Trailer trash - towing behind a Fazer

[ChristoT]

Been following this thread with interest and think you're a genius! 

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It's galvanised steel - but lousy galvanising, has a few rust spots. Quite light, I'd say 40 / 50kg dry weight.


The trailer needs a few mods:


- Shorter tow bar (hitch to trailer body)

[size=1em]Couple of points though, I don't know what European law is like but are you aware of the UK laws? Max weight 150kg or 2/3 the kerb weight of the bike, but if its more than half I think it needs brakes.[/size]
https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-motorcycle


Also, max distance between the rear axle and the end of the trailer is 2.5m.


With this in mind I'd try to get it as close to 2.5m as possible, because that will minimise the angle the hitch moves through for a given change in height (i.e. bumps etc.). Think basic trigonometry. 
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It's about 2 metres now - and it's very hard to judge corners, as it sticks out so far behind me. The hitch will move more when shorter, but should make cornering a bit tighter. Again, many, many test rides are required!

Slimwilly - no - but it should!!  :lol :lol :lol

Red - it's unbraked, which is why I am so cautious with it on the back!

Fizzy - that's the reason I'm out with the trailer as much as I can - trying to familiarise myself with the handling as much as I can, and to inspect the welds! If they're too weak, I want to know BEFORE I'm halfway round the M25!

I'm getting there!