Photos of the drawbar pls |
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I hope it works out well for you.
