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[Chad]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-1800-VTX-Trailer-Hitch-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ330459110911QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[Gumbo]

That's kinda interesting.

[xcaliber]

been thinking about it but the hitch new is over $300 . think I'll watch awhile and see if anyone bids.

[matap]

been thinking about it but the hitch new is over $300 . think I'll watch awhile and see if anyone bids.

That would fit your bike perfectly.  I wish they had a bolt on for the Neo's,but oh well.  guess I'm gonna have to pull out the welder and torch and make my own.

[Chad]

1 day 21 hours left and NO BIDS!! 

[big oz]

Thanks Chad but I already have one...

[Dusty]

Looks like a Hitch Doc hitch. I have one on my C. It has worked fine for me. The load rating was extremely low. I can't remember what it was rated for  but I had to go way beyond the reccomended wieght to get my trailoer to pull right. You may want to install the Barnett racing springs. I had an issue with slipage a couple of time when the trailor was loaded.

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[hipshot]

Just an uneducated guess here, but I think Bill is referring to the clutch springs. Since I've never pulled a trailer with a bike (I watched Bill towing his behind me once, and seeing his bike leaning but the trailer upright in my mirrors had me laughing so hard I almost fell offf my bike in every turn so I swore I'd never do it myself just for the sake of observers' safety) I have only my intuition (or as Marigold refers to it, my outuition) to rely on.

Anyway, considering that the 1800 clutch springs ( the same ones Honda uses in the 1300s) are marginal, heavier springs, or at least shimming the stock springs, is recommended for towing those trailers.

Rumor has it that Bill has towed a seven-yard load of concrete with his VTX............

[Dusty]

Just an uneducated guess here, but I think Bill is referring to the clutch springs. Since I've never pulled a trailer with a bike (I watched Bill towing his behind me once, and seeing his bike leaning but the trailer upright in my mirrors had me laughing so hard I almost fell offf my bike in every turn so I swore I'd never do it myself just for the sake of observers' safety) I have only my intuition (or as Marigold refers to it, my outuition) to rely on.

Anyway, considering that the 1800 clutch springs ( the same ones Honda uses in the 1300s) are marginal, heavier springs, or at least shimming the stock springs, is recommended for towing those trailers.

Rumor has it that Bill has towed a seven-yard load of concrete with his VTX............

I hauled the whole city of Billville in it a few times.
Jim, if you thought it looked funny with the bike leaning and the trailer not, you should have seen my trying to turn before I put the swivel in the tongue of the trailer. 

[xcaliber]

hmmmm maybe I'll leave trailer towing to pickup trucks and Goldwing trikes!

[Dusty]

hmmmm maybe I'll leave trailer towing to pickup trucks and Goldwing trikes!

I was disappointed when I recieved mine. I instantly saw that there is really nothing to it. You could build one in a days time easy and have it chromed. Or, just get it powder coated. They really stick out on the "C" model because there is no rear fender to hide it.

I built my trailer out of a Harbor Frieght utility trailer and a Sears car top carrier. I never had studied any MC trailer and never thought about the swivel until the first time I pulled it and realised my lean limits. Once I added the swivel and got over the fear of putting too much wieght on the hitch, everything was fine. The only reason I have not been using it is, after riding for 6 or 7 hours to get somewhere, I didn't have much steam left to build camp. I do feel a camping trip coming this fall or winter though. I either need to use the trailer or sell it to someone that will get use out of it.

[xcaliber]

If you want to sell it, I know somebody looking for one.