OT: Anyone know any cheap trailer suppliers

For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be braked or have any electrics as I'm
towing with the P38 so I can't see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates bike
about 145kg.

Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.

Nige

On 2006-07-14, Nige <[email protected]> wrote:

> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be
> braked or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't
> see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates
> bike about 145kg.

Northern Tool sell trailer frames, foldable, for cheap. Get one and
bolt **** to it?

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> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be braked
> or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't see any reason
> for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates bike about 145kg.
>
> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
>
> Nige
>

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:17:13 +0100, tomtom <[email protected]> wrote:

> www.autowbars.co.uk
> specialise in motorbike trailers

hope they didn't pay for that web site - not seen so much in-page s.e.
spamming for years.

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On or around Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:45:41 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be braked or have any electrics as I'm
>towing with the P38 so I can't see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates bike
>about 145kg.
>
>Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.

I could doubtless build one, but I doubt it'd be cheap. It would however
use new parts
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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:45:41 +0100, "Nige"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be
>> braked or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't
>> see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates
>> bike about 145kg.
>>
>> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
>
> I could doubtless build one, but I doubt it'd be cheap. It would
> however use new parts

How much for a single bike (KTM 520 so big) matey?

Nige

On or around Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:32:17 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:45:41 +0100, "Nige"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be
>>> braked or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't
>>> see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates
>>> bike about 145kg.
>>>
>>> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
>>
>> I could doubtless build one, but I doubt it'd be cheap. It would
>> however use new parts
>
>How much for a single bike (KTM 520 so big) matey?

I'd have to price up the bits. what weight and length is the bike?

You're doubtless correct in the assumption that it won't need brakes, and
that makes it considerably cheaper. You can go to 750Kg gross for the
trailer behind a P38 without brakes. It still needs red triangles and may
need lights - probably best to put number plate and lights on anyway, just
so as to deflect the attention of dibbles with nothing better to do. Either
that or a trailer board.


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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:13:12 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On or around Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:32:17 +0100, "Nige"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Austin Shackles wrote:
>>> On or around Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:45:41 +0100, "Nige"
>>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>> ...
>>>> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
>>>
>>> I could doubtless build one, but I doubt it'd be cheap. It would
>>> however use new parts
>>
>> How much for a single bike (KTM 520 so big) matey?
>
> I'd have to price up the bits. what weight and length is the bike?

This may be faster/cheaper to make?

http://www.davecooper.co.uk/bike_racks.htm

site is rubbish - expect it loads just fine in IE though - but it was the
only UK site I found.

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Nige <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be
> braked or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't
> see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates
> bike about 145kg.
> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
>
> Nige

Ebay...

Caravan chassis...

Welder....

sorted.

;-)

Lee D

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:29:40 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

->Nige <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
->about:
->> For one or two trials bikes? Not paying silly money, no need to be
->> braked or have any electrics as I'm towing with the P38 so I can't
->> see any reason for any of that? The KTM is about 160kg & my mates
->> bike about 145kg.
->> Could even be a single bike trailer if it makes any difference.
->>
->> Nige
->
->Ebay...
->
->Caravan chassis...
->

Caravan chassis are made of cheese and are only just strong enough for a caravan
body.

IMHO the OP would be better served getting a proper braked trailer with lights.


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Geoff <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Caravan chassis are made of cheese and are only just strong enough
> for a caravan body.
>
> IMHO the OP would be better served getting a proper braked trailer
> with lights.

Indeed, but I wouldn't like to eat 1360kg one, thats one large cheese.

I've been running a Caravan chassis flat bed without problem for a good few
years. Fetched Tractor tyres and wheels for the fergie. Jag engine and box
for Percy, 2x 2.6 lumps for JLO from Newcastle (400 mile round trip), 2 x
V8's and Autos from London (260mile trip) and moved us a stack of stuff when
we moved house, LWB Safari roof now shortened and fitted on Percy, I think
it's worth it's weight in gold IMHO and that only the trips I can recall.
Trailer £10
New tyre (Commerical trailer, not a car one!)
Light board.
Boarding and checker plate £60
Hooks

Was great fun knocking the old van body off with a Hymac.

Dad has a 1960's Caravan trailer which is probably heavier in it's self many
modern caravans and their chassis together.

I'm in the middle of rebuilding a twin axle 4 by six jobbie now which is
very over engineered, between Study, axle rebuilds and RL.

Lee D
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