Re: (georgeb)
I have one of these and have used it over the last 4 years. We've taken many trips to the Shenandoah Nat'l Forest (approx. 600+ miles from here), a couple of trips to Chicago, a few to Akron and lastly, one to Madison to pick up the ST4s.
I've towed it with my little Nissan truck and the wife's Land Rover Discovery. I've not had any stability problems going 75 to 80 mph. Usually, I keep my speed between 65 and 70 mph. I've used it (once) to tow a couple of heavy Yamaha XS750 bikes back from Chicago. The trailer is rated for 1,000 lbs (1/2 ton) and I wouldn't do that again. For hauling one bike, it's not too bad.
I clean/grease the hub bearings regularly, usually before every trip. I put on a set of the "hi-speed" 12 inch tires. The ones on the trailer are almost bald now so I need replacements. I always inflate the tire to 50 lbs..
As you can see in the pic, I put eye hooks through the stake pockets. This is o.k. for the older Yamaha, but both Ducatis I've put on it were a little shorter then the Yamaha. The rear strap ends up pulling the bike backward, out of the chock. That's why the blue strap is around the front tire.
Two things that will happen if you have this trailer:
1. The fenders
will fall off. They vibrate and it weakens the steel "bracket" holding them on. Makes a hell of a noise when they go.
2. The tail light/license plate bracket will eventually fall off also. Same reason as the fenders. The license plate catches the wind and the vibration, along with the weight on the tail light, fatiques the bracket and it snaps off.
Here's the pic:
-Bob
