Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
FJR Motorcycle Forums
FJR Specific Discussion
Pulling a trailer
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Yamaha FJR Motorcycle Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="NightShine" data-source="post: 435995" data-attributes="member: 294"><p>Sounds like you had quite a fun project building the trailer, Paul!</p><p></p><p>I asked about the hitch, because I just installed the FJR kit from Dauntless Motors on my '05. From what I could gather from their pictures, they developed the kit using an FJR that wasn't wearing saddlebags, as there is just no way for the saddlebags to fit if following the kit installation instructions. I finally swapped the left-side and right-side upper hitch brackets to move its welded nut inboard and used a shorter bolt (8x20mm) where the connecting arm meets the upper bracket so it wouldn't protrude.</p><p></p><p>The saddlebags now fit, but it's a tight fit...</p><p></p><p>Interesting, Duezzer. I just got a tent trailer that I've towed about 1,200 miles now, and it also tows with a bit of a nose-high angle. But it's very stable. Instability is almost always caused by a CG that is too rearward. Perhaps lowering the nose down affected the tongue weight by moving the center of gravity a bit forward, or perhaps just prevented the load from sliding backwards...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShine, post: 435995, member: 294"] Sounds like you had quite a fun project building the trailer, Paul! I asked about the hitch, because I just installed the FJR kit from Dauntless Motors on my '05. From what I could gather from their pictures, they developed the kit using an FJR that wasn't wearing saddlebags, as there is just no way for the saddlebags to fit if following the kit installation instructions. I finally swapped the left-side and right-side upper hitch brackets to move its welded nut inboard and used a shorter bolt (8x20mm) where the connecting arm meets the upper bracket so it wouldn't protrude. The saddlebags now fit, but it's a tight fit... Interesting, Duezzer. I just got a tent trailer that I've towed about 1,200 miles now, and it also tows with a bit of a nose-high angle. But it's very stable. Instability is almost always caused by a CG that is too rearward. Perhaps lowering the nose down affected the tongue weight by moving the center of gravity a bit forward, or perhaps just prevented the load from sliding backwards... [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
FJR Motorcycle Forums
FJR Specific Discussion
Pulling a trailer
Top