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  1. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    Hi guys, first post here,

    I am a regular fisher and rely on my dad or a friend to go fishing with as they both own cars. I do not.

    I have a Triumph Thunderbird 1600 and was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with towing trailers with a motorbike and if so, point me in the right direction.

    Many thanks
    Kerrie
     
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  2. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    Thanks for the welcome guys
     
  3. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi Kerrie-Anne and welcome
    Trailers are the future :cool:
    I have used them for a number of years now and cannot praise them enough :grinning:
    They’re very versatile and hold loads of gear for weekends away :)
    Two up camping is a doddle as you don’t have to strap everything to your bike and when riding I don’t even know it’s there :cool:
    Truthfully I can’t praise the use of a trailer enough :heart::heart_eyes: I love em :kissing_heart: and should have been using them years before I did :grinning:
    The one in the top picture is sat in my back yard now not getting used as I have another one now as you can see in the other pictures:grinning: 05737395-6B27-4182-B2A4-9BBE4A1E0634.jpeg 89924B06-2847-441B-B7EC-C39B49AF8F13.jpeg 41053480-843E-47A8-BE35-5C8E6851C012.jpeg 16821E48-C8DC-4850-A700-6B66AD38B69A.jpeg
     
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  4. Sprinter

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  5. Sprinter

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    Have you tried an inflatable mattress Dilli? I see you use a camp bed Ive used both and the inflatable is a good nights sleep.
     
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  6. dilligaf

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    :) Yep there’s a self inflating mattress on the bed mate :p
     
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  7. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Kerrie Ann, I'm the other trailer nut but way more experienced and quiet than Dilligaf, but to be honest he hit the nail on the head makes things hell of a lot easier to get there with the mother load and more so packing up on a sunday when its raining as it normally does here, whats more i also ride a 1600 Tbird and will attach some photo's so long as you do likewise,
    As for towing its easy just gotta remember its there :p:p
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  8. Sprinter

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    All the comforts then.
     
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    Welcome to the Asylum you should fit right in. To keep the inmates happy we will need photos.
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  10. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    Yep except Southern as he's a JD fan
     
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  11. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    Hey guys thanks so much for the replys!
    Some lovely bikes and trailers will definitely look into these. It will also be helpful for my other hobby....here are some photos showing what I get up to.

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  12. Sprinter

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    FTFY
     
  13. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    You seem to have it all going on there Kerrie, good looking Tbird, carp and plane,:eek: trailers is going to be easy for you lass. :D:D:D
     
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  14. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    How much am I roughly looking at for these trailers. Hopefully not as expensive as flying lol. Wouldn't be until next year I get one anyway.
     
  15. TEZ 217

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    To be honest anywhere from 100 quid to 600 quid for a bike trailer depending on what exactly you want, and a good engineering shop would have little problem building a tow bar for you from 100/ 150, The Tbird was one of the most easiest bikes I've ever built a tow bar for, just use the picture I posted to see how easy :D it connects to bike frame thats also used to secure/ hang rear exhausts, other support connects to sissy bar frame, on top of that wiring is so simple, behind right hand side (when sitting on bike) side casing you will find a connector plug that feeds rear lights on bike every wire you need for trailer can be piggy backed at this point. SIMPLE'S
     
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  16. David Cooper

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    Hello and welcome to the forum Kerrie:)
     
  17. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    Trailer size I'm looking for is maybe quite large lol. It needs to fit a fishing rod bag....so 6.5-7ft long. Definitely need to find a good engineer then lol, I can fly a plane but building things like tow bars....nah cant do that
     
  18. Kerrie-Anne Higgins

    Kerrie-Anne Higgins New Member

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    Hmm i dont know them personally, but i trust them to keep the bird in the air haha. I will have a word with my flight instructor, he will know the staff at Shoreham Airport better than me. Good shout
     
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    Here is my camper, it's approx 900 mm wide and just over 600 mm tall (when stowed for towing) cant remember the length 1.8 or 1.9 ish Meters. It weighs 117 kgs with all camper attachments. Towing is easy, lighter the trailer the easier it is. My 09 Bonneville America handles it easy enough.

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    capt Elite Member

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    Here is my smaller lidded fibreglass box trailer. It weighs just 45kg and just over 420 mm tall. About 1.7 m long. 20161120_121013.jpg Here is my camper, it's approx 900 mm wide and just over 600 mm tall (when stowed for towing) cantc remember the length 1.8 or 1.9 ish Meyers. It weighs 117 kgs with all camper attachments. Towing is easy, lighter the trailer the easier it is. My 09 Bonneville America handles it easy enough.

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  21. Help me Obi Wan...

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    That's just wrong on so many levels. Disturbing.
     
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