J-Rod10 said:How wide is it going to be tire center to tire center?
Certainly not necessary, but often desirable. (I don't think I have seen a fold up that didn't also crank) For one, often you can leave the height near the height needed for hooking up and don't need to crank any more than that needed to clear the hitch. Plus, folding it up gets you a LOT more ground clearance. Not always needed, but very handy. My trailer for my 12,000 lb. boat obviously has a fixed nose gear, and while it may be a small chore to re-pin it high for ground clearance (and again to lower it to disconnect), it is comparatively a trivial task to simply fold up the gear on smaller trailers. Plus, there is far less ground clearance. I have scraped mine several times when there has been dips or humps in the road like turning into a parking lot or gas station where there are big elevation changes. On a trailer this small, you could just do without, but it is super convenient to always have the hitch at the right height to just drive under it and go.irk miller said:Not sure why the flip version is any more necessary than the crank type.
pidjones said:Heal that finger quick! While resting it, better check your state's trailer codes. Some are pretty lax (here in TN we don't even tag small trailers). Some are fairly strict. Make sure you tag it in the state the pulling vehicle is tagged. And don't load the 'Nox too heavily - you have a lot of hills to go up and down on that trip!
This.Hurco550 said:Ive been reading a lot online and was going to go for the "standard" 15% tongue weight...
Im far more concerned with towablility than I am ease of moving it while unhooked for sure.
pidjones said:A warning: Having a trailer will take away the "I wouldn't have a way to get it home" block from buying wretched wrecks.
BTW, if you have a strong rail or even a 2X10, put it over a piece of pipe, run the bike up on it until it teeters, mark the center point of each wheel and where the pipe is, and you have the balance point. calculating axle offset from that should be simple. I've seen several trailers that handle the balance by moving the front wheel stop fore-aft to place the bike at the correct spot instead of moving the axle. Seems easier to me, but might add some small amount of weight.