The wife would probably like a backrest pad on the trunk.
If anyone has any idea on how I can improve on it, I would love to get some feedback.I do. Remove it ;D. Just kidding man. It's ugly, but functional. At the end of the day, it's better to ride an ugly bike than not ride at all ;). I'm on a super minority of people who don't like to add anything not OEM-looking to his vehicles. And yes, sometimes I hate myself. He he. Good luck.
agolder, I hate you. >:(
My wife saw your picture, and wants some armrests.
So, now (thanks to you) it's back to the drawing board...
a bad case of farkle-itis.
Currently working on a better way to secure the bike to the trailer.
(Yes, I know I'm a sinner).
Tying this Connie down securely is a PITA.
So, (I think) I found a way to do it with 4 turn buckles. (No straps).
First of all, "Farkle-itis" is an incurable disease .. .I've tried but to no avail ;D (does it look like it bothers me?)!
Second of all, why do people put their bikes on trailers? Other than a bike that won't move because somethings wrong, I don't get it ???? If my bike is running then I'm riding it to wherever it is I need to go. My bike will NEVER see a trailer unless I'm taking it to the shop for repairs and the bike won't make it on it's own ... that's the ONLY time! I feel like my bike would never forgive me if I rolled it onto a trailer when it knows it can take me where I need to go :P
Someone told me to "trailer" my bike home when I bought it ... NO WAY! I told them they were crazy and that I was riding home! My bike was bought 3 hours away form home so I rode it home and enjoyed every minute! The only "trailer" time my bike has ever seen was the bed of a tow truck when I punched a hole in the radiator!
Just wondering why guys do it because I have never had or known of any other reason to trailer my bike ... that's all.
Mike
NOT all of us live in a climate where we can ride year round.
I might take a trip this winter to escape the cold and could not ride out of my state even if I wanted to.
Icy roads and negative temps are not my idea of fun. Not to mention the high winds that come with many snow storms.
Fair enough .. was just wondering. I had a feeling that was it but had to ask because when the weather is bad don't you have to travel quite a distance to find good riding weather? I thought most just "bagged up" the bike and put it away (you can tell I haven't been out of California much :-\) for the winter.
I have always put my bikes away for winter time. This year I will put the Connie in the trailer to store it and IF
I can't stand the cold anymore, it will be ready to tow South where I can ride.
I towed to VA in June and it rained hard in every state I when though - by trailering I didn't have to stop and
when I got to where I was going I could use it as a garage - so the bike never had to sit outside at night alone. ;D
I also have wired my trailer for electric and water so I can sleep in it - with my bike(s) :chugbeer:
6) I have a 2 bike trailer, and I often haul other guys bikes (That "say" they would never trailer) <grin>I'd gladly take that vacant spot if I lived closer to you ;D. I'm like a penguin (hate heat), and my reason to ride are the twisties, not endless desert straights. So riding 300, 400, or over 500 miles to get to nice twisties in the TX heat is pure torture to me. Without a trailer or tow vehicle, I just don't do that anymore. Rather take the sports car. So you're not a wimp, my friend. You're a smart guy 8). My riding is now reserved mostly for late fall and early spring. Cheers.
I'd gladly take that vacant spot if I lived closer to you ;D. I'm like a penguin (hate heat), and my reason to ride are the twisties, not endless desert straights. So riding 300, 400, or over 500 miles to get to nice twisties in the TX heat is pure torture to me. Without a trailer or tow vehicle, I just don't do that anymore. Rather take the sports car. So you're not a wimp, my friend. You're a smart guy 8). My riding is now reserved mostly for late fall and early spring. Cheers.
So I wonder if I'm like a Camel? As I hate cold.
It is so foreign to me to here you guys complain about it being too hot and can't ride until it cools down.
Where I live it is so backwards and it never (in my book) gets to hot to ride as we hit 90° twice this year. And how long does
it stay 90° - maybe a couple of hours? Many days were in the 60's and 70's with only some days in the 80's. But never to hot. Global warming is false here.
Our normal high's at this time of year are in the 50's for highs, with a fair amount of rain this year. So riding is hit or miss and we know our days of riding
are numbered.
So If anyone want's to make a deal - I will invite you up to MI in the summertime (when it's too hot for you) to ride and put you up for a week or two.
Then you can return the favor in the wintertime when it's too cold for me to ride. ;D Sound like a deal?
Maybe we should create a new thread about loaning a bed for trading? INSTEAD of hijacking this thread which is about a Throne for the Queen. :offtopic: