Picked up my new trailer

[elpaso]

I got back last night from a quick trip to Pueblo Colorado to pick up my new trailer. Custom made with a 5 gallon fuel tank and electric pump. My first long trip and I can see a backrest and floor boards are in my future.

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http://www.jdbrand.com/MotorcycleTrailer.htm

Thinking of retirement and would like to get a trailer like this. Did you purchase cam an hitch for 514? and 4 pin for 144?

 

[Burt]

Thinking of retirement and would like to get a trailer like this. Did you purchase cam an hitch for 514? and 4 pin for 144?

I bought the Can Am hitch and I don't remember the exact price but it was somewhere around that price. I bought the can am 4 wire trailer harness and made an adapter to go from the Spyder module to the 4 pin flat on the trailer. Since he will build it custom you could go a couple of ways. You could have it built with the Can Am trailer harness wired direct to the trailer and then it would connect directly to the Spyder. You would then have to buy the Can Am adapter if you wanted to use the trailer with another vehicle other than the Spyder. Or you can do as I did and make your own adapter and have the trailer wired with the 4 pin flat.

I can tell you he was great to deal with and would work with you to get it set up however you want it.

As a side note I see he is making custom fuel tanks to add to existing trailers made by other companies.

 

[retread]

Hey John. Mine had a quick connect fitting at the hitch that was plumbed into the tank cap and had a fuel pump on the bike that would let me fill while riding. It's nice for those guys called IRON BUTT RIDERS but I still like getting off the bike and stretching the legs. Having the fuel either way is a game changer on long trips.
Here are some pics of the quick coupler. I sold the bike that it was on and don't have any of them but you can see the way it connects to the bike. The other pics are the hose and pump that let you transfer fuel. Power is either a 12v plug or an on board battery.

I'm thinking of modifying a gas cap with a line going to the tank I'll put on my trailer; a low pressure pump with a push button on the handlebar, and I should be good to go.
Thanks for the pix.

john

 

[NancysToy]

I'm thinking of modifying a gas cap with a line going to the tank I'll put on my trailer; a low pressure pump with a push button on the handlebar, and I should be good to go.
Thanks for the pix.

john

I'd think twice about that one, John. The unprotected fuel line on the tongue is a liability, especially in an accident. Without any kind of automatic flow stopping, in an accident or if the trailer broke loose, you could spray or siphon gas all over the place. The long transfer line buried in the body poses some serious safety issues, too. In case of failure, you would spray the hot engine and exhaust with fuel before you could hit the shutoff switch. Much safer to use external, manual transfer.

 

[Bob Denman]

So let me see if I can get this straight...

You're towing your own filling station behind you because of the reduced fuel mileage you get while towing a trailer?? :shocked: :roflblack: :joke:

 

[ARtraveler]

Nice looking trailer. :thumbup: