max trailer size/weight?

eastbloc · 09-24-2012, 10:59 AM

I'm looking to pare down my four-wheeled collection by eliminating my F150, which I use solely for the occasional Home Depot trip or to haul around a project. I'm thinking about getting a trailer small enough to use around the city on my GS rig, but solid enough to tow behind my car if I need to do a longer trip.

Will a 5x7 trailer like this one, weighing in at 305lbs, pose any problem for me to poke around behind my R1150GS @ 45-50mph tops on short trips?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/UtilityMat...ndingMethod=rr

DirtyDR · 09-24-2012, 11:43 AM

I have a 40" X 48" trailer that I pull behind my GS rig and it does real well with it. I have hauled my XL500R behind it at 75 down the Interstate with no problems and regularly haul the Rokon with it. The trailer weighs about 120# and the XL is around 340#. The Rokon is a right at 200#.

The trailer also works well as a Mardi Gras float:

eastbloc · 09-24-2012, 02:36 PM

That's great, and it's super light, but I need it to be able to haul materials as well as motorcycles.

I guess the combined weight of your scoot and trailer suggests I'll be fine.

DirtyDR · 09-25-2012, 07:18 AM

I was going more for gross tonnage information than size there.

The Ural and my GS rig are both a hair pver 5' wide and I didn't want the trailer sticking out past the rigs on the sides with mine.

I do have rails I can put in and a deck on mine for trips to the dump and such but it is still only 40" X 48".

eastbloc · 09-25-2012, 07:33 AM

Is it just the perspective of the photo, or did you mount the trailer tongue off-center?

I need to measure the width of my rig. I'd like for it to be able to take a drive with me in the trailer behind my car if needed. I don't really think I would mind if it's wider than the rig. For my purposes, the rig would be hauling the trailer on no more than 20 mile round trips.

DirtyDR · 09-25-2012, 07:36 AM

I offset the trailer tongue so that the trailer tires track in the rigs tire tracks. I can run it in the snow and you only see one set of tracks.

eastbloc · 09-25-2012, 07:40 AM

Very nice!

Strong Bad · 09-26-2012, 01:24 PM

Taken from Girl on an Old Motorcycle thread:

eastbloc · 09-26-2012, 07:37 PM

These Harbor Freight trailers look more suited for my needs. They're significantly lighter and cheaper while retaining the basic dimensions I want:

http://www.harborfreight.com/1195-lb...els-90154.html

DerViking · 09-26-2012, 08:17 PM

I tow a 4 wheel trailer around the yard with my 250. Based on my experience with heavy trucks and trailers, brakes will be the determining factor. If you are hauling cement, I would look into a inertial brake controller, and a trailer with light electric brakes. Will dramatically improve your outcome in a panic situation. I think you can get hubs and brake disks for the 4 bolt setups that would roughly match your target size.

09-24-2012, 10:59 AM	#1
eastbloc ^OP comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,259	max trailer size/weight? I'm looking to pare down my four-wheeled collection by eliminating my F150, which I use solely for the occasional Home Depot trip or to haul around a project. I'm thinking about getting a trailer small enough to use around the city on my GS rig, but solid enough to tow behind my car if I need to do a longer trip. Will a 5x7 trailer like this one, weighing in at 305lbs, pose any problem for me to poke around behind my R1150GS @ 45-50mph tops on short trips? http://www.walmart.com/ip/UtilityMat...ndingMethod=rr __________________ '95 R1100GS '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '03 Bajaj Legend 150

09-24-2012, 11:43 AM	#2
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,815	I have a 40" X 48" trailer that I pull behind my GS rig and it does real well with it. I have hauled my XL500R behind it at 75 down the Interstate with no problems and regularly haul the Rokon with it. The trailer weighs about 120# and the XL is around 340#. The Rokon is a right at 200#. The trailer also works well as a Mardi Gras float: __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

09-24-2012, 02:36 PM	#3
eastbloc ^OP comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,259	That's great, and it's super light, but I need it to be able to haul materials as well as motorcycles. I guess the combined weight of your scoot and trailer suggests I'll be fine. __________________ '95 R1100GS '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '03 Bajaj Legend 150

09-25-2012, 07:18 AM	#4
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,815	I was going more for gross tonnage information than size there. The Ural and my GS rig are both a hair pver 5' wide and I didn't want the trailer sticking out past the rigs on the sides with mine. I do have rails I can put in and a deck on mine for trips to the dump and such but it is still only 40" X 48". __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

09-25-2012, 07:33 AM	#5
eastbloc ^OP comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,259	Is it just the perspective of the photo, or did you mount the trailer tongue off-center? I need to measure the width of my rig. I'd like for it to be able to take a drive with me in the trailer behind my car if needed. I don't really think I would mind if it's wider than the rig. For my purposes, the rig would be hauling the trailer on no more than 20 mile round trips. __________________ '95 R1100GS '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '03 Bajaj Legend 150

09-25-2012, 07:36 AM	#6
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,815	I offset the trailer tongue so that the trailer tires track in the rigs tire tracks. I can run it in the snow and you only see one set of tracks. __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

09-25-2012, 07:40 AM	#7
eastbloc ^OP comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,259	Very nice! __________________ '95 R1100GS '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '03 Bajaj Legend 150

09-26-2012, 01:24 PM	#8
Strong Bad n00balicious Joined: Oct 2007 Oddometer: 2,943	Taken from Girl on an Old Motorcycle thread: __________________ "I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."

09-26-2012, 07:37 PM	#9
eastbloc ^OP comprador bourgeois Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 1,259	These Harbor Freight trailers look more suited for my needs. They're significantly lighter and cheaper while retaining the basic dimensions I want: http://www.harborfreight.com/1195-lb...els-90154.html __________________ '95 R1100GS '01 R1150GS/Ural '03 Ural Wolf '05 Kawasaki ZZR 1200 '03 Bajaj Legend 150

09-26-2012, 08:17 PM	#10
DerViking Shred Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Black Bill Park Oddometer: 184	I tow a 4 wheel trailer around the yard with my 250. Based on my experience with heavy trucks and trailers, brakes will be the determining factor. If you are hauling cement, I would look into a inertial brake controller, and a trailer with light electric brakes. Will dramatically improve your outcome in a panic situation. I think you can get hubs and brake disks for the 4 bolt setups that would roughly match your target size. __________________ ATGATT: When you fall off your motorcycle, you will be wearing what you were when you got on your motorcycle. Dress accordingly.

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