I am putting together a motorcycle trailer of my own based on lots I have seen on the net. I needed something I could store in my shed which means it had to be taken apart, not to mention I did not want to tow a trailer when I didn't have to, so this is what I came up with:

I bought a set of wheels which came with the hubs and stub axles. Of course, the axles did not fi the square tubes I bought and my first idea was to have the tubing opened to the size of the axles but my second idea was better because I could do it myself, just turn the axle until it fits in the sqare hole.


Axles welded to tubing and coupling also welded



Main beam in three pieces



Coming together




I have a few more thing to do like making the rails, the front wheel chock, put some fenders on, lights, hold down points, a ramp and paint the whole thing so it looks nice.

Jean

Jean..tu me tues avec ton ingeniosite!!!!
Philippe

prmurat wrote:Jean..tu me tues avec ton ingeniosite!!!!
Philippe

Whatever he said was probably right on the money!

Looks nice and simple, did you finish this project?

britbike220 wrote:Looks nice and simple, did you finish this project?

Here is an update...





I will post updates soon, I have to finish it this week

Jean

THAT IS THE COOLEST INVISIBLE BIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN!!!!!!

Did the stealth cloak not fit the whole bike?

Thanks for the update. The perfect trailer for space challenged people.

I did some work today on my trailer. I still have some welds to finish up, run the wiring, add safety chains, at some point add fenders, get a license plate and paint the whole thing. I think I will paint it RED because no one has a RED trailer and it is more visible than dull ordinary black and it will remind me of the little red wagons from my youth. I will take a few trips around the block before going far to make sure everything is cool. I didn't keep accruate tabs, but total cost so far is less than $500, the most expensive pieces being the wheels and tires.

Jean







I loaded my ginea pig Yamaha all by myself and tied it down without any help, this is another goal I wanted to acheive in addition to being able to store it im the shed.

Yes, you definitely want to take the trailer up to 125mph with the Yamaha before putting something important like a Norton on it.

I have had my 6-bike stick-welded / converted boat trailer fully loaded up to 99 MPH with no issues (my truck cuts off at 100 MPH). It was way out in the desert with a nice, flat, straight road; other cars kept whizzing past me at well over 100.

Is low air pressure enough to keep it from bouncing? Just wondering as it looks like a cool idea. Jean take it over the bridge at speed with the Yamaha and see how it handles the expansion joints. I remember crossing the Champlain bridge with a 23' boat hopping 1' high at each joint. Hate to see your Norton being subjected to that with it's suspension strapped down.

swooshdave wrote:Yes, you definitely want to take the trailer up to 125mph with the Yamaha before putting something important like a Norton on it.

That would be the fastest ny RD400 has ever gone, but I seriously doubt my car would be able to go that fast.

Jean

i'm not sure about your neck of the woods, but over here on the west coast there is a law that trailers have to have suspension. that may prove to be an issue when you have to get it registered. hopefully you already have "registration" or the law is different there.

willh wrote:Is low air pressure enough to keep it from bouncing? Just wondering as it looks like a cool idea. Jean take it over the bridge at speed with the Yamaha and see how it handles the expansion joints. I remember crossing the Champlain bridge with a 23' boat hopping 1' high at each joint. Hate to see your Norton being subjected to that with it's suspension strapped down.

I have seen at least one commercial trailer with the same setup, small wheels with low pressure and no suspension. If it's OK on our roads, it will be OK everywhere

Jean

So how'd the test ride go?