Author Topic: Trailer Hitch (Read 19771 times)

Tabarswaacky · « **on:** February 15, 2013, 08:05:22 PM »

I'M thinking of pulling a trailer with my 2011 c14 this spring.
The bushtec hitch at $399.00 and the Harbour freight trailer at $399.00 seem to make sense to me . Any Suggestions ?

RBX QB · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2013, 08:42:56 PM »

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4802.0

Hamsters00 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2013, 08:49:28 PM »

I'm using the Bushtec hitch and pulling a Bushtec trailer. Works great!

ang · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:59:28 PM »

I am also using a bushtec trailer hitch and pulling a road dog gt trailer. Trailer a little more than $399 though!

twowheeladdict · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2013, 05:56:37 AM »

Quote from: Tabarswaacky on February 15, 2013, 08:05:22 PM

I'M thinking of pulling a trailer with my 2011 c14 this spring.
The bushtec hitch at $399.00 and the Harbour freight trailer at $399.00 seem to make sense to me . Any Suggestions ?

Wait for a 20% off coupon before you buy the HF trailer. They are in many of the motorcycle magazines.

Personally, I think pulling a HF trailer with a Concours would be like putting the cheapest aluminum cap (camper shell) on Lincoln Mark LT truck.

I would go with a one wheel trailer like the UniGo for a sport touring bike. http://www.uni-go.com/

maxtog · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2013, 05:59:52 AM »

Quote from: Tabarswaacky on February 15, 2013, 08:05:22 PM

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http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?action=search2

Tabarswaacky · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2013, 06:22:05 AM »

Quote from: ang on February 15, 2013, 09:59:28 PM

I am also using a bushtec trailer hitch and pulling a road dog gt trailer. Trailer a little more than $399 though!

Thanks for the replies. Any scary moments while braking ?
I realize that the Harbour freight trailer is cheap and cheap looking, But, if it turns out that pulling a trailer is not for me, I could easily sell the the Harbour freight trailer at only a small loss.

twowheeladdict · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2013, 05:30:24 PM »

Quote from: Tabarswaacky on February 16, 2013, 06:22:05 AM

Thanks for the replies. Any scary moments while braking ?
I realize that the Harbour freight trailer is cheap and cheap looking, But, if it turns out that pulling a trailer is not for me, I could easily sell the the Harbour freight trailer at only a small loss.

Judging whether pulling a trailer is for you or not by buying the cheapest trailer on the market is like buying a Yugo to decide if road racing is for you.

Tabarswaacky · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2013, 07:09:11 PM »

Really ? Is a yugo a racecar?

twowheeladdict · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2013, 06:31:46 AM »

Quote from: Tabarswaacky on February 16, 2013, 07:09:11 PM

Really ? Is a yugo a racecar?

It's a car, and you can race it.

The Harbor freight trailer is a trailer and you can pull it, but would you want to pull it with a sport touring bike? I could see pulling it with a trike, or a Harley, but I believe it would take away from why I ride a sport touring bike, which is to enjoy the curves.

I'm not saying you shouldn't buy the HF trailer, I'm just saying don't let that trailer determine whether pulling a trailer is for you or not. That trailer is the Yugo of trailers, while the Bushtec trailer is the Porsche of trailers and the UniGo is the sport bike of trailers.

MAN OF BLUES · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2013, 01:41:49 PM »

Quote from: twowheeladdict on February 16, 2013, 05:30:24 PM

Judging whether pulling a trailer is for you or not by buying the cheapest trailer on the market is like buying a Yugo to decide if road racing is for you.

having purchased a Yugo when they were intro'd for $3400 cash o.t.d.
I'll say it IS a race car...if you like hauling azz on gravel roads...

how long it lasts is a different story...

http://youtu.be/aA2wEs5A2x8

I truley loved the car, it had great speed and power for it's size and price.

this is more like it....GREEN
http://youtu.be/iNzPpCSlDSA

http://youtu.be/qssD6RSuLlY

wish I didn't sell mine, I'd be plopping a C14 engine in it for sure.....

gPink · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2013, 01:57:24 PM »

classic ugo
http://youtu.be/MqTKZgEW8pM

MAN OF BLUES · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:32:21 PM »

funny part is, after all the flak yugo has taken over the years, there is one car I WILL NOT ride in again, I rode as a passenger for less than 1 mile, round trip, in a "Smart Car".... to lunch with my boss..... I got out and kissed the ground.

and it cost more than my C14.....

worst car "feeling" I ever experienced.

gPink · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:38:18 PM »

will never ride in a rolling egg like that

MAN OF BLUES · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:40:54 PM »

Quote from: gPink on February 17, 2013, 02:38:18 PM

will never ride in a rolling egg like that

exactly...... I been rippin' on him for a year about it, and he was very defensive....up thru this winter, when he now refers the driving experience as:

"it's like trying to ride a freakin' marble down the freeway...."

gPink · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:47:57 PM »

The damn thing's small enough you could use it as a trailer.

maxtog · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2013, 03:55:32 PM »

Quote from: MAN OF BLUES on February 17, 2013, 01:41:49 PM

I truly loved the car, it had great speed and power for it's size and price.

I wouldn't say it was "powerful". But it was *lightweight*. It was so light that the little power it had made it considerably faster than one would expect.

twowheeladdict · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2013, 05:41:56 PM »

Since we have drifted to the smart car, there is a video floating around where a guy put a Busa engine in the smart car and does stunts with it.

stevewfl · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2013, 08:28:18 PM »

I like the bling trailers =)

maxtog · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2013, 08:52:06 PM »

Quote from: stevewfl on February 17, 2013, 08:28:18 PM

I like the bling trailers =)

That is just so wrong on so many levels.

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Author Topic: Trailer Hitch (Read 19771 times)

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