klr 650 and trailer

[Grant Johnson - Horizons Unlimited]

Do you REALLY want a suddenly upside down trailer behind you in the bush - with a passenger? I don't think so! Smells like a crash to me. Probably better brakes than a KLR ever dreamed of... and of course you won't be going straight at the time... and yes I did think of it once upon a time. But decided against it. Confirmed when I met a couple in Tunisia who had just come through Algeria with a trailer behind a Tenere - not happy campers, having crashed several times off-piste when the trailer flipped. A swivel does NOT help when the trailer is upside down and dragging. Good idea on road. see you on the road someday, somewhere... without a trailer... Grant Johnson Horizons Unlimited - Live the Dream! at the Motorcycle Travellers' website: www.HorizonsUnlimited.com -----Original Message----- From: Guy B. Young II - COG Tech. Ed. [mailto:gbyoung2@...] Sent: 19-August-2003 4:50 PM To: grant@...; louis lavoie; DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] KLR 650 and trailer A swivel coupling minimizes the risk. See: http://www.mindspring.com/~gbyoung2/misc/addons/hitchdoc/swivel_all_bw.jpg Scroll down on the above sire for several views. The trailer can rotate 360 deg. and not drastically affect the bike. Guy At 04:15 PM 8/19/03 -0700, Grant Johnson - Horizons Unlimited wrote:

>I wouldn't recommend towing a trailer off-road - they've been known to >bounce and flip over... instant stop, messy.

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