Bike trailers

T0MMY · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Karma :

I'm looking at getting a trailer to lug my trackbike around, inspired by binning it at Cadwell last year and having to find a way to get it home Rolling Eyes

Cheapest ones I've found so far are the Dave Cooper ones (£369) but I've no idea if they're any good or not.

Anyone used one or have a recommendation for another cheap option? Needs to be collapsible really Thumbs Up

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- · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Karma :

Shame you don't have the room for an old caravan.

My first bike carrier was a 4 Berth Eldiss. I removed the gas, oven, fire, grill and hob to save weight. The layout meant that the door was one side of the axle, the void left by the oven, the other.

I slotted a bit of cable tray into the floor, across the axle and got my 250 2 stroke race bike through the door minus plastics and with the clip on's folded in. Plenty make a door at the back, which I'd have done at a push.

It towed very well and doubled as a sleeping place at the track. It had mains or 12v electric, a fridge, chemical toilet, sink, electric heating and loads of storage.

It cost me under £100. 3 years later when knackered, sineine towed it away and paid me £28! Smile

yen_powell · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Karma :

I've had a double Dave Cooper trailer for many years and it was fine. They are quite light so I was able to pick it up and move it about with relative ease when manhandling it through a narrow gateway.

My mate borrowed it and drove at 100mph on the way to Scotland. He managed to make one of the tyres explode. They come with a spare bolted underneath luckily.
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STONEY! · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

I have a copy of the dave cooper collapsible trailer, I got it for £150 off ebay brand new and its been bloody good apart from a couple of things.

I have covered approx 70,000miles with it and it's out lasted 3 cars, the only issues with it is after about 50,000miles really it was knackered as the pins that hold it together oval out the holes they go through so it becomes a bit rickety and wears the tyres out funny and it also rattles like a bastard til you get on a motorway or similar.

Im pretty sure all the collapsible trailers will do the same so treat them as expendable although now mine is completely shot I am going to just weld it up solid and keep using it.

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STONEY! · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

I have tried to find it for you but had no luck, the trailer I have is Identical to the one shown here apart from his is missing a crossbar halfway between the tow hitch and axle.

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/fold-away-motorcycle-trailers.23816/