Center of Gravity?

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I'm building a trailer for the Nort and would like to know the front/back center of gravity. I can calculate it with scales, but if anyone already knows you can save me some trouble. Info like 4" forward of foot pegs, or x distance from rear axle, or something like that would be helpful.

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Can't say I've ever seen the numbers, but it doesn't take a lot of pressure on the rear to make the bike balance front to rear when on the center stand. From that, and from the occasional use of a motorcycle jack, I take it the center point is a few inches forward of the stand mounting point on the cradle.
 
Why? At a guess the trailer will be a third of the weight of the Norton and height of the trailer hitch and the wheel size will determine how level it is.
 
Its don't matter a whit worth on trailer pulling as long as trailer not so heavy it drags bike off slopes when not under pull power and tongue weight don't cause too easy wheelies. Norton manual lists CoG height at 19.5" up. My own forced on me experiments show bike pivots on tires or in air right about where pilot butt lands over the rear isolastic mount. With my 160 lb seated the height of CoG seems to be about belt level during the hi sides I've onset accidentally on on purpose in a linked Cdo. The issue is where and how to create hard points for trailer mount. Then decision on 2 wheel or 1 wheel trailer and hitch. Also be very pensive of THE Hinge onset w/o a rear rump link to stabilize the extra tugging of mass and wind eddies. You may end up in hobot camp with not much to say on the chassis load handling benefits of merely a front or top link or swash plate steady points. Peel's first trailer will be single wheel that is locked by hitch type to lean with her.

I have never heard or seen a Commando trailer towing, though plenty of trailers towing Commandos, so hope you are the first to lead the way for the rest of us.
 
Confusion??
The trailer will be used to tow the Norton (to Daytona).
JD75
 
Center of Gravity?


Center of Gravity?


Center of Gravity?
 
Basic rule of thumb is 40% of the trailer deck behind the wheels and 60% ahead. The more weight carried on the hitch the more stable the trailer will be at highway speeds.
 
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