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let's ride safe & be careful out there,
Mike in Nawlins'
2014 Black SE6 Limited "Charlotte"
New Orleans Ride Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
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Tk1 trailer
Thanks I got some good ideas. Will probably fix my tk1 the same way.
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Originally Posted by Cavman
It's where you connect the safety chains to the bike from the trailer.
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Nope. The TOP photo Sharon. The long black things sticking out of the red Kydex, what are they called?
You were looking at the middle photo. Yes, that's the plate for the safety chains. You are correct there. Have Mona give you a cookie.
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Originally Posted by Cavman
As for the trailer, I've added some back up lights. The trailer has a stone guard in front so that will block the light from the fog light on my truck's bumper. I will have to make another connection to the truck's backup circuit to make these work when I'm in reverse.
3/2012 UPDATE. The trailer's back up lights are on a switch, not in the back up circuit. I tried tagging them into the truck's aux back up lights circuit and it blew the 10 amp fuse.
So I didn't want to over tax the truck's wiring. I think it's better this way.
way to go Fyi I though I could do similar lights on an '80 wrk truck I had. Ended up mounting a adjustable spot light (like mounted on cop cars) right in split of rear window, I could point it whoever I needed as I was backing up. Forgot the candle power but it was basically a high beam headlight on a mount with a toggle switch
2013 STL SE5 BLACK CURRANT
SpyderPop's: LED bumpskid
SmoothSpyder: dualmode back rest
T r * * LED:foam grip covers, Tricrings, FenderZ,
brake light strips, wide vue mirrors
Rivico SOMA modulation brake leds
sawblade mowhalk fender accents
minispyder dash toy
Lid lox
KradelLock
Pakitrack
GENSSI ELITE LED H4 headlights
FLO (Frunk Lid Organizer)
BRP fog lights, trailer hitch
SENA 20S EVO
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While on vacation something bad happened......
On vacation in CO and get a call from Captain Stephens of the Walker County Fire Dept letting me know my friend's Durango caught fire under my carport. He was there watering my gardens.
So, my spiffy Alumna TK-1 Trailer is now toast.
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Also my boat had a melt down. The fire also got to the the end of my house and did damage there as well. I guess at some point I'll be looking at getting another trailer?
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In the first photo, the black mass was the spare tire. You can see the wheel and the bolt that held it on.
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What a bummer!
What a bummer with the fire. Hope the insurance will cover a lot of your loss.
I really liked your TK-1 trailer.
Let us know as your replacement(s) proceed.
-Bill
2019 Black F3-T
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Originally Posted by ThreeFeet
It's where you connect the safety chains to the bike from the trailer.
I'm not sure of the correct spelling, but the are called "cleco's" (at least in the military) and are use to hold pieces of sheet metal together so it stays in position for drilling holes and stuff.
David
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Clecos is correct and their use. I have dozens of them of all kinds. They are in the garage which was not a problem with the fire.
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On doing research, I decided against another aluminum trailer. I found an Alumnia dual axle, tilt bed with no brakes but they wanted around $6200 with the cheap steel wheels.
So I looked around on line for a steel trailer. I found PJ Trailers and found one of their dual axle with electric brakes. Then I discovered they had a single axle with electric brakes. I'm figuring replacing two vs four tires in the future. All of the ones I was looking at have tilt beds. No more straining my lower back pulling out and putting the ramp back in!
I found Trailers For Less in Fayetteville, GA. I had them order one for me which took less than a month. The T-1 has a GVWR of 7000 pounds. That means I can also haul my Kubota tractor if I wish. It's also 63" between the wheel wells.image.jpgThe bed is 16 feet long plus the tongue.
PJ Trailers has a great video of the product and why they came up with it. They show several vehicles driving up on it including a Spyder.
I added an aluminum box for the wheel chocks and hold down gear. I added some of the round units like I had on the TK-1 trailer for when
I take trash to the dump. There are two D rings in front and two at the rear. There is also a HD D ring at the center front to attach a winch to.
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