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Originally Posted by stillsearching
What i'm doing is "not what it's designed for" but I think there are worse abuses - the linear loads should not be obscene, it's more likely a question of how the bike handles when it's say stopping and turning at the same time. Which at low speeds is less of a terror.
Worst case if it's too squirrely with 500lbs (which riding it would prove as I test it with added weight plates) I make a point to lower it to 350, or 250 or something unless i'm going 20mph ultra locally. I just want to know how I design or make a hitch that will put the load in the best place it can be, spreading it out for instance, and not upsetting it more than it has to, and mostly to not rip the frame of the bike going over a bump or pothole. :P The sole reason for "pushing limits" is the more I can do on the motorcycle the better the fuel economy vs having to do it with a car or small pickup. It's just i've heard 500lbs trailer on a decent sized standard shouldn't be that big of a deal - it fits within the classic "dont tow more than your tow vehicle weighs" limit, and though a 125/250 is maybe 90lbs lighter than a 650 they still have to have brakes to haul themself down from highway speeds and stuff just as competently. Even 300lbs towing is useful.
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PS to weight transfer on braking, as long as the force were transmitted to the rear of the bike, i'd wonder if it might even brake BETTER since the toungue weight of the trailer would counter the nosediving of the bike under hard braking.
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HA, im a spaz and overlooked this paragraph(ghost scrolling), good you know and have the idea
my bad
thats great, but i still think the biggest concern would be the "not what its designed for"... The 250 is made for its handling and ease of use "as is". and effectively the braking will suffer in points do to the fact even 300lb cargo x given speed would equal at least 3x the force for that little bike to efficiently stop such a load + the bike itself...
Nosediving is not a BAD thing, as long as its done properly. Your not trying to mash the brakes and stop so hard the bike raises up in the back! You are efficiently loading the suspension while coming to a stop which Aids your braking keeping the bike in your control!