I want to build a trailer for hauling my dirt bike behind my Kawasaki Concours motorcycle. It will look like this, the Port-A-Chopper trailer.
http://www.portachopper.com/features.htmlIt will be one piece construction not a take apart. Please look at the links and see if you can come up with ideas and suggestions. I will run 8" wheels. Port-A-Chopper weights 275 pounds, I am shooting for my trailer weight near 150 pounds 175 max. Width on the Port-A-Chopper is 5 ft. I'm thinking 4 ft. on my trailer.
I called Dexter Axle in Elkhart Indiana and low and behold their manufacturing is done in El Reno. Just west of Okla. City. They will build an axel made to my specifications. I will use their Torflex suspension axel.
http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1080235/f/Torflex_Information_4-04.pdfI want to use aluminum any where I can. The U shaped channel for the bike wheels and most of the trailer frame work. The U channel will make up the main structure of the frame. I'm not planning on using fenders. Or if I do, maybe I can find plastic fenders that have the tail light mounted in the fender.
I will remove the front wheel and bolt the front axel to the trailer to lower the center of gravity. I got the idea from the shipping crate from Kawasaki. Weight of the motorcycle is 250 pounds ready to ride. Total weight of bike and associated items like service tools, 2 gallon plastic gas can, chain lube, small ice chest and tie downs not to exceed 300 pounds. 1 and 7/8 inch ball. As you see from the pictures this trailer will not need to be much bigger than the shipping crate. I will dress in my moto cross gear ready to ride to eliminate the weight of a change of clothes.
Any of you fabrication guys that have some pointers will be appreciated.