Has anyone on here had any experience towing a trailer with there Ten??

Reason I ask is I do alot of mountain biking, but I don't drive so I'm stuck fairly local, I'll cycle maybe a 30-40 mile loop if the weather's good. But I'd love to travel further a field but hate public transport and I don't drive.

Whilst out cycling before Xmas I was traveling over the footbridge over the top of the M62 and saw a goldwing towing a trailer.

BINGO. That's what I need as previous attempts to transport mountain on daisy where a little hap hazard ro say the least lol.





So I looked into it and found out the laws and started building

https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-motorcycle

Here's where I am so far, I've added a extra rail to my pannier frames and a 5mm thick stainless plate with tow ball.




Quick mock up to check the length.



I Fitted tow hitch and moved the axle rear ward so I now have 10kg nose weight on the tow ball.



Added bracing as the tow hitch was a bit flexy plus there will be upwards of �2000 of.mountain bikes on there. So want to make sure it stays attached.



Then I took it for a little spin.



http://s607.photobucket.com/user/sta...zcwzj.mp4.html

Tbh you don't know it's there, so far it weighs 41 kg so Can legally carry 109kg in it. Much more than 2 mountain bikes weigh. I've since towed it round a friends farm and up and down his lane. Does well over the bumps and I've tried fast manoeuvres and emergency stops and it performs well. Even had it loaded up with 200 kg of.sand to make sure nothing would break.

Started with panels and mudguards, new number plate, lights and reflectors on the way, and a tub of yellow paint for the frame :-) juat need to splice into the rear lights and I'm laughing. The led lights I've ordered only use 0.08 amp so shouldnt over load the rear wiring, ( I hope) insurance were fine with it as long as the coupling were type approved for towing. The hitch and ball are rated to 3500kg for towing caravans lol.



Will post up some more when I get it done.

Thanks for looking.

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