Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:04 pm
No, don't go there! Of course you're right it would look great in blue, but I'd probably have to spend the same again as its cost me so far (trailer £395, electrics £15, LED lighting £15). You wicked temptress you
johnboss Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:35 pm
Looking great Mal, looking forward to the vid...... now.... been sorting out at home and have a few 3x2 paving slabs need going to the tip, and as your local and a very nice man I was wondering...?
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:41 pm
No problem at all (as long as you smash them into 6" tiles so I can take them one at a time!).
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:53 pm
Great job Mal very impressive!
johnboss Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:21 pm
bigmal wrote:
No problem at all (as long as you smash them into 6" tiles so I can take them one at a time!).
Got Pillion Missus on the job with a tack hammer.
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:27 pm
Soo Cool Mal, if I ever the urge to pull a trailer I will be copying your design! seriously photo the design work out fabrication costs plus 50% profit and stick it on ebay! I am sure there are loads of people who would LOVE this.
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:54 pm
You could be right mate... The bloke who put me in touch with the fabricator said exactly the same. It cost me £80 all in (all bought in as I don't have the fabrication skills).
Only snag is - certainly for cars - the rules say..
"Towing bars
If you get a tow bar for your car, it needs to be ‘type approved’. This means it meets EU regulations and is designed for your car."
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:20 pm
That's for cars! as far as I am away there are NO rules regards bikes towing! they think we only do sidecars.
katsd Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:19 pm
That's looking great Mal - really professional job you've done there. Just in case you ever do want any spray work done, one of my cousins works for Dream Machine & does side-jobs at very reasonable rates. Can't wait to see the video
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:46 pm
First tentative steps in an empty car park in case I bailed, then out on the open road...
Skidalot Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:07 pm
Its not coming on Mal, says "this video is private"
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:37 pm
Says sign in mal, you need to make it public
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:54 pm
Any use?
Skidalot Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:19 pm
Lookin' good Mal!!!
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:26 pm
That's Coooool!
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:43 pm
F*CKIN A!!!!!! That does look really cool, you seriously need to look into getting this fabricated and sold, works perfectly.
v-twin Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:12 pm
I think you get the idea!!
yorky VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:38 pm
Mal...are you thinking of uses for the rig ?....biker funerals ...things like that ?
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:57 pm
Oh look alans thinking ahead! watch out mal he is looking for you to bear his coffin on the cheap if not that the next time he FALLS of you can pretend to be an ambulance and cart him of the the local hospital like a baby in a pram
johnboss Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:02 pm
Looks superb Mal. Credit to you.
Skidalot Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:13 pm
hawktheslayer wrote:
the next time he FALLS of you can pretend to be an ambulance and cart him of the the local hospital like a baby in a pram
yorky VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:29 pm
Skidalot wrote:
hawktheslayer wrote:
the next time he FALLS of you can pretend to be an ambulance and cart him of the the local hospital like a baby in a pram
Highly amusing.....Glad you lads are thinking of me If weather is good I hope to be camping near you this weekend Skid....Llandysul area ....let me know if you are in the area so I can take evasive action
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:40 pm
Quote :
If weather is good I hope to be camping near you this weekend Skid....Llandysul area
Will you be taking the Dog Alan?
yorky VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:50 pm
simbo wrote:
Quote :
If weather is good I hope to be camping near you this weekend Skid....Llandysul area
Will you be taking the Dog Alan?
What dog ?
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:57 pm
Your 'Dogging' dog, you are going dogging I take it? you could borrow Mal's trailer & tow bar to carry it down
Ken1964 Valued Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:00 pm
That is a job and trailer to be proud of, very well done Sir.
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:01 pm
Cheers guys.... It felt good to tow... You could hardly tell it was there ... So much so that i kept glancing over my shoulder to check it was still attached! I think if you did a real twisty road and had to roll left/right/left you might sense it affecting handling, but generally great.
The funeral idea is a great one... But only for midgets. The trailer is VeRY small.
Unless you screwed a set of castors to the coffin and a hitch to the front
Skidalot Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:04 pm
yorky wrote:
Highly amusing.....Glad you lads are thinking of me If weather is good I hope to be camping near you this weekend Skid....Llandysul area ....let me know if you are in the area so I can take evasive action
Bring your waterproofs Alan, it isn't like it was last time you were down here!
Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:40 pm
That's brilliant Mal! really well done mate ..... Does that make you "Trailer trash" now ?
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:45 pm
Trailer trash?
Tried it... Didn't like the neighbours...
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:54 pm
Wow! She likes the post! Here's her boyfriend
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:26 pm
Omg... That fence post will never need Creosoting
katsd Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:23 am
Mal - that trailer is the dogz - well done, a job to be proud of !!!
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:03 pm
What a great job Mal, an epic difference that will make to trips. You could set a cooker up in the trailer, the variants of possibilities are endless.
alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:33 pm
Excellent work Mal, a credit to you.
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:08 pm
Cheers guys... I can't take too much credit for this! I only bought the trailer! I suppose I did tidy it up a bit, plus rewired it.
The towbar I'm chuffed with... Ok it was my design, but I had to get someone else to make it!
Ps, here's an updated pic with its proper number plate. At first glance it looks like a regular car number plate, but it's not. the trailer is narrow, and the moulded recess is only 425mm wide, so I went for a car "show plate" which is 305mm. Strictly speaking, not legal, but I think its very legible, and kinda looks in proportion.
And that flat empty back area was crying out for a bit of bling (Suzuki emblem... £6.10 delivered).
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simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:14 pm
Looks good Mal
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:42 pm
Looks great A+
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:03 pm
Mal's never had as many nice comments about his rear end!
katsd Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:18 am
Looks great Mal - you've finished your back-end off well. Re the plate - IMO, as it's a trailer designed for a motorcycle, I'd imagine that as long as the characters are bike sized, you won't have a problem - it's easily legible. If you ever get stopped - which I can't see happening - ask what size plate you're supposed to display !! Long as it's lit, I can't see you having any problems.
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:36 am
Cheers Dave... It's just about lit...With pairs of trailer lights like these, normally one side includes a little white light to hit the number plate. With the plate being small, there's a bit of a gap between it and the light. Fingers crossed!
katsd Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:39 am
Yeh - looks like the one on the right has a clear section on the side. Without going to too much trouble, could you fit an LED bolt light on either side ?
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:12 pm
Yep. I think that would be a good fall back... Cheers
Ken1964 Valued Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:53 pm
Very Nice.
simbo * Site Guru *
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:29 pm
Could be worth a bid now we know Intruders are good for towing? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191675366847
peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:37 pm
Looking good Mal!
bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:51 pm
That's caravans bloody brilliant sim! Got about 46 bids already.... (43 of those are from Alan...... It's suitable for dogging)
yorky VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:02 pm
How can you tell who is bidding ?
hawktheslayer Very Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:38 pm
HIGHEST bidder "Ifalldownalot" gave it away alan
Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
Subject: Re: Tow Bar and Trailer. Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:08 am
simbo wrote:
Could be worth a bid now we know Intruders are good for towing? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191675366847
Reckon two Intruders could pull that if you put 'em side by side like the cowboys used to do with their wagons.
Well, two Intruders or four Harley's ...... Either would work