mmoffitt Posted November 24, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 24, 2010 This is my first "big" bike so I figured I need a trailer just to be official! I picked up this Harbor Freight trailer from a guy on CL for $100...Hopefully over the next several months I'll fix it up and customize it...If all goes well, I'll have a good trailer ready for the summer. My plans are to do something "different" and make it a truly custom trailer, not just throw car topper on it and call it good...we will see how much time I have...I'll keep everyone posted along the way if I can. Suggestions and recommendations are always welcome. I have some ideas of the "look" I want, but if you have any neat ideas, throw them out, it might give me more ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoff1698 Posted November 24, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 24, 2010 That is a great start on your project. One trailer I saw that always stuck in my mind was a log cabin built out of dowell rods. The roof was hinged to get to the interior. Didn't look real efficient but sure was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmoffitt Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted November 24, 2010 Thanks for the idea dad. One idea that I had was to make it look like an old time supply wagon...the kind that would pulled by a horse when you went to town to get supplies...The idea is that I'd be pulling it with an "iron horse"...The idea would be a seat in front (cooler holder) and the top would be flat with but with a few fake shapes on top of it made to look look boxes, barrels and grain sacks... Not sure if I could do this and make it look good, but that was just one idea I was kicking around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard765 Posted November 24, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 24, 2010 Just throw a tarp over what you have now.. It'll work fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted November 24, 2010 Share #5 Posted November 24, 2010 Just throw a tarp over what you have now.. It'll work fine.. Great idea....except, leave off the tarp, add a lounge chair, suntan oil, margarita or 3, super hot chick in a bikini....yeah...great start on a trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmoffitt Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted November 24, 2010 Great idea....except, leave off the tarp, add a lounge chair, suntan oil, margarita or 3, super hot chick in a bikini....yeah...great start on a trailer! How about a mini hottub to go with that? Might have a little problem with the weight distribution of the water moving around...but those are the breaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dray Posted November 25, 2010 Share #7 Posted November 25, 2010 How about a mini hottub to go with that? Might have a little problem with the weight distribution of the water moving around...but those are the breaks... water could be a problem; id go with cherry jello and the 3 babe's and to keep the weight down best make the bikini optional dang i gotta go before i get in any deeper:twing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsstar Posted November 25, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 25, 2010 Chop the top, french the tail lights, and put fender skirts on it. Oh yeah, don't forget the spinner hubcaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted November 25, 2010 Share #9 Posted November 25, 2010 Turn that wagon idea into a BBQ trailer That way you could do a grill up when you go to M&E's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmoffitt Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted November 25, 2010 Wife already put the foot down on a BBQ...LOL:mugshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1bummer Posted November 25, 2010 Share #11 Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Wife already put the foot down on a BBQ...LOL:mugshot: You mean she didn't like the idea of the BBQ but was OK with the women in bikinis and Jello idea? SWEET! I'd go with lime Jello myself. I went with a HF trailer also. Not the same as the one you have pictured but similar without the sides. I just bolt down a car-top cargo carrier to it and I'm on my way. I also added a longer tongue with a swivel to make things easier to hook/unhook when the bike is on its side-stand. I bolted the leaf springs below the axle so it sits a couple inches lower too. I was planning on ditching the extra leaf spring to save weight. I really don't think I'll be hauling around 870 lbs any time soon. Bill Edited November 25, 2010 by a1bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted November 25, 2010 Share #12 Posted November 25, 2010 Since some one will have to carry the Beer. lay a sheet of Shower pan materials in, and make a hard cover, fill with beer cans, and drape with ice. you'll be the hit of the party:cool10: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted November 25, 2010 Share #13 Posted November 25, 2010 a second thought. if your building a wooden base, you can rap the wood in shower pan material also. I'll just go ahead and add this to my new trailer build also "what a great Idea" !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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