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Will a 07 gsxr 600 fit in a 4x6 trailer?

Xtina said:
Also, where are you guys getting trailers? I'm having a hard time finding them for a decent price ($500-$700).
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Check out Wal-mart, Home Depot, Lowes, Rona, Canadian Tire.... They all sell the Sno-Bear type trailers and have them on sale occasionally.
 
If you are on a tight budget and don't use a trailer for much else, uhaul rents them for cheap. $20 a day or something like that.
 
If you use a short trailer like some of those shown just make sure you put some weight in the front (gas can, toolbox, etc.) to give you some tongue weight. If it's too light on the front it will be very exciting to tow.
 
Nogo said:
If you are on a tight budget and don't use a trailer for much else, uhaul rents them for cheap. $20 a day or something like that.
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$15/day for the motorcycle trailer ;)

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-Jamie M.
 
Ive done 4x6 with a TL1000R (much bigger then a gsxr 600) at an angle and fits easy. If you dont have a side stand you will need 2 people to strap it down tho.

Front wheel in the very front left corner with 2 straps on forks going to wherever they can hook onto. (I also used strap around the front wheel itself for safe measure). Then a strap off each side of the subframe and one around the back wheel where it contacts the side of the trailer.

Yes takes a fair bit more time then a wheel chock and larger trailer but its doable if its your only option.

Ive done 3 1500+ km trips (single way, so 3k round trips) this way with no issues what so ever, including a 50km road the gps sent me down that was not paved...
 
skapan said:
If you use a short trailer like some of those shown just make sure you put some weight in the front (gas can, toolbox, etc.) to give you some tongue weight. If it's too light on the front it will be very exciting to tow.
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As it stands, the front of my trailer is just a tiny bit heavier than the rear, so I get a lot of action---trailer trying to lift the car.. but then again, the trailer doesn't sit perfectly horizontal, and it's tilted a little bit to the back. Is it acceptable to get a hitch mount with a longer drop in order to lower the front of the trailer or at least make it horizontal? A guy at hitch factory was giving me the philosophy I can't do that, he said it will change the whole structure....i was like...aha, hmm, aha...whatever dude.. was I wrong? It's a class II hitch, so it definitely can handle the extra weight, even if multiplied (as it will be with the drop).
 
Ideally, the trailer bed should be horizontal with no more than 20% of the trailer's load on the tongue.
 
Corsara said:
As it stands, the front of my trailer is just a tiny bit heavier than the rear, so I get a lot of action---trailer trying to lift the car.. but then again, the trailer doesn't sit perfectly horizontal, and it's tilted a little bit to the back. Is it acceptable to get a hitch mount with a longer drop in order to lower the front of the trailer or at least make it horizontal? A guy at hitch factory was giving me the philosophy I can't do that, he said it will change the whole structure....i was like...aha, hmm, aha...whatever dude.. was I wrong? It's a class II hitch, so it definitely can handle the extra weight, even if multiplied (as it will be with the drop).
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Yup. Go to Princess Auto and get a drop hitch. Whatever size drop you need for the trailer to be horizontal, the only issue you might get is that the hitch might bottom out on steep parking lot entrances, just crab over those and you'll be fine.

Like Rob says, no more than 20% tongue weight, but you do want at least 10%. If you have 1000lbs of bike and trailer you should aim for about 100-200lbs of tongue weight.
 
caboose483 said:
Yup. Go to Princess Auto and get a drop hitch. Whatever size drop you need for the trailer to be horizontal, the only issue you might get is that the hitch might bottom out on steep parking lot entrances, just crab over those and you'll be fine.

Like Rob says, no more than 20% tongue weight, but you do want at least 10%. If you have 1000lbs of bike and trailer you should aim for about 100-200lbs of tongue weight.
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1000lb bike, god forbid! ;)

Yeah, I'll pick up a new hitch with longer drop, make it horizontal. It's already heavier in the front, albeit by very little.
 
1000 lb bike and trailer, I'd want at least 100 pounds on the tongue, more would be better. And yes by all means the trailer should be horizontal when hooked up and the tow vehicle loaded with all the other stuff you may want to bring. Lots of choices for drop hitches at Princess, although they generally go 2 inches at a time unless you get one of those adjustable ones. I'm not allowed to use those because I'd forget to put the pin in after adjusting.
 
skapan said:
1000 lb bike and trailer, I'd want at least 100 pounds on the tongue, more would be better. And yes by all means the trailer should be horizontal when hooked up and the tow vehicle loaded with all the other stuff you may want to bring. Lots of choices for drop hitches at Princess, although they generally go 2 inches at a time unless you get one of those adjustable ones. I'm not allowed to use those because I'd forget to put the pin in after adjusting.
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I was just at the Princess Auto looking for drop hitches...the biggest drop they had is 3 1/2 inch, which is what I have. I need at least 5 inch or more...and those are all Class III (2 inch thick hitches)... :(
 
Corsara said:
I was just at the Princess Auto looking for drop hitches...the biggest drop they had is 3 1/2 inch, which is what I have. I need at least 5 inch or more...and those are all Class III (2 inch thick hitches)... :(
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I have seen them! They do exist. Maybe try a Trailer Hitch Center, or ebay? Harbor Freight?
 
RichardTPC said:
I told you where to get one last year, at a track day @ TMP. You were there with TAFB... I was pitted a couple spots over with an integra...
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It wasn't convenient to go out there. Though I have found one in Pickering that I'm picking up tonight.
 
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