Pulling a trailer with a GL1500 Goldwing

[B-2]

We just picked up a 1993 GL1500 Wing Trike with 24K on it, I would like to pull my teardrop trailer will that be to much for a 1500 to pull. I was told it is a 1937 teardrop it is alum. body with a steel frame. The trailer is not taller than my windshield & not much wider than the wheels. I am just not sure what a 1500 would pull with out hurting the motor. We are new to a trike we have only rode on two wheels until now. Thanks for any in put.
Bill & Rebecca

 

[Ozarkryder]

The $64,000 question would be "What Does It Weigh?" We have a 1995 GL1500the we use to pull a Bunkhouse Camper. Claimed weight empty is about 340 lbs. A full cooler with liquids & ice, camping gear, clothes and personal items will most likely add 100 to 150 lbs easy, and that is packing light. If my wife comes along I don't even want to think about the stuff we have to carry.
(Duckin' and Runnin' now:innocent
We took the rig to the Smokies, and the thing pulled through the ountains like there wasn't anything back there. Ran the Cherohala Skyway with the trailer, no problems.
BTW- nicwe ride and a very interesting trailer you have there. ThumbUp

 

[docred49]

The question should be what can you stop not what you can pull?

 

[Lunchbox1983]

Besides the total weight, you also need to check the tongue weight verses what your hitch is rated for. Check with the tike kit to see.

 

[John Luciano]

I agree 1st time I pulled the trailer my wife had doubts ...about 39 miles out she screamed, I said what ? OH I thought some one was about to tail end us . then she remembered the trailer was back there

 

[Triker Mike]

From what I can see in the picture it looks like it might be a tongue weight problem given to where the axel is

 

[oldman]

get you 3 bath room scales on a flat surface, then put one under each wheel and one under the tongue, and see what it weighs. add it up for gross. then move things around to get about 30 lb on the tongue. be sure to keep your weight even on the trailer tires so it will pull better. then put it on the bike and pull it to see how it fills going down the road and how it stops. i think if you keep the gross under 400# you will be O K. i pull a trailer a lot with my GL1500 with a vogager kit and you have more brakes than i do.

 

[jim peacock]

That looks like it would be way to heavy,I would be worried about the tail waging the dog.
:no::no::no::no:

 

[macmike100]

That looks like a real cool oldie-but-goodie teardrop. They have teardrop clubs in the US. I'd be curious to see what they're doing at their sites. Like everyone's said it's a matter of how heavy it is and the tongue weight. I've heard it said that 25lbs is good at the hitch and never go beyond 50lbs. Another is that 500lbs probably should be your max going down the road (at least that's my rule of thought). There are biker/trikers that carry much more I know. But then there are skills to be learned for the heavier stuff. Not to mention the strain on the trans. Braking is a big thing too.<br /><br />
If you have some extra cash available and you want something light weight, there's a cool little camper trailer coming out in May I think that is pretty cool and you might want to check it out.<br /><br />
<a href="http://kruzertrailers.com/" target="_blank">http://kruzertrailers.com/</a><br /><br />
At the bottom of the page is this Siesta that really looks like a nice one.<br />
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$6k though.<br /><br />
I really like the idea of having a bike/trike trailer that's rain proof, lockable, sleepable and reasonably roomy.

This as opposed to the tent trailers I've seen. Happy riding.

 

[champsman97045]

any trailer you decide on should have appromately 10% tongue weight, and may go a little higher on occasion but for a trike/bike never more than 15%. Total weight for towing with a trike/bike should be somewhere under 500 - 600 lbs (a trike can handle the higher weights easier).
for your info here is another camp trailer made for trikes/bikes

Little Guy Teardrop Trailers - Home

no matter what you choose the choice is yours and the fun begins ... enjoy

 

[B-2]

Thanks for all of the in-put guys I will get the weight of the trailer & let everyone know. I plan on puting elec. brakes on the trailer. I plan on pulling it with my Model-A Pick up also. It would just be nice to only have one trailer to keep up with than one for both of my toys. I have towed a trailer a lot of yrs doing my car hobby, & have rode a bike for over 30 yrs just never pulled a trailer with a bike. So thanks again