Help me choose a trailer

[Doberman]

Hi,

I am after a trailer for my GSA, in order to take her with me to Greece this summer. I decided to drive the car so I can carry all my our diving gear, but I couldn't leave her behind.

I have seen a couple of collapsible trailers like Motolug and this one here but I worry that with all these pins they might rattle?

I haven't got a garage to store it, that's why I was looking at the collapsible ones. However, if they don't drive well and they rattle, I would look at something else.

I also came across some trailers by Roro, Dave Cooper, and Phoenix.

Can you help me decide or suggest anything else at least? Dave Cooper is obviously affordable, but how do I load the bike up there? I don't think a ramp would be enough help; that would take 3 men on steroids to push a GSA up, won't it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[crumbles]

If you are thinking of the towball mount forget it.you would have to knock the cylinders off to get up it up there.

 

[crumbles]

Just remembered there are some trailer's for sale on here.

 

[Doberman]

So how do people load their bikes on these?
I like the Phoenix design that you can just drive it up, but it's a bit hard to justify a £1k for just a single trip.

 

[russ996duke]

have alook at items for sale, magwa is selling his trailer there, just the job for bike and kit

 

[freeloader]

So how do people load their bikes on these?
I like the Phoenix design that you can just drive it up, but it's a bit hard to justify a £1k for just a single trip.

The Dave Cooper site mentions a loading ramp is included. Line it up with the ramp and walk the bike up in first gear. Don't ride it up, sod's law says you'll stall it when the front wheel is halfway up the ramp...

It's also useful to carry a piece of wood a few inches wide and long enough to span the crossmembers of the trailer, so you can support the bike using its sidestand until you've got your straps on - once you have one either side, you can raise the stand and pull the bike up to the vertical, then apply more straps to taste...

 

[Davey B]

Swap the pins for stainless bolts and there won't be rattles. May take 10 minutes to 'collapse' as opposed to 3 minutes but whats the rush ? Oh and the wheels are cheap as chips as a pair on ebay so may as well buy a pair as opposed to overpriced singles

 

[Doberman]

Swap the pins for stainless bolts and there won't be rattles. May take 10 minutes to 'collapse' as opposed to 3 minutes but whats the rush ? Oh and the wheels are cheap as chips as a pair on ebay so may as well buy a pair as opposed to overpriced singles

Good idea!

 

[corsicandreamer]

Does it have to be a trailer ? [ pickup ? ]
Plastic extending ramp [ northern tools ] front wheel clamp [ e-bay ]
Seats 5 or fold up some/all of the rear seat for storage. All the comfort of a car, all the practicalities of a commercial.
+ no trailer tolls or extra ferry costs

 

[yalcrabm]

Did you think about going to hire one? Indespension hire them. I have the Pheonix 2 bike trailer which I tow my GSA behind my motorhome. It is a very solid bit of kit

 

[MikeS]

I have a Motolug and it is fine, never noticed any rattleling, I certainly wouldn't want to mess about using bolts instead of the very heavy duty pins that are provided.

I think how it works is that once the bike is on there the weight on the trailer holds the pins tight.

I have driven it across Europe several times, no problem.

 

[Doberman]

Did you think about going to hire one? Indespension hire them. I have the Pheonix 2 bike trailer which I tow my GSA behind my motorhome. It is a very solid bit of kit

I am going to need it for a couple of months, so I might be better off buying one!

 

[Doberman]

I have a Motolug and it is fine, never noticed any rattleling, I certainly wouldn't want to mess about using bolts instead of the very heavy duty pins that are provided.

I think how it works is that once the bike is on there the weight on the trailer holds the pins tight.

I have driven it across Europe several times, no problem.

That sounds good....

 

[sidestand]

+1 for the Phoenix trailer

I've got one of their 2 bike trailers & have used it half a dozen times to the Pyrenees & back on those boring autoroutes at average speeds of almost 70mph with 2 bikes (1 a GSA) with no issues
The spare wheel on it is a good idea in case of an autoroute puncture, as the tow off charges are expensive