Who's going to be first on here to try one?

[Underground]

$800us..... There are cheaper options...

Aspiring KLR owner?

[Padmei]

No that def is a KLR towing it. One of the Russian ones.

[Eddieb]

Mocking up spacing for the drawbar today.

[Eddieb]

and a first test run of the frame around the section.

[pete-blen]

QUESTION....
why did you deside to carry the trailers weight so high up & so far behined the rear axle... wheelies ?

But it's a kool pack horse...

PS.... Teach that dog to sit on it...

[Eddieb]

QUESTION....
why did you deside to carry the trailers weight so high up & so far behined the rear axle... wheelies ?

But it's a kool pack horse...

PS.... Teach that dog to sit on it...

ANSWER....

Practicality for the build, ease of trailer removal and asthetics.

We were intially looking at mounting it off the swingarm/rear axle but it was going to be a pain to build, bulky and awkward to remove the trailer once we arrived at the destination. On the DR the ID of the hollow axle isn't consistent over the entire length for a start and i didn't want to weld brackets onto the swingarm.
Making a mount off the subframe and/or pillion pegs but hanging lower was also going to be awkward to fit around the exhaust, would be bulky, and it would look bloody awful having a frame hanging down when the trailer wasn't on the bike.

With this design when the trailer isn't on the bike you pretty much can't see the hitch unless you look really closely. It's using a bolt on subframe secured to the bike subframe at 3 points on either side, 2 of which are the existing grab rail points. The total weight on the bikes subframe should be less than a light pillion when loaded, as it sits the trailer weighs 30kg all up.

The box shown in the picture above is 600L x ~580w x 400h, the trailer has about the same ground clearance as the bike if not slightly more and gives about 45 degrees of lean. we haven't looked at ascent/descent angles yet.

[Oscar]

Surely the question is "why" or why bother????

[Eddieb]

Surely the question is "why" or why bother????

Cause I can you grouchy fecker.

[Oscar]

Cause I can you grouchy fecker.

That's Mr Grouchy Fecker to the likes o' you....

[dino3310]

Surely the question is "why" or why bother????

To carry the beer and fishing gear for us on some Coro/fletchers bay over nighters

just gotta fabricate some rod holders on there now Eddie

[dino3310]

come to think of it the Dnepr would be perfect for alcohol, ice, berley bombs and bait, fishing gear and tents

[Oscar]

come to think of it the Dnepr would be perfect for alcohol, ice, berley bombs and bait, fishing gear and tents

You got it!
Give that man a ceegar...

[Padmei]

If you made it a tad wider you could fit the trials bike on beside the box.

[Eddieb]

come to think of it the Dnepr would be perfect for alcohol, ice, berley bombs and bait, fishing gear and tents

I have a sidecar sitting in the shed that needs bolting up to a bike too.

[dino3310]

I have a sidecar sitting in the shed that needs bolting up to a bike too.

MMmmm have you still got 2 DR's