Motorcycle Trailer Towing Book

[FJR Rider]

http://www.customcruiserchrome.com/book

 

Nice cover on the book as well

 

Curt

[Rick Butler]

Good deal Curt,

 

I bought this book back in 1986 when I bought my first trailer, a Travelite camper. However the contents are now a bit dated and I'm glad to see that someone is working to get it updated and back into our hands. But the basics of pulling a trailer with a bike are still the same where it taught me:

 

1. never pull an empty trailer

2. more tongue weight is better than not enough

3. tongue weight will decrease once the trailer is moving

4. in packing a trailer, get most of the weight over the axle and in front of it.

5. the better tongue length is when the distance from the axle to the hitch ball is arount twice the distance of the width of the axle

6. a better handling trailer is wider than it is tall

 

Therefore, I would highly reccommend this revised edition for anyone currently pulling a trailer, especially a home built one or a camper.

 

Rick

[Squidley]

Just ordered one...thanks for the link Curt

[FJR Rider]

You're welcome.

[Ponch]

Good book for trailer pullers. Great looking bike on the cover as well.

Edited November 14, 2008 by Ponch
typo

[Squidley]

I recieved mine on Wednesday, there's some good info in there. I wanted to get a bit more info on their recommendations about trailer construction. There was a bit in there and if folks want to learn about hauling a trailer then this is a good book to start with

[Marcarl]

Good book for trailer pullers. Great looking bike on the cover as well.

Noticed your signature, Ponch & Lilbit. We have a Lilbit in our family. Our youngest, Allison, Elizabeth, when asked her name replied: Allison Lilbit. Being the youngest of 6 she was always the smallest and shortest and still is @ 5'5" as compared to her brothers at 6'4" and 6'2".

[Ponch]

We have a Lilbit in our family.

 

 

That's awesome. Tell her Aunt LilBit said hello! My LilBit's the runt of her litter at a "claimed" 5'0" tall.

 

Ponch