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Trailer for my Spyder
Does anyone have any experience with a Lamar Tilt-Deck trailer and specifically can you load your spyder onto it? Link has pictures towards bottom of page. Thanks, Kent.
http://tbtrailersales.com/utility-tr...ventory_id=280
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2014 RT Limited (Charlotte) in Cognac, Kuryakyn Grips,Tri-Axis Handle Bars, Rivco Armrests, a "finless" BT Dongle, TricLed Fender, Saddlebag, 3rd & 4th brake Lights, Custom Dynamics "Magic Strobes Brake Flasher", BajaRon Sway Bar & Spring Adjusters, Lighted Bumpskid, Rivco Highway Pegs, Rivco Cup Holders and Baker Built Air Wings. 215/60R-15 General Altimax Rt rear tire. 155/60R15 Kumho Solus front tires.
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Nobody has any thoughts or experience? What about any tilt bed trailer?
Thanks for any input. Kent
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2014 RT Limited (Charlotte) in Cognac, Kuryakyn Grips,Tri-Axis Handle Bars, Rivco Armrests, a "finless" BT Dongle, TricLed Fender, Saddlebag, 3rd & 4th brake Lights, Custom Dynamics "Magic Strobes Brake Flasher", BajaRon Sway Bar & Spring Adjusters, Lighted Bumpskid, Rivco Highway Pegs, Rivco Cup Holders and Baker Built Air Wings. 215/60R-15 General Altimax Rt rear tire. 155/60R15 Kumho Solus front tires.
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I'm going to be looking for a trailer as well. Just sold my truck so it needs to pull double duty as a general utility trailer as well as something I can haul the bike around with the motorhome.
I hadn't thought about a tilt trailer, but that does make sense. Don't have to mess with a loading ramp/tailgate. That particular trailer doesn't have any tiedowns, but they would be easy enough to add on. You might even want to just put in two MC chocks toward the front and make it simple. Price looks to be pretty fair as well. The thing about buying an old trailer is that most of the time they come with old rubber, so unless they are priced way below new, they may not be as much of a bargain. I'd go for it, but test it out with the bike to make sure it all works for you.
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I have to travel from Santa Fe, NM to purchase this trailer as I cannot find one here for this price, every dealer here is asking $700-$800 more! I cannot find a decent used one that doesn't need the wood replaced or are otherwise beat up and they still want $600-$700. Tie downs aren't my concern at this time as I can add what I want and need after the purchase. What I really want to make sure of is can I load the Spyder without using 2X6's as a ramp to clear the nose of the bike. Thanks Eviltwin for the thoughts and suggestions.
Kent
Originally Posted by Eviltwin
I'm going to be looking for a trailer as well. Just sold my truck so it needs to pull double duty as a general utility trailer as well as something I can haul the bike around with the motorhome.
I hadn't thought about a tilt trailer, but that does make sense. Don't have to mess with a loading ramp/tailgate. That particular trailer doesn't have any tiedowns, but they would be easy enough to add on. You might even want to just put in two MC chocks toward the front and make it simple. Price looks to be pretty fair as well. The thing about buying an old trailer is that most of the time they come with old rubber, so unless they are priced way below new, they may not be as much of a bargain. I'd go for it, but test it out with the bike to make sure it all works for you.
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2014 RT Limited (Charlotte) in Cognac, Kuryakyn Grips,Tri-Axis Handle Bars, Rivco Armrests, a "finless" BT Dongle, TricLed Fender, Saddlebag, 3rd & 4th brake Lights, Custom Dynamics "Magic Strobes Brake Flasher", BajaRon Sway Bar & Spring Adjusters, Lighted Bumpskid, Rivco Highway Pegs, Rivco Cup Holders and Baker Built Air Wings. 215/60R-15 General Altimax Rt rear tire. 155/60R15 Kumho Solus front tires.
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width
Measure the width of the trailer between the superstructure. The utility trailer I bought only was four inches wider than the fenders of my F3 and it was such a nightmare that I had to cut off the superstructure with a band saw. I couldn't move the wheels more than a few degrees as I loaded the bike. I would recommend that the trailer be at least a foot wider than the fender width of your Spyder. Six inches on each side should allow you to manuever the bike without too many headaches.
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I had a 5x8 tilt bed trailer for my motorcycle once. Make sure you have a non-slip deck surface, because when it's wet AND tilted it is tricky to keep a bike from slipping once you reach the tipping point. Imagine holding a bike on a teeter-totter. Not so critical with a trike, but still. I ended up refinishing the bare wood with sand and epoxy deck paint.
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Originally Posted by remark2013
I rented one very similar to that when I picked up my RTL and the nose cleared just fine.
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nose clearance
I had exactly that problem with my trailer. What I did because I liked the short trailer was to cut out the center section of the forward bulkhead and pad the vertical supports so the Spyder wasn't damaged if it bounced up against either of the verticals. One piece of advice, I wasted a lot of money on expensive racing roll bar padding that didn't fit the angle iron the superstructure was built out of. I eventually used inexpensive pipe insulation covered with white duct tape and it works and looks very well. It even looks professional.
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Did you get the trailer?
Originally Posted by remark2013
I am looking at this very same trailer (not sure if same name brand) at 12 feet by 77 inches. I'm wondering how it worked out for you? Was there any problems with the front of the Spyder hitting the trailer when lowered, or anything else I should be concerned about?
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by remark2013
I rented one that looks very similar to this one and it worked very well for loading/unloading the Spyder. It was a bit on the heavy side and hard for the Ford F-150 V6 to pull through the mountains but otherwise pulled well.
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