02-03-2016, 12:45 PM
SO: Here's the deal:
In late May thru early June, I'm going to drive my daily driver around the country. Mostly, I'm going to do this because my wife can't take vacation until December, and I need to burn the hours. I'm taking the daily driver around because it keeps miles off of both of my '15 vehicles at the house. (Challenger R/T+ and Silverado).
However, everywhere I stop, I'm going to be riding the new kid...my '14 CB1100E (what's the E stand for anyway? Excellent?). When I get to Milwaukee, pull the bike off the trailer, putter around. Rapid City, SD, off the trailer. Seattle, off the trailer...etc, etc, you get the idea.
Now, I'm going to be building the trailer for this. I've already purchased the rail, and I'm buying a little Harbor Freight 1190 lb capacity 40.5"x48" single-axle trailer to put it on. My wife works at a fabrication shop, and since I've done some work for them in the past, they're going to make me a ramp to go up to the rail, gussets for the rear end to shore up the back (even though the rail is relatively stout), and decking for either side of the rail.
OK, before anyone gets on my case...I've had a lot of luck with the Harbor Freight trailers. I've had three of them, and each one I've modified and sold or given away. They've done very well, and all 3 of them are still in service.
My tow vehicle (let the laughing start) is an HHR LT. Towing capacity is 1000lbs, max capacity is 1800, so I'm in good shape as long as I don't gain 400 lbs before I go. Tongue weight, 100 lbs.
Herein comes the problem...I need to figure out weight distribution over the single axle so I can have ~65lbs on the tongue.
In a perfect world, the 540lbs of the CB1100 is 270 front tire, 270 rear tire...but that's not always the case...so my question to you folks out there in the world is, do you know what the weight distribution is front/rear? That way I can start getting on my CAD drawing for the trailer. TIA, and I REALLY appreciate it.
Total cost for the trailer when it's done will be a bit south of $400, which is nice. I may even put some cargo on it for gear/luggage (centered over the axle, of course). I'll get pics as soon as it's ready.
BONUS! Picture of new, less than 50 miles on it bike.
In late May thru early June, I'm going to drive my daily driver around the country. Mostly, I'm going to do this because my wife can't take vacation until December, and I need to burn the hours. I'm taking the daily driver around because it keeps miles off of both of my '15 vehicles at the house. (Challenger R/T+ and Silverado).
However, everywhere I stop, I'm going to be riding the new kid...my '14 CB1100E (what's the E stand for anyway? Excellent?). When I get to Milwaukee, pull the bike off the trailer, putter around. Rapid City, SD, off the trailer. Seattle, off the trailer...etc, etc, you get the idea.
Now, I'm going to be building the trailer for this. I've already purchased the rail, and I'm buying a little Harbor Freight 1190 lb capacity 40.5"x48" single-axle trailer to put it on. My wife works at a fabrication shop, and since I've done some work for them in the past, they're going to make me a ramp to go up to the rail, gussets for the rear end to shore up the back (even though the rail is relatively stout), and decking for either side of the rail.
OK, before anyone gets on my case...I've had a lot of luck with the Harbor Freight trailers. I've had three of them, and each one I've modified and sold or given away. They've done very well, and all 3 of them are still in service.
My tow vehicle (let the laughing start) is an HHR LT. Towing capacity is 1000lbs, max capacity is 1800, so I'm in good shape as long as I don't gain 400 lbs before I go. Tongue weight, 100 lbs.
Herein comes the problem...I need to figure out weight distribution over the single axle so I can have ~65lbs on the tongue.
In a perfect world, the 540lbs of the CB1100 is 270 front tire, 270 rear tire...but that's not always the case...so my question to you folks out there in the world is, do you know what the weight distribution is front/rear? That way I can start getting on my CAD drawing for the trailer. TIA, and I REALLY appreciate it.
Total cost for the trailer when it's done will be a bit south of $400, which is nice. I may even put some cargo on it for gear/luggage (centered over the axle, of course). I'll get pics as soon as it's ready.
BONUS! Picture of new, less than 50 miles on it bike.