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Well those that are reading... Finally got both the bikes up, (since then I've added/altered the tie down points but no photos of that).

As is, trailer what hooked to the commodore is 690kg at...

Bit more.... floor is in although I need to add a few more lugs for securing the plywood I ran out last weekend before I got the wood.

So the floor is basically done and the lining for the ramp...

Get your Permit from Service SA for $7 for the day, can be done before hand. (You'll need your VIN to write down).

Inspected at Lonsdale U2/7 Ellemsea Cct, Only open Wed/Thur between 9-12.30pm &...

Trailer is rego'd (I can go pick up the floor to put on it now!)

This is rundown of how the day went;

Take trailer, with permit for day, VIN Compliance plate to weigh bridge
Weight in at...

Well here we are almost done, Moved the lights up, as the height didn't meet ADR/VSB spec.

Added prefab gaurds (cheaper in the end), mounted them with left over 50mm SHS, mudflaps and tidy...

Yeah dude - that looks awesome! Would like a smaller cart for paddock work could not afford this fun machine.


Looks like a Honda Blackbird engine to me ??

Just a few bits added. Conduit for cable, lip for ramp and ramp itself. Have also decided to drill/tap/mount the lights directly to the rear cross member.

Thanks Yonnee - cheeky lad! :;

Question ? ..

How much room do you give for suspension travel etc., if you design your own mudguards. is 50mm enough at a minimum??

That would be nice too... see how we go with what's left of the DuraGal

Using the VSB book for mudguards requirements, I do believe that most of the trailer suppliers do a single axle 16" guard - that are approx. 500mm at the front, 500mm across the top and 650mm at...

Thanks Yonnee,

The gap tyre/chassis is 38mm so a 280mm wide guard will do the trick, I'm going to measure it up using the VSB guide and see if the 'standard' will fit.

Busy weekend, (Apart from laying turf in the front yard!)...

Got the drawbar on with gussets, hangers rewelded, axle in and set each side, wheels on, Coupling tacked on.

Height to top of...

Looks good mate.:2tsup:

Nice idea, would love to have something similar to drag my little rig around instead of having to shift if every time I need to move 4 feet to another weld.

While I'm at it...

Extension to make up for the drop on the drawbar. Welds getting better.

Here we go, I was sort of nervous at cutting this and getting it wrong or shattering a wheel and catching it with my forehead!!

Gentle pass, another gentle pass... gee this is like cutting...

Thanks Gents, great info - I've got some thin cutting discs now, Will try and get into it this week - between the rain forecast.

I have only welded fore/aft so should not be a problem, see how I...

Okay gents, a little more advice needed.

I miss calculated the distance for the axle/spring placement and welded the hangers about 6"/90mm to far to the rear. :doh: ( The rule is 1/2" for every...

There was someone else I saw, they doubled up the the draw bar height with a fair section of overlap on top just welded on,,,,, can't find it right now. One of the off road vans I think.
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Thanks guys for your replies,

So there's no problem with the axle height just the body - cool

I thought about the use of the trailer down the track, although initially it is going to only...

or maybe these two; The second of these 2 photo's I think is a no no, as even when trying to fit it up this way the spring wanted to slip back/forth through the ubolts.

In one of the instances I...

Or should it be like this?

This is how it looked when I thought I had it all together 'properly'. (I'm not sure if I've got the spacer and fishplate in the right spots). The clearance to ground is only about 90mm - So I've...

I thought I had this worked out to the 'nth'. Turns out I've not allowed for the mount bolts for the axle.

This is what I have for mounting;

Thanks for you comments Wood_Metal - I did some more welding on a little wheel I made to help get the frame/chassis out of the shed. - Clean black steel is so much easier I've now found.

The...

Frame welded up for next stage. I had no room in the shed so I worked on the back patio, The concrete was fairly level, it took a while to get square, but once I finished welding the bottom welds...

So here it is laid out and prep'd for welding, I cleaned the edges with a flapdisk and wiped them down with Acetone. Made welding all the much easier.

As opposed to this channel for the front of the trailer to push the Moto into. It's 3mm Mild Steel. Welding it was a POP compared to the DuraGal.

Well after delay in funding. A start has been made - first up I practiced a lot with the welder I got for Christmas.

So out of some left over practice metal I've built a stand for when I get the...

As usual Yonnee you've come up with the answers, nice one!

I acutally asked about the parabolic springs here at a local store and all i got was "You'd only put those on a light load" the info...

In trying to select an appropriate spring for my trailer build (Low Tray Road Bike build)

I've been pondering and trying to decipher the difference between spring types;



Eye - Eye (...

Nice one Tony :2tsup:, Just what I was thinking but the channel up front would be more upright and deeper.

Not sure on how to put a channel in yet Yonnee, Several thoughts of full length channel with a narrow 130mm section for the front and a split rear section for the rear just screwed/tacked to the...

Well after alot of lurking and reading, picked up alot of info from Yonnee and Dazzler's posts, I'm gunna build a motorbike trailer for 2 street bikes.

I've come across some links with some extra...