Bike trailer,um,trailer bike - oh hell,you decide.

[F5 Dave]

I just can’t get my head around all that trailer stuff. I live-eat-sleep-breathe bikes, but even I am screaming inside my head “If you have that much gear, just take the soddin’ car!” Better yet buy a van like us sensible folk so you can take the bike to where you are going.

Failing that pack sensibly, why ruin the fun part of riding a bike?

Heck it’s like Trikes; All the worst parts of a bike combined with all the inconvenient size of a car, all packaged into an evil handling ugly abortion & if it rains you still get wet. Just learn to ride.

Ok let the abuse begin.[sigh]

[Blakamin]

Failing that pack sensibly, why ruin the fun part of riding a bike?

Heck it’s like Trikes; All the worst parts of a bike combined with all the inconvenient size of a car, all packaged into an evil handling ugly abortion & if it rains you still get wet. Just learn to ride.

Ok let the abuse begin.[sigh]

Wot ^^^^ he said..... whats the point of it all????

[Motu]

Straight from the Trailer Guidelines of Land Transport NZ formerly LTSA:

As a guide, the Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) recommends that the laden weight of an unbraked trailer should not exceed 3/4 of the unladen weight of the towing vehicle and then only if the towing vehicle's brakes and tyres are in excellent condition. A trailer heavier than this may prevent the vehicle combination from meeting the 7 m from 30 km/h brake performance requirement. If the trailer is equipped with brakes, it may be possible to safely tow a trailer heavier than 3/4 of the unladen weight of the towing vehicle, but the 7 m from 30 km/h brake performance requirement still applies.

Given the weight of a motorcycle, it doesn't leave you with much room to move. I would say the trailer shown could easily exceed the weight limit and at that point may be deemed unsafe. This note above is a guideline though, I don't know what the actual law is I can't find anything about that.

It's built to the regs of course,but as with all trailers - laden weight is a different story.This is not a trailer you buy over the counter,he has built it to suit his purposes - it's not going to have a metre of builders mix in the back,but sure as hell he's gunna push it's limits.....of course none of us would ever dream of,y'know.....having fun...nah,that'd be stupid.

Yes Slim,I reckon if you braked around a corner you could be in trouble - ever done that in a car with a trailer behind?