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bamaTrider	I took the plunge today.		Lead	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/29/06 2:38 AM	Tags : None I did it. I went and bought a used pull trailer. It's a factory built 3x4 trailer with torsion axle and the wide type 8" tires and wheels with mag hub caps. I was surprised that it was all metal, because it looked like a lot of fiberglass models I've seen. I don't know the brand yet but will take a better look at it this weekend. Paint is a little dull and the gas lifts are shot, but hey, $100 dollars was pretty cheap, I thought. Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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danbgt	Re: I took the plunge today.	#1	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1890 09/29/06 4:14 AM	Cool, Stan. I been lusting after a trailer. Dan
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Skip MMShadowT	Re: I took the plunge today.	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5458 09/29/06 4:31 AM	Sounds like a deal to me, congrats. "We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!"
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NC tourer	Re: I took the plunge today.	#3	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 513 09/29/06 5:17 AM	PICS please!? lol Congrats. After I get my next 'T', hoping to do a trailer for when we make our coast trips. Gotta haul beer, fold chairs, tent, and fishing poles. Mark
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bamaTrider	Re: I took the plunge today.	#4	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/29/06 5:42 AM	One of the 1st mods I have planned for it, is to install an extra fuel tank where most people put their coolers. I think a 3 gal boat tank should fit there pretty well. It's large enough that a cooler should fit inside out of the sun, and if you put your ice in zip-lock freezer bags before placing them in the cooler, spillage won't be a problem either. It appears that the original color was white. Previous owner painted it black to match his HD Ultra, I guess. There is a custom HD tag on the rear that I plan to remove 1st thing. Anybody want a free HD tag? LOL Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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alepel	Re: I took the plunge today.	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7574 09/29/06 1:21 PM	Stan....is this extra fuel tank to connect into the fuel system of your T or is it just a gas can to fill the tank on the bike? I'm curious how you would attach this tank to the fuel system from the trailer too. Alain
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mktobob	Re: I took the plunge today.	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2266 09/29/06 5:12 PM	Congrats on the trailer purchase Stan. It sounds like a neat project. Before and after pictures would be fun. I sold my trailer right after getting back from our 2100 mile trip in July that took Sue and I around Lake Superior. It worked great and man could we haul the stuff! But....with Sue and I both riding bikes we discovered that we really did not need a trailer as we could each pack what we needed in our bags and backpacks lashed on between our sissy bars and backrests. In the evenings I would un-hitch the trailer and we would head off to supper and local sight seeing. I did not realize how much more agile the bike was un-teathered from the trailer. That did it for me. Now if Sue and I were riding 2-up, that would be a different story. I would have kept the trailer so we would have room for our stuff. I sold both my trailers for what I had into them so I came out $ wise just fine. Have fun with your project as I know you will be creative. Bob
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bamaTrider	Re: I took the plunge today.	#7	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/29/06 6:29 PM	Al, if I can find a 3 gal metal boat tank, I'll use the quick connect and primer bulb from it, then run a line with the other half of the quick connect to the rear between the bag and rear fender. The line on the bike side will be run up and T'd into the feul line between feul pump and petcock. When I 1st notice that I'm about to run out of gas from the main tank, I can switch it to reserve to stay running. Then I can get off the bike, hook up the line, and then turn petcock on the main tank to off. If it works like I think it will, when I shut off the petcock, the pump will then start to pull from the auxilary tank once connected via the quick connect. Either that or I can do the switch when ever I get low in the main tank at the next stop. If all else fails, I can at least use the primer bulb to pump gas up into the main tank. I figure that riding 2 up and pulling a loaded trailer will net me around low to mid 30's mpg. That's just shy of 100 miles to the tank. With double the capacity, I should double the range. Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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stonyrd	Re: I took the plunge today.	#8	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 546 09/30/06 5:58 AM	bamaT, Congrats on the trailer. I got one a couple of years ago, and my wife really likes her extra saddlebag. Have fun fixing it up, and good luck with the gas tank project. Stony
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bamaTrider	Re: I took the plunge today.	#9	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/30/06 7:04 AM	I posted a pic of the trailer in my original post above. I believe it is an EZ Go brand. That's what the centers on the hubcaps have on them. The original color was indeed white, but previous owner has re-painted it satin black, hense the dull look. Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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mktobob	Re: I took the plunge today.	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2266 09/30/06 7:12 AM	Nice looking project Stan. Besides the gas tank what else do you have planned for the trailer? Loaded properly you will find it pulls like it is on rails and the extra space will come in handy when you guys are one the road. Have fun. Bob
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bamaTrider	Re: I took the plunge today.	#11	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/30/06 7:34 AM	Might do some primative camping on some of my rides, Bob. Also, have woman - will load, if you know what I mean. I figure it will come in handy for those quick runs to town for whatever reason. Before, I was using my bags and rear seat for haulin' stuff. This should be safer and drier for that. I got the oversized trunk project to working, so I have a lot of storage now w/o the trailer. Friend teases me that I need to stop with the projects soon, or I'll turn it into a Wing someday. LOL With my plans to build a VW trike added to my project list, I'll have to stop somewhere for sure, totally. Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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West Tn Dawg	Those are probably.	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1509 09/30/06 12:39 PM	just caps off an EZ Go golf cart. I don't use my trailer very often, but it is handy as a pocket on a shirt wnen I do. You will like having it. Just remember to give yourself plenty of time to stop, and if you use it much watch those brake pads. Rick The BIKE is why we came, the PEOPLE is why we stay!
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bamaTrider	Re: Those are probably.	#13	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 3538 09/30/06 3:53 PM	Rick, I saw and add recently for mechanical/hydraulic disc brakes that fit the torsion axle type trailers. I understand that these are used on the pop-up motocycle campers. It used the weight of the trailer to determine the amount of pressure to apply. I hope to see this add again. It was on ebay about a month ago. Stan 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) 2000 Suzuki Marauder VZ800 (Custom)
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