Which one is better for you? A one-wheel motorcycle trailer that leans into each and every corner, or a two-wheel motorcycle trailer with enough storage capacity for a 2 week camping trip? There is no easy answer. It depends on what you want out of your trailer and also on your riding style. What you […]
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Wind resistance can also be referred to as air resistance or drag. It refers to the opposite force applied against a moving object as it moves through the atmosphere, due to the compression of air molecules in front of the moving object. Wind resistance is thus a slowing effect that air presents to moving objects. […]
Introducing: BikerKarl
Categories: Biker Gear, Resources, Trailer Guide
BikerKarl is a collection of what I have learned about motorcycling, riding, trailering, and Biker Life. I’ve learned a lot along the way, and I have been helped out by my friends, family, and bikers old and young. I’ve also stumbled my way across some amazing people on many adventures and most of the […]
How to build a Professional Homemade Pull-Behind Motorcycle Cargo Trailer
Categories: How to guide, Pull Behind Motorcycle Trailer, Trailer Guide, Trailer Parts and Accessories
Building a motorcycle cargo trailer is not as complicated as its seems. When broken down into its most basic components, it’s only a frame on two wheels attached to the back of a motorcycle. Making it look good, is where it gets a little tricky. For the purpose of this article, I’m going to stick […]
Swivel hitches, Think you need one? You Do.
Categories: How to guide, Pull Behind Motorcycle Trailer, Trailer Guide, Trailer Parts and Accessories
Swivel hitches come in two different forms: Attached to the trailer in the tongue, or attached to the bike itself. Bikes take a LOT of turns. Most of the time it’s more desirable to ride that scenic winding rode than it is to take boring flat one. In every turn that that bike leans, and the trailer does not, the ball […]
To Chain or Not to Chain
Categories: How to guide, Pull Behind Motorcycle Trailer, Trailer Guide, Trailer Parts and Accessories
Safety Chains are elegantly named for exactly what they provide, – SAFTEY – and I strongly recommend that you use them. Not only do they save you the time of checking which state laws require that you use them, they provide a comfort level that sometimes can be hard to come by when towing a […]