Trailer First... Bike Next?

[christcrusader13]

Well in talks with my lovely bride I asked her if I could get myself a motor-sickle..... she said sure, after we get another house.... [cl

Fortunately we are in the process of looking for another homestead ....

In the mean time I picked this trailer up from a buddy of mine.... Gt it from his uncle and had no use for it... so I was like sure....

Now the really cool part

Check out the axel that is used....

 

[soltz]

Bikes make good ok i'm bored with this project time for a diversion [S

 

[bruno]

Make sure the new house has a big garage, you deserve it! A Harley Heritage Soft tail would sure look nice on that trailer

 

[Yankee Transplant]

keep about 25 # air in the tires if not it will bounce down the road like a ball even side to side

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

No suspension on the trailer? I wouldn't put anything you want to keep on it.

 

[Yankee Transplant]

I pulled one of them and it looked just like that one .. as long as it was loaded it wasnt that bad but I took it down a dirt road about 30 mph or so and 1 tire hit a good pot hole ,, and i seen the side of the tire above my tailgate at one time I think it was trying to flip up-side down ... be care full with that thing

 

[christcrusader13]

Thanks for all the comments guys.... I'm thining about using the trailer for shows pulling it behing my 64 C-10? Maybe I'll grab some 6 lug ralley wheels and paint them to match.... It'd be cool to make a bobber and show it withthe truck maybe?[S

What type of suspension would you guys recomment just a single leaf from a S-10 or something?

 

[exador]

trailer first ???

Why get a bike if your going to trailer it? I`ve been a biker most of my life until my health at 70 said no mo` bikes.

I feel your outlook on bikes is not the right view. You ride bikes not trailer them. If you gotta have the d--n trailer use it to haul home another project bike.

 

[soltz]

Easy Dude

Why get a bike if your going to trailer it? I`ve been a biker most of my life until my health at 70 said no mo` bikes.

I feel your outlook on bikes is not the right view. You ride bikes not trailer them. If you gotta have the d--n trailer use it to haul home another project bike.

We all have different ideas and plans

Sorry to hear you can't ride. I'll be 70 in july and hope to ride another decade or so [S
You saw my project bike
Here's my daily scooter [cl

 

[christcrusader13]

Why get a bike if your going to trailer it? I`ve been a biker most of my life until my health at 70 said no mo` bikes.

I feel your outlook on bikes is not the right view. You ride bikes not trailer them. If you gotta have the d--n trailer use it to haul home another project bike.

Here are a few things to consider...

The title trailer 1st is because I don't currently have a rat bike.... but that is to come...


1st .... if you read the post, the only reason I would trailer a bike is behind my rat rod truck/ show truck for show purposes. Assuming that's the only time my bike would see the road is a HUGE assumption and misconceptions.

2nd if you look at my builds you will see i don't bild anything to sit around I build it to drive it or ride it i nthe case of a bike.

It wouldn't do me any good to have a shiney show car or shiney show bike because If I can't use it it is worthless to me, I don't like anything that just sits...

I love riding and I love rats so I thought incorporating the two would be fun to do.

I've included some pictures to show you what I'm thinking

And the trailer was a cheapo I picked up from a friend... so I figured why not rat it out and make it more useful...

I don't believe in trailer queens... just not my thing, I talked to a guy who bilt a 69 camaro and had on;y driven it 15 miles in the last 10 years and had trailered it over 12,000 miles.... there is no way I could ever do that!

 

[christcrusader13]

We all have different ideas and plans

Sorry to hear you can't ride. I'll be 70 in july and hope to ride another decade or so [S
You saw my project bike
Here's my daily scooter [cl

Sweet 'scooter' I can did that

 

[soltz]

Well Said CC

Here are a few things to consider...

The title trailer 1st is because I don't currently have a rat bike.... but that is to come...


1st .... if you read the post, the only reason I would trailer a bike is behind my rat rod truck/ show truck for show purposes. Assuming that's the only time my bike would see the road is a HUGE assumption and misconceptions.

2nd if you look at my builds you will see i don't bild anything to sit around I build it to drive it or ride it i nthe case of a bike.

It wouldn't do me any good to have a shiney show car or shiney show bike because If I can't use it it is worthless to me, I don't like anything that just sits...

I love riding and I love rats so I thought incorporating the two would be fun to do.

I've included some pictures to show you what I'm thinking

And the trailer was a cheapo I picked up from a friend... so I figured why not rat it out and make it more useful...

I don't believe in trailer queens... just not my thing, I talked to a guy who bilt a 69 camaro and had on;y driven it 15 miles in the last 10 years and had trailered it over 12,000 miles.... there is no way I could ever do that!

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[soltz]

Pictures, not many though

Moved to this thread so as to not be a thread thief

CC you and forbigpictuer asked for pix. Do have many I only been at this one a few months.

it was a crate c ase when i got it.

Enjoy

 

[christcrusader13]

That is NICE!!!!! I can take that off your hands.... I know that elky has been keeping you busy

I will have to pick your brain when the time comes for me to build mine

 

[forbigpicture]

That's goin' to be one nice ride!!!!!!![cl[cl[cl

 

[soltz]

Thanks Guys

CC this is for when i am tired of the elky.

Only changes so far is adding four inches to the swingarm and going back to a front drum brake, i just like the look and i don't ride as crazy as i once did so it's got plenty of stop.

 

[tractorman44]

CC 13.....about that trailer axle without suspension....most farm supply stores sell trailer parts like hubs, fenders, U-bolts and leaf springs. If there's one near you they may have a solution to your lack of spring-dom.

Most light duty springs for small trailers will be 'slipper' springs, lacking an actual bolted rear attachment. Plus they will be much shorter in length than a conventional car or truck spring. Narrower and very inexpensive too.

 

[user 13565]

Throw on some ...

...ratty, rusty fenders.

 

[tractorman44]

...ratty, rusty fenders.

Might I add that this is one wickedly low one man show !!!! I like it.