Trailer Hitch

Bobmws · 05-22-2012, 05:17 AM

I needed to move the hitch from the bike centerline to between the bike & sidecar. After all, how wide do I want to be going down the road?

I got a 6' section of 2x2 tube, planning to mount it on the lower sidecar to bike mounts. Turned out it interfered with the brake pedal. Tried it under the mounts, too low. Cut it down to 19" and welded it to the sidecar frame, problem solved. Used a 1 1/4" receiver insert and a 5" rise ball mount.

Oh, and how do you remove/install the body alone? Shop crane does the lifting and serves as a dolly to move it around. Car body rests on the support legs. I used a sling under the seat to lift with.

AceRph · 05-23-2012, 05:53 AM

Can't view the pictures. Looks like BMWMOA doesn't allow hotlinking. Probably shows up for you because the pics are cached on your machine.

Bobmws · 05-23-2012, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AceRph

Can't view the pictures. Looks like BMWMOA doesn't allow hotlinking. Probably shows up for you because the pics are cached on your machine.

Don't know, I can see them here at work. I have other pics linked from there, haven't heard of any problems....

DirtyDR · 05-23-2012, 10:59 AM

All I get is Xs in the box too.

Bobmws · 05-23-2012, 06:58 PM

I hope! Please let me know if they don't show. Guess I'll have to get an account for them.
Dana, I had the bar bolted on like yours, but didn't have enough room to get my foot on the brake pedal. Didn't want to weld, but I think it worked out well for me.

DirtyDR · 05-24-2012, 06:45 AM

I still can't see them here Bob but I did look at them on the U.S.C.A. board, Looks good. You have a lot wider tub than I do so I can see wher a setup like mine on the GS wouldn't work.

DirtyDR · 05-24-2012, 06:47 AM

Once I logged on to the U.S.C.A. board I can see the pictures here now, strange.

AceRph · 05-24-2012, 07:11 AM

Pictures are cached on your computer, Dana.

DirtyDR · 05-24-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AceRph

Pictures are cached on your computer, Dana.

Yep, after I thought about it a bit I figured it out.

Bobmws · 05-24-2012, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AceRph

Pictures are cached on your computer, Dana.

Ahhh, that explains why I can see them on my work computer. Guess I should do a photobucket account.

OK, pics loaded to Photobucket, should be viewable to all.

Feedback Cycle · 05-26-2012, 06:22 PM

Thanks for the post. A hitch has been on my too do list. Looks good

DirtyDR · 05-27-2012, 08:19 AM

I had to run some errands with mine yesterday:

Bobmws · 06-02-2012, 02:10 PM

OK, the hitch was done, had to do some work on the camper as it has sat way too long. New lights & wiring, serviced the wheel bearings we're good to go. It adds a bit more pull on acceleration and some more push on slowing/braking, but not bad.
It will definitely be a slower pace, time to smell the roses. We're taking some time before the BMW National to visit family (SWMBO's) in N'awlins & Vicksburg. From there we will spend a week tooling around Arkansas. Plan to base a few days in Hot Springs and a few in Eureka Springs before ending up in Sedalia, MO.
If anyone has any must see's in those areas please let me know.

Just have to put the big windshield back on so SWMBO will have the full top available if the weather turns bad.
And yeah I know it's big, but it sure makes camping comfortable!

claude · 06-02-2012, 02:47 PM

Hitch looks good. I think you will find more stability in right handers than you had with it mounted behind the bike. I like to place the hitch so that the left trailer tire tracks behind the bike tires when possible. Not a big deal but less chances of hitting every road kill and pot hole that comes up. Have a good trip.

DirtyDR · 06-04-2012, 07:42 AM

Looks good.

05-22-2012, 05:17 AM	#1
Bobmws ^OP Curmudgeon At Large Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Astatula, FL Oddometer: 700	Trailer Hitch I needed to move the hitch from the bike centerline to between the bike & sidecar. After all, how wide do I want to be going down the road? I got a 6' section of 2x2 tube, planning to mount it on the lower sidecar to bike mounts. Turned out it interfered with the brake pedal. Tried it under the mounts, too low. Cut it down to 19" and welded it to the sidecar frame, problem solved. Used a 1 1/4" receiver insert and a 5" rise ball mount. Oh, and how do you remove/install the body alone? Shop crane does the lifting and serves as a dolly to move it around. Car body rests on the support legs. I used a sling under the seat to lift with. __________________ Bob Weis 04 K12RS - Hannigan Hack You rarely see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office. Photo's: http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/w464/Bobmws/ www.earplugco.com Bobmws screwed with this post 05-25-2012 at 05:44 AM Reason: Fix Pix, I hope!

05-23-2012, 05:53 AM	#2
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,764	Can't view the pictures. Looks like BMWMOA doesn't allow hotlinking. Probably shows up for you because the pics are cached on your machine. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

05-23-2012, 10:59 AM	#4
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,794	All I get is Xs in the box too. __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

05-23-2012, 06:58 PM	#5
Bobmws ^OP Curmudgeon At Large Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Astatula, FL Oddometer: 700	Pics fixed, I hope! Please let me know if they don't show. Guess I'll have to get an account for them. Dana, I had the bar bolted on like yours, but didn't have enough room to get my foot on the brake pedal. Didn't want to weld, but I think it worked out well for me. __________________ Bob Weis 04 K12RS - Hannigan Hack You rarely see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office. Photo's: http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/w464/Bobmws/ www.earplugco.com

05-24-2012, 06:45 AM	#6
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,794	I still can't see them here Bob but I did look at them on the U.S.C.A. board, Looks good. You have a lot wider tub than I do so I can see wher a setup like mine on the GS wouldn't work. __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

05-24-2012, 06:47 AM	#7
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,794	Once I logged on to the U.S.C.A. board I can see the pictures here now, strange. __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

05-24-2012, 07:11 AM	#8
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,764	Pictures are cached on your computer, Dana. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

05-26-2012, 06:22 PM	#11
Feedback Cycle Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Michigan Oddometer: 101	Thanks for the post. A hitch has been on my too do list. Looks good

05-27-2012, 08:19 AM	#12
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,794	I had to run some errands with mine yesterday: __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

06-02-2012, 02:10 PM	#13
Bobmws ^OP Curmudgeon At Large Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Astatula, FL Oddometer: 700	OK, the hitch was done, had to do some work on the camper as it has sat way too long. New lights & wiring, serviced the wheel bearings we're good to go. It adds a bit more pull on acceleration and some more push on slowing/braking, but not bad. It will definitely be a slower pace, time to smell the roses. We're taking some time before the BMW National to visit family (SWMBO's) in N'awlins & Vicksburg. From there we will spend a week tooling around Arkansas. Plan to base a few days in Hot Springs and a few in Eureka Springs before ending up in Sedalia, MO. If anyone has any must see's in those areas please let me know. Just have to put the big windshield back on so SWMBO will have the full top available if the weather turns bad. And yeah I know it's big, but it sure makes camping comfortable! __________________ Bob Weis 04 K12RS - Hannigan Hack You rarely see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office. Photo's: http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/w464/Bobmws/ www.earplugco.com

06-02-2012, 02:47 PM	#14
claude Sidecar Jockey Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Middleburg, Pa. (Snyder County) Oddometer: 2,729	Hitch looks good. I think you will find more stability in right handers than you had with it mounted behind the bike. I like to place the hitch so that the left trailer tire tracks behind the bike tires when possible. Not a big deal but less chances of hitting every road kill and pot hole that comes up. Have a good trip. __________________ Claude Founder: Internet Sidecar Owners Klub at SCT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCT/ President: C Stanley Motorsports Inc. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...rsandTrailers/ http://freedomsidecars.com/

06-04-2012, 07:42 AM	#15
DirtyDR Dana Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Edwards,Colorado Oddometer: 1,794	Looks good. __________________ 06 Ural Patrol 03 R1150 GS Sport/ Friendship II 94 R1100RS 99 Rokon Ranger 71 Rokon RT140 Hack'n the TLH http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592860 http://dirtydr.smugmug.com/ Proud Member of the Patrol Patrol

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