Checking with the boss tonight on this one. Where does one register and get more info?
Northeast 2015 Rally
- Thread starter spiritdream
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If you go back to the main folder, there is a link for the 2015 rally and the first post has a link to the Inn, the sign up for Saturday's meal and also t-shirts.
Found it thanks....was looking in this thread...:xzqxz:
spiritdream
One of the Originals
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- #34
Only 3 more 12 hour shifts before I head for W. Dover, VT.....Sure an looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing what I might need for my trike...:clapping:
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Only 3 more 12 hour shifts before I head for W. Dover, VT.....Sure an looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing what I might need for my trike...:clapping:
Dennis, Know what you mean! Been doing maintenance on our trike all week. Today, buttoned it up and started
working on new trailer. Our fat bottom trike is a challenge to get on trailer. Latest issue is to increase tongue
weight, which is low by about 200 lbs. Time for a trip to Home Depot. :laugh: Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Well Leo, Ventures are not supposed to be on trailers!!!! She just doesn't want to be confined!!
It KILLS me to see my bike (trike) put in a trailer.....Just not right
Correct, but at times you have to trailer your Baby! Going far away to Florida is one time, when you spend lots time away from home.
Another could be your partner is not up to traveling huge amount of time getting to your destination.
So, at times, your Baby is better off! LOL
Rosy
Another could be your partner is not up to traveling huge amount of time getting to your destination.
So, at times, your Baby is better off! LOL
Rosy
Good move, Leo! I would have done same thing but started my "trailer project" too late - especially with no hitch on the car. Passenger comfort is a must... ThumbUp Plenty of time to ride 2-up after you get there... ThumbUp
Have ridden our trike through 32 states and the District of Columbia, mostly on my own. Jeannette gets scared on the interstates with all the 18 wheelers and does not have the endurance. To be honest, I get concerned about driving through metropolitan areas in bumper-to-bumper traffic. About a month ago, someone tapped our new trailer from behind on the Tappan Zee Bridge. He thought it was funny. Fortunately, our trike was not aboard. Hope he has a souvenir on the plastic bumper of his new SUV.
This is first trip hauling our trike on the Drop-Tail Trailer. Trailer is designed to carry two cruiser motorcycles, but our Hannigan trike fills it well. In fact it overhangs the tailgate/ramp, so had to get creative to keep tailgate away from trike and 8" above the road. Also had to add 200 lbs of mini marble chips (four plastic bags) to get recommended tongue weight. Thursday will be the test!
This is first trip hauling our trike on the Drop-Tail Trailer. Trailer is designed to carry two cruiser motorcycles, but our Hannigan trike fills it well. In fact it overhangs the tailgate/ramp, so had to get creative to keep tailgate away from trike and 8" above the road. Also had to add 200 lbs of mini marble chips (four plastic bags) to get recommended tongue weight. Thursday will be the test!
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Leo, is your trailer to vehicle level? Is more of the weight going towards the rear of the trailer? Anyway, can you extend your chock forward to get more weight forward on the trailer?
I know, it is getting late to make major retros on the trailer. Sorry!
Rosy
I know, it is getting late to make major retros on the trailer. Sorry!
Rosy
Rosy, Trailer has 12.5" clearance front and 12" clearance back. If I apply slight pressure to tongue, trailer levels out at 12" all around, so trailer is pretty much balanced. One problem is that trike is slightly longer than trailer. What this means is that tailgate/ramp cannot be raised to 45 or 90 degrees as designed. So tailgate must extend to back, and it is quite heavy. Trike overhang and extended tailgate serve as a lever prying up the front of the trailer. Because the trailer is pretty much balanced, whatever weight is added to its front is essentially tongue weight. Plan to use four bags of rock, 184 lbs at $16. Could add tool box(es) to trailer front to hold rock, but will think more about this. Right now, trike tank is half full, so I will fill it. The chock is at its front most position. Axle is fixed because trailer has split bed with hydraulics. Love the compactness of this trailer, and it has a max cargo weight of 1950 lbs, so I can add a lot more rock. :laugh: Trailer also folds up and can be stood on end for storage.
LEO...I used to deliver gasoline into gas stations by big rig tankers. I can tell you gasoline only weighs 6.6 lbs. / gallon so you better buy more rock or....here's an idea since your going to a rally....beer is mostly a water product....water weighs 8 lbs. / gallon...so buy a bunch of cases of beer and bring to the Rally. That will give you more ballast weight than the gas would lol.
Great idea, but empty beer cases won't get us back home. Hopefully tongue weight will not be a issue with the rock I've purchased.
Hopefully tongue weight will not be a issue with the rock I've purchased.More questions Leo, can you remove your tail gate easily and store it under the trike. From the photo, it looks like you have room under the trike.
Two things:
You remove weight from the back of the trailer.
You add weight to the tongue by storing the tail gate up front under the trike?
Maybe no additional weight of rocks or beer needed! LOL
Rosy
Two things:
You remove weight from the back of the trailer.
You add weight to the tongue by storing the tail gate up front under the trike?
Maybe no additional weight of rocks or beer needed! LOL
Rosy
John Luciano
One Of The Origionals
Try backing it on. We came home from Pittsburg with a light tong weight and every time we exceeded 60 we wobbled. We backed the trike in at the first rest stop and everything was good. I do like the beer idea. And liquor is cheaper in Vermont you can re fill cases with vodka for ride home.
Bow.....bow before the king of "Gas Roulette". Made it to ferry in 160 miles and 3 1/2 hrs. Filled up gas on LI. 6.01g in 6.0g tank. The risks are great. If I had run out on such a hot day, you all know Dianne would have made me pay dearly.
Nice ride back. Most of the cars that did stupid things in front of me happened in 1st 8 miles.
Nice ride back. Most of the cars that did stupid things in front of me happened in 1st 8 miles.
spiritdream
One of the Originals
- Thread starter
- #48
Another one over, seems like much too quickly. Wonderful seeing everyone again, although I wish I'd had more time to spend with all of you!!
Hope everyone made it home, or wherever you were heading, safe & sound - look forward to seeing everybody again next year if not sooner!!
Wonderful seeing everyone again, although I wish I'd had more time to spend with all of you!!Hope everyone made it home, or wherever you were heading, safe & sound - look forward to seeing everybody again next year if not sooner!!
Thanks everyone for a most enjoyable time. We arrived home safe and sound around 5:00 p.m. today. When our truck transmission slipped in the driveway on Thursday, thought this event was going to be a wash for us. Glad we had no issues triking there. It was great to see familiar and new faces. Everyone was so nice! The rides and meal get togethers were really special. Rode NY Route 22 and the Taconic State Parkway on the way home. Was pleasantly surprised to find that they had resurfaced Route 22. Thanks Jonesy for the tip. Look forward to doing this again. Cheers!
We, too, made it home to "the Jersey Shore" in one piece about 5:45 pm, after a couple of gas/rest stops. As some know, instead of using both trikes this year, we used my trike plus our Mini Cooper (but that's another story - ), then rode 2-up with the trike for local rides in Vt. We did switch off, going and coming, and Barbara rode the GL1500 about 100 miles each way to "keep current". Total trip for us was about 275 mi each way.
We had a great time and enjoyed seeing everybody. Thanks to all those who made this event special...
), then rode 2-up with the trike for local rides in Vt. We did switch off, going and coming, and Barbara rode the GL1500 about 100 miles each way to "keep current". Total trip for us was about 275 mi each way. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing everybody. Thanks to all those who made this event special...
Rosy - Did you and Leo attend the same school of photography? :laugh:
I think Leo was using one of those trick lenses like they use at the Boardwalk Arcades that make you look heavier than normal. :Shrug:
Take note that the excellent avatar you provided is still in use. ThumbUp
:laugh: I think Leo was using one of those trick lenses like they use at the Boardwalk Arcades that make you look heavier than normal. :Shrug:
Take note that the excellent avatar you provided is still in use. ThumbUp
brianl
300+ Posts
Great time. Thanks to all
Had a great time at the rally as expected. Thanks to everyone for making me feel special on my birthday. The little girl, Sophia, kind of "spilled the beans" so I knew something was up. The cake was awesome as well as everyone singing me Happy Birthday multiple times! Cynthia and I took the scenic route on the way home. 250 miles and 8 hours. ( 83 miles and 2 hours to get there) Looking forward to next year's rally. Curious to see where and when it ends up.
Brian and Cynthia
Had a great time at the rally as expected. Thanks to everyone for making me feel special on my birthday. The little girl, Sophia, kind of "spilled the beans" so I knew something was up. The cake was awesome as well as everyone singing me Happy Birthday multiple times! Cynthia and I took the scenic route on the way home. 250 miles and 8 hours. ( 83 miles and 2 hours to get there) Looking forward to next year's rally. Curious to see where and when it ends up.
Brian and Cynthia
Wow Rosy! You know how to hurt a guy.
I just wanted to say it was fun meeting all you people at the Grey Ghost Inn and I enjoyed leading a fun relaxed ride through the woods and on the roads I ride all the time here in Vermont. I picked those roads because there is a rather enhanced sense of fun when you are not having to deal with thousands of cars and trucks on the same road as you're riding. Honestly I'd probably give up riding if I lived where Leo, Bikerbozo, or Jonesy lived.
So for the next Northeast Rally I'd suggest you all bring new fresh batteries in your cameras because I'm thinking everyone showed up with dead batteries...I mean where's the pictures? Haven't seen only a few so far and the saying on the internet is "if there are no pictures it didn't happen".
I don't know where you all rode on Saturday because I decided to just stay home. I had to dig a 3' hole to bury my nearly 17 old dog in the hardest rock infested ground you can imagine. With pick and shovel and more than a few beers I dug while I suppose you all enjoyed the slightly hot day.
I have that route saved if anyone wants it for future rides...just email me at: roadrunner1800@hotmail.com
Allen Serviss
So for the next Northeast Rally I'd suggest you all bring new fresh batteries in your cameras because I'm thinking everyone showed up with dead batteries...I mean where's the pictures? Haven't seen only a few so far and the saying on the internet is "if there are no pictures it didn't happen".
I don't know where you all rode on Saturday because I decided to just stay home. I had to dig a 3' hole to bury my nearly 17 old dog in the hardest rock infested ground you can imagine.
With pick and shovel and more than a few beers I dug while I suppose you all enjoyed the slightly hot day. I have that route saved if anyone wants it for future rides...just email me at: roadrunner1800@hotmail.com
Allen Serviss
Allen, NJ has nice areas to ride. It's not all parkway and turnpike. Thanks for tour of your area. Leo
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