Best Motorcycle Trailer Ever
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 เม.ย. 2018
- Best motorcycle trailer ever? Yup! Welcome to Motovlog #4. Check out this drop-deck motorcycle trailer! It lowers flat to the ground so you don't need to push/ride your motorcycle up any ramps to get it into the trailer. Then it raises back up!
This trailer is used by Motorcycle Towing Toronto. The biz was started in 2016 to offer motorcyclists in the Toronto area a more affordable means of getting their bikes moved around. At the time, there was only really one big name in motorcycle towing, and he was charging a starting rate of around $100. So I started to tow bikes for friends, and friends of friends, to help motorcyclists save a few bucks here in the city. The rest is history...
Give the website a look if you're looking for motorcycle towing in Toronto: www.motorcycletowing.ca
The trailer was hand built by the professionals at Klinger Trailers Inc. in Paw Paw, Michigan, made it's way up to Northern Ontario, and pampered and enjoying life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Great vid! Was looking at a trailer, but followed the link to your site and may just use your service instead! Looking at a bike on kijiji so this will really be helpful. Will fill out a quote request soon! Mikey.
Sounds good man. Much appreciated.
@@YouMotorcycle I still don't see where to buy this
Should be in the comments. I'm on mobile right now but if you can't find it I can send you the link when I get home
Nice to see the process from start to finish. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Just let me know when you're ready to take your dream bike home and I'll give you a lift :)
Very cool little bike trailer
Thanks man! It's up for sale if you're interested :)
Great video. Very nice trailer.
Thanks, much appreciated! On the day I got my motorcycle license, a bunch of jets flew by overhead as I left the parking lot for a nearby air show... I told myself that license was next... It's been 10+ years... Maybe one day haha.
Muchos Gracias Senor 🙂 You just made my Day !!! Fabuloso !!!
Haha thanks. Here is an updated video I made about it after several years of ownership: th-cam.com/video/98d0z5_z7IU/w-d-xo.html
I always strap the back wheel because if the bike bounces to the side it usually tips over just a single cord through the wheel from one side of the trailer then loop it round itself and then to the other side of the trailer
and if one strap fails, the bike falls over, whereas when you use four straps, if any strap fails, each one has a backup... food for thought
@@YouMotorcycle still has two on the handlebars the one on back wheel just stops the bike turning sideways if the trailer starts bouncing trick to not breaking straps is don't use crap straps!
Cool buddy, such a nice trailer ! I was planning to to get something similar but I had to decide between towing the bike or the pop-up camper. (I agree with your comment about using straps at the back) Great video !
Thanks brother!
Very clever trailer mod.
Wish I could say it was my idea 😂
Seems like a great idea. I imagine it would work great for someone with back issues that cant easily muscle a bike up a ramp. I just use a 2x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood that I've reinforced as a ramp and load mine into a van. It's cheap, it works but sort of sucks sometimes (especially with a flat tire). I can see this being much easier
Yes. Or when you're stuck moving a bike on a rainy icy cold day.
You can add a winch to inside your van, have the winch pull your bike if it gets a flat. It becomes a two person job instead of one but it could help with your situation
Great video
Thanks very much!
I always thought it’s better to attach the straps to the lower portion of the fork. That way the suspension movement doesn’t loosen up the straps upon breaking when the suspension compresses. I would however also use straps on the handlebars but just as an additional anchor points to reduce side to side movement.
Hey Paul. Some bikes are easier than others for strapping down there. A few bikes will have a front fender that would interview (strapping down the fork would cause chaffing and could damage the paint on the fender). I think I went up top on this one just to make it more visible/obvious what I was doing.
If you need anything you just let us know. We will be glad to help. Thank you for your post we have used it all ready to help new customer from your great country Canada .
Awesome! Papa Klinger was already super helpful and informative during my buying process. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend you guys.
How about trailor for a trike
ray hunter. We can make the bed as wide as 69 inches.
could you give me info on buying it please thank you
$5500 USD I believe. You can check on their site.
Awesome trailer. I want to build one of my own. Do you know what type of axles are used? I know they are torsion type but cant find stubby ones.
Couldn't tell you. Haven't needed to work on it yet (other than greasing it, but there's a nipple for that).
Great!! Nix 3/4 of the tie down tom foolery;-)))peace Nice trail if you built it
Thanks, didn't build it but I still think it's nice haha
Not bad. Lots of moving parts though. I love my Kendon.
Kendons are great until you're pushing a dead 900 lb touring bike. Now that I have my truck lift setup I would probably sell this and get a kendon to save space. If I didn't have the truck bed lift I would choose this over a kendon though
Really like this trailer. Where can I find one and how much are they? Are there any used ones available also.
Klinger Trailers makes them. They're in Paw Paw Michigan, I'm in Toronto Canada selling mine used.
Awesome trailer! Does it have pins to secure the trailer from dropping in a rare event of the raise and lower motor not working.?
Yeah it does. Thick with nuts to secure them, like you said, in the event the winch fails.
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Thats Great.. I am very interested in the trailer. One last question on it..., If it happens to be in the drop-down position an the lift motor or power failed is ot difficult to get it lifted back into normal movable position.?
Couldn't tell you. I've never been in that position. Why not reach out to @Klinger Trailer directly. They've answered in one of the comments down below or you can just Google them. The guys are great, very knowledgeable, organized, dedicated, and helpful. I bought this trailer because I talked to them for a couple hours first and felt really comfortable and safe doing so.
@@YouMotorcycle
I gotcha.. Will do.
Thanks again.
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I don't understand?
Nice video and very easy to use trailer. I would like to purchase this for my bike. Where do I get it?
Thanks. See description under the video
Ur headlights really interesting
Thanks!
How's this trailer handle bumps in the road . I remember reading years ago 4 wheel trailers are much better.
Sure, if you wanna carry a lot more weight. But considering motorcycles are build for tackling bumps, what's the concern?
@@YouMotorcycle concern is not so much about motorcycle in trailer but trailer itself and how it tracks. I've seen trailers launch into the air after a good bump traveling on a highway .
@@MYork-yq4jz I think you didn't watch until the end of the video
Where can I find a trailer like this? Is this a build you made yourself? If so, do you have a video on what you did/need to build something like this?
Answers to all your questions are in the description box under the video :)
@@YouMotorcycle Thank you! would have helped if I read that first lol.
@@zerolife7890 all good, best of luck!
Hi there , I am going to build one of my own, but my question is : how can I do the registration at DMV ?
Should be able to register it as a homemade trailer
@@thecatsrulz That's what we do here in Ontario, Canada.
In korea!
You can have a 5 to 7 bike on truck bed!
I don't!
Want to have 5-7 bike on truck bed! lol
Man the real trailers there a bit bigger and they work of 2 pulleys you don't even have unhitch the trailer if you stand on it it will drop then most trailers like this have a wintch system that is hooked up to a hand crank. But the reason his isn't like that is because the wheels are all the way at the back and not in the middle it makes a big difference when you drop it and gives the trailer room to pivot. Look up Harley drop bed trailer all the Harley guys use these
I'm a Harley guy, even worked for the motor company for a while. This trailer is great.
good idea but your fork seals wont last long under that pressure
I agree. Here is how you should tow a motorcycle instead: th-cam.com/video/CZlm990u0Rc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=YouMotorcycle
Is there anyone near Memphis that makes these? Too cool
www.klingertrailer.com/ they will probably ship to you if you want
were do you get this trailer wil it haul full bagger h d
Yes it does. Goldwings as well. Info on the trailer in the description section under the video
Where can I purchase this trailer in the US? Did you build this yourself?
Hey Elmer, check out the other comments, you'll see all the info and contacts there I think.
were can i buy that trailer ?
Check out the description section and the other comments. The maker actually also left some comments on here
@@MrLEO1353 yes, why?
I have the same type. But Mine I do not have to disconnect from the car.
What's the name of yours? I'd love to know more or see pics
@@YouMotorcycle Easy lift. Made in Texas. Uses a boat loading winch, to raise or lower the loading ramp. I believe the company is no longer in business. I'll take some pictures. And post them.
Were can I buy one of those trailer ??
Info in the description under the video
Where can I purchase this trailer. I’m in the US.
Google Klinger Trailers
Is it sold near San Antonio?
I believe they're sold out of Paw Paw Michigan but they ship them all over the continent. Just gotta reach out to them. They left contact details in one of the other comments in this video.
Visit Ultimate Trailer. Same concept.
Thanks, do you have a link? I found a company in Canada by that name but I don't think that's who you're talking about?
if you compony grows to Austin tx I can be one of your drivers
Hope to see you there one day! If not for an expansion at least for a MotoGP race :)
Is that a triumph speed triple ?
No. BMW F800R.
that explains it
If you have any questions just let me know!
If it had a tilt like most tile trailers you wouldn't need to unhook it from the hitch...
If it had a tilt lift I would cry every week when I need to push someone's broken down 900 lb Harley lol
@@YouMotorcycle lol
Where do you sell them and cost?
Contact Klinger Trailers directly. I don't sell them, just showing what mine can do.
Where can I buy one?
In the description box under the video
Where does one order a trailer just like that? Thanks
Check out the other comments it's been mentioned a couple times.
Seems alot moving parts on that trailer. Why not just use a drop-down gate and drive it up? If it's raining I would think what your using could be a hassle,and if you forgot to re-latch your hitch kinda like you did in this video. Could spell disaster.
Because most bikes that need towing don't run, and pushing a non running 800 lb motorcycle up a metal ramp could spell much worse disaster, even if you don't almost forget anything 😉 I used to have that kind of setup. Pushing dead bikes up a slippery incline in rain and snow was not for the faint of heart. This is much better. My new system is even better still.
Not to mention, you ever try to get a bike with a low ground clearance over where the gate/ramp and the ground meet? Most low cruisers/choppers can't clear it, you end up scraping the bottom of the bike with that kind of setup, if you can get it to make it over at all.
Don't tie down the extra strap onto the bike itself where it'll rub off the damn paint! Tie it onto the trailer away from the bike. Otherwise, that trailer concept is fucking cool and I want one in a two-bike setup.
I get your point and why you're saying it, but while the knot is tight, with good slack in the straps. No chance of rubbing off the paint.
Trailer was made by Klinger Trailers in Paw Paw Michigan. This is their website. I believe they do make a two bike version. Very cool people. Extremely knowledgeable and they take a lot of pride in their work. I have no affiliation with them, but I definitely recommend checking them out. www.klingertrailer.com/
Where can I buy this trailer?
Check the description under the video, and also the other comments. Links are already there.
You can buy a two places trailer from Klinger trailer inc. 269 348 2490
Hey guys, glad you saw this, and thank you for helping me help other riders save a few bucks and get their bikes home safely!
Is there a dealer in the U.S.?
@@Rob-rm9li They are in the US brother.
Thanks@@YouMotorcycle
How much is cost and would support an 1800 Gold Wing?
YouMotorcycle I just discovered You in The Canadian Guys MotoStream. 🏍
Someone said you are from Canada.? Then I think you said "Toronto' at the very start of this video.?
Hey! Yup, born and raised :)
WONDERFUL 🙂Do you mind if I ask why you have United States marked in your about section.? I think I might have come across your channels years ago and thought you were in the USA. I am not totally sure though.
@@AngelFaceMotoRider 8x more viewers in the US than Canada, and most of the companies I work with are only able to work with American businesses, so I keep an address down there and do a couple trips south of the border to pick up stuff to review :)
That makes good sense ;-) May I recommend one of my MotoVids for you to check out.? It's going to be right down your alley. It's called something like "GUESS Where these..." It's the video YOU are suppose-to-be in. ;-)
I'll watch it now lol