Weight

[new2valks]

I'm thinking of buying a trailer to haul my MT Valkyrie Interstate and I need to know what the approx. weight of the trike is so that the trailer is substantial enough to haul it. Does anyone know?

 

[rmrc51]

I had a Valkyrie with a MotorTrike conversion and although I can't remember what she weighed, at the time I had a standard single axle landscaping trailer which handled the Valk with no issues. I trailered the Valk from SC to VA and also over the Blue Ridge when she went in for servicing a few times. I never had any problems regarding the Valk on that trailer. I hope this helps a bit.

 

[trikeleader]

I have a Honda 1800 Goldwing with a California Sidecar trike kit and it weighs
about 1100 lbs. I would think the Valkyrie would be lighter.
:wave4:

 

[John Luciano]

Figure on 1,200 with gas and oil. The 5 x 9 we sell at Lowes works good
About $1,000

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Or you could pull it like I did for 11 miles when I picked it up
Not suggested

 

[Bikerbozo]

My H-D TG weighs just under 1200 lbs and fits in a 5'x10' trailer. Just to give you some reference.

 

[new2valks]

Thanks all. One other quick question - I have a 6% rake on it, will it still fit the 5x9 triailer?

 

[cscsonny]

I wouldn't buy a tilt bed trailer unless it is over 10' long.
The rear end weight on trikes,won't alow the front of trailer bed to come back down in order to latch it.The trailer axle is centered on the tilt trailers.
I leave the bed latched down and bought a set of tri-fold 50" wide ramps to load.
My trailer is 6'x10' tilt design.Afriend has same trailer and had to load trike backwards (not a good idea,however only hauled a short distance) to get the bed down and latched.
Hope this helps.A raked front end adds 2"-4" to length,according to which amount of rake you have.

 

[Konrad]

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<div class="message">Figure on 1,200 with gas and oil. The 5 x 9 we sell at Lowes works good <br />
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</div>John, thinking about hauling my WingSmith from Ky to Fl next month. <br />
1. Do you feel that a single axel trailer is sufficiently strong to handle that weight for long-distance travel?<br />
2. Any problems bottoming "over-the-hump" with that ramp?<br />
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Thanks.

 

[Blueribbon]

I have a Stainless belly pan and there was a solid bellying/scraping between the trailer and the ramp on a Wing/Roadsmith. I have a 6.5' X 12' heavy duty (2900 lb gross) landscaping trailer. I found that I had to put the ramp up on a curb and load the trike that way. <br />
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I overcame the curb issue by building a ramp out of 2" X 10" X 4' long, that had 6" raise in one end, that the trailer tailgate sits on, and now the trike does not drag. Little bit of work to design and make the ramp, but now it is never a concern of dragging, and I just lay the ramp upside down (with the 6" end feet sticking up) on the bed of the trailer.<br />
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[John Luciano]

Great idea. I should make one. Mine almost hits. I can load if I crank down the dolly wheel to raise the front ( toung ) of the trailer.

The single axel is plenty . We towed from Pittsburg to Conn. no problem( 800 miles ) . We pulled it with a 4 cyclinder Subaru. Kept speed to under 70MPH. If Trailer load rating is 2,000 lb or more