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The Amount of GoldWings I Can Fit in my Trailer is Staggering....

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I have a post about my enclosed trailer, but here is a new modification I did.

To allow me to haul more than one bike in my 12'x6' enclosed trailer I added two new chocks with adjustable mounts. They can only go side to side, but are staggered to allow two early Wings to be transported at one time. If my math is correct I should be able to haul a full dress GL1200 and a GL1000, but I have not attempted that load. As shown, the Wing on the left has about 9" from the valve cover to the trailer wall, and the other bike has 7". The stagger is about 24". All chocks were purchased at H/F, and I modified all of them as well. I welded rails to the new chocks to allow them to be bolted to the same style rails that are bolted to the floor. The center one was modified both in mounting and in I added a removable foot lever to allow me to lift my 1500 out of the chock without the use of reverse.

Both new tracks have framework welded in under the floor, and where needed, the new eye bolts do as well. The D-rings are only to the wood floor, but have large backing plates.

Hope these ideas help others that need the flexiblity to haul more than one bike.


Bill
 

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If I had to haul Wings a lot I would weld up a piano dolley/wheel chock frame with a front wheel clamp, has a provision to keep rear wheel off ground as well. Bike is clamped into traveling dolly, dolly gets anchored down in trailer. Dollies have caster wheels?

Most Wings do not have good strong tie down points for long distance hauling.
 
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If I had to haul Wings a lot I would weld up a piano dolley/wheel chock frame with a front wheel clamp, has a provision to keep rear wheel off ground as well. Bike is clamped into traveling dolly, dolly gets anchored down in trailer......
http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums...ms/2-goldwing-technical-forum/484985-correct-way-tie-down-goldwing-trailer.html

Don't know why you would want the rear tire lifted up off the trailer.


.....Most Wings do not have good strong tie down points for long distance hauling.
If you tie them down wrong, then I agree.

No bike is "made" to be towed or tied to a trailer, but you can do it the best way you can.


Bill
 
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My spray truck that I drive has 220 gallon tank.

When it is full to the brim, can't tell it is on the truck.

But, when it gets down to about a half tank..... hoo boy, do you notice in a hurry that sloshing water can pull that truck all over the place.

110 gallons means there is about 880 lbs of inertia pushing you around.
 
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My spray truck that I drive has 220 gallon tank.
When it is full to the brim, can't tell it is on the truck.
But, when it gets down to about a half tank..... hoo boy, do you notice in a hurry that sloshing water can pull that truck all over the place.
110 gallons means there is about 880 lbs of inertia pushing you around.
YUP! My first bike trailer I loaded four 5-gallons gas cans with water, 20 x 8.4 = 168 tho I didn't fill them all the way I guess it was 150 pounds of sloshing weight I felt in the bikes bars.

If you want to learn quick... ONE FINE TEST if you want to know how a trailer will react and you learn how to deal with it.

This point was about the difference between loading a bike on a trailer
on it's tires & shocks (liquid weight) verses center stand (solid weight).

;)
 
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