need trailer and good sugestions
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Superstock
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Lowell, MA
need trailer and good sugestions
Hey everyone well i am going to texas for some military training and i NEED to take my bike. The only prob is i cant ship it because its too much money. Unless anyone on this site knows of a good but cheap place to ship it. Im going from MA to TX in may. I really dont want to leave it behind expecailly since i am gone for 2 months. So does anyone know of a site that has good cheap trailers? I drive a 05 chevy cobalt ss/sc so the hitch will have to be compatible with this car.
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Superstock
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Trussville, Alabama
Something like this might do:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
If you have a Harbor Freight store around.
Just need to add a sheet of plywood (or I-beam down the middle) and some anchor points.
Otherwise, I'd check local newspaper classifieds.
Maybe you could get lucky there.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
If you have a Harbor Freight store around.
Just need to add a sheet of plywood (or I-beam down the middle) and some anchor points.
Otherwise, I'd check local newspaper classifieds.
Maybe you could get lucky there.
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From: Nashville TN
Does anyone have this unit from harbor freight? In the pic it looks ok, but is it sturdy enough to haul 1-2 sport bikes? That is by far the cheapest trailor I have ever seen! New, of course.
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Superstock
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From: Trussville, Alabama
I have seen a few of them around Deal's Gap and at track days. They seem to be fine for one bike. It might get tight with two, as well as maybe pushing the weight limit.
I think I remember seeing one where a guy had put a decent deck on it and some nice anchor points, as well as bolting down a few storage bins.
Seemed to work pretty good.
Harbor Freight does sell similar units that are a little larger, but they cost a little more.
I was going to buy the one I linked to above, but my father-in-law had a nice little utility trailer he no longer needed. He gave it to me, so I never bought the HF trailer.
I think I remember seeing one where a guy had put a decent deck on it and some nice anchor points, as well as bolting down a few storage bins.
Seemed to work pretty good.
Harbor Freight does sell similar units that are a little larger, but they cost a little more.
I was going to buy the one I linked to above, but my father-in-law had a nice little utility trailer he no longer needed. He gave it to me, so I never bought the HF trailer.
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From: Atlanta GA
have you cheaked renting a trailer from uhaul? don't know the prices but they have some light open trailers at some of there locations. but personaly if you have the money buy one, you find you start making up good reasonsto use it more then you'd think you would. (track days :-) )
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Squid
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What part of Texas are you going to? Here is an Ebay add, kind of far away but will hold 2 bikes and I am quite sure your Cobalt would tow it. You might be able to find something like that closer. I agree I would also buy a trailer over renting as you have the added bonus of the military help to offset the cost with travel money and pier diem if you make the most out of you trip. 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Foldi...05463550QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Foldi...05463550QQrdZ1
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Squid
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From: Missouri City, Texas
I actually have purchased this one due to many good words from my buddies over at Max-Suz.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90154
If you wait, within a month, it will drop to 199. no tax has to be paid and you get the title right away. I do have one but have yet to build it (NO TIME!) I was told a good solid 8 hours will get her going, but I have been cold galvanizing all the uncoated parts since these seem to have rust probs at the bolt connections after a while. I know guys that have used it to pull 1 Hardley and 1 Bandit with no problems at all. Plus it only weighs about 300lbs (depending on the type of wood used) and most small cars can easily pull 1000lbs so that leaves bike and gear with ample amount of leniancy. Theres my $.02
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90154
If you wait, within a month, it will drop to 199. no tax has to be paid and you get the title right away. I do have one but have yet to build it (NO TIME!) I was told a good solid 8 hours will get her going, but I have been cold galvanizing all the uncoated parts since these seem to have rust probs at the bolt connections after a while. I know guys that have used it to pull 1 Hardley and 1 Bandit with no problems at all. Plus it only weighs about 300lbs (depending on the type of wood used) and most small cars can easily pull 1000lbs so that leaves bike and gear with ample amount of leniancy. Theres my $.02
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Squid
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Missouri City, Texas
Rent one from u-haul.
Yes I looked up the prices because I am THATbored!!!
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MotoGP
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
I've rented a trailer from uhaul for $15 for a whole day. I don't know how much more it would be to drop it off at another location but how much more could it be? And my brother built the harbor freight trailer and got the one with the bigger wheels-better for highway use. He did a few cool extras to it but other than the fact that you have to make sure to ground the wires properly because the paint is so thick we never had any problems with it. It's a pretty good value and is neat in that it folds up too.
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MotoGP
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From: South Texas
I'm just now realizing that I've only rented them for round trips ($15/day) and never one way. Another benefit is road service. I had a tire blowout in Oklahoma while delivering a sold bike and was back on the road in about an hour after calling their help line.
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From: Atlanta GA
if you are going to buy a trailer for long term, I would cheak the local race org,s message board stuff is sold there for pennys on the dollar beacause alot of these folks already have new stuff and just want it out of the garage. ( I missed out on an 03 999 for 4500 couldn't get to houston fast enough.)
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From: Lowell, MA
Thankyou all for the exellent imput. But now my superhawk faces a new challenge and i am very sad to say its down for the count. I rode it a few hundred miles and when i tried to start it back up it wouldnt turn over, so i jumped it by going down a hill. (because nobody within miles had jumper cables) so when i finally got it back to the place where it was going to stay for the night, when i shut it down i say hey lets see if the battery has enough juice to start it up again. So i tried and then heard a sound that i didnt like, it was a sound of electricity shorting and i took off my seat to get to the battery and it was super hot and smoking!! So i am really bullshit becasue this is the first time i got to ride it because the weather has been shitty and i spent 400 dollars on new tires, NEW BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!, new fork seals, oil change and new brake line.
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Saw this on another motorcycle site and thought you might be interested.
Looks like a great idea!!
http://www.jwww.com/razor/
Geoff in Almonte
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Looks like a great idea!!
http://www.jwww.com/razor/
Geoff in Almonte
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