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Go to Harbor Freight and order a "HAUL-MASTER Category 1 Top Link" and cut it in half.. You now have a spare. Take one of them and depending on your trailer configuration you might be able to even slide it into the trailer's shaft *then bolt down, otherwise bolt it down however you can/prefer on the top/bottom of the trailer shaft, and go find a friend or a shop somewhere willing to run a quick weld bead around it for good measure.. Now replace your hitch with a downward facing bolt and figure out where you will snug the nut down. Just past that drill a small hole through the large bolt, and this is where you secure a lynch pin or PTO Pin so the nut can't back off. Since the bolt is installed head first though, should all of that fail you still have the bolt held by gravity.. this gives you a safety replacement to using chains.. This system gives you an incredibly robust swivel eyelet to use so the trailer can swivel during turns so you can lean easier and safer, with a spare for only $27, and all in for less than about $35. Okay now lets talk about chains for a moment. Don't.. Just don't... That last thing you need is a fish tailing trailer on a motorcycle because a chain is the only thing holding this flailing ball of doom behind you. Secure your chains... but use something that will break by design. This way on brief inspection it looks compliant but it's not. I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6 because the people writing trailer laws forgot to write exemptions for motorcycles. I use incredibly weak plastic chains that are painted to look metallic. The people in the car behind you should there be a catastrophic hitch failure have a way higher chance of survival than you will as the biker if those chains actually keep it stuck to you; I'll take my chances personally without real chains for these concerning reasons. The plastic chains I use break at around 10-15 lbs each, so in theory the tongue weight alone should be roughly sufficient to break them and not cause the motorcycle to instantly crash should the hitch detach during say a turn or at higher speeds. Motorcycle tongue weights for those new to this should be around 15-20lbs or 15-20% of total trailer weight, which shouldn't really ever go beyond about 300lbs (30lb) for the entire trailer's total, as this effects how the rear tire behaves while cornering and it's a great idea to keep a little hand held fishing scale in the trailer to make sure it's balanced right before each ride. And a nice thing about my life hack solution if you look the hitch solution up I've mentioned you'll notice it has threaded length adjustments so if you need to balance your load by just a few pounds and don't want to repack everything, just swivel out the hitch a few spins to adjust the load balance. They're meant to be used to hold tractor equipment on the rear of large tractors like bush hogs, so they're more than over engineered for a 200-300lb trailer. My last hitch was made by DenRay and it gets the job done, wasn't hard to install, and they have a pretty interesting selection for models you wouldn't expect. ~Cheers.. wear your helmets kids

I wonder if your digital cruise control isn't what is burning your clutch up

Do people still give bells? I haven't seen anyone with one in a while.

Karma for failing to stop at the 3 stop signs. Bike way too big for his experience.

Glue a iPhone AirTag to the drone. That will help.

What if you were riding a Spyder reverse trike? Would your opinion change?

towing a trailer with a motorcycle ?

What kind of drone and camera do you have on it ?

I came for the Larose ATV videos and I stayed for whatever this was. I like it, you're nothing if not creative ;)

its my understanding A trailer hitch will NOT void your warranty. Good vid man. Some good advice in there for beginners for sure. Particularly regarding loading. Ones gotta know that. One thing kinda surprised me though. And that's the clutch issues you've had. I've been towing behind my bikes since 1983 and haven't burnt a clutch yet. Not one. And pop up camper trailers loaded heavy. So maybe you're feathering your clutch alittle too much at the starts...clutch adjustment....not sure but. There's something wrong there somewhere. Also I went to a swivel hitch and would highly recommend one. Even if you're not a real aggressive rider (I'm still fairly aggressive sometimes ) I think they just make sense. Anyway...thanks for the vid and safe travels man

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Great job, as usual Oz. The choreographed dancing. 😂😂

get rid of ball and get a heim hitch. get rid of toolbox and get tool rlll. get rid of some of that stuff..just cause you have room doesn't mean you need to fill it.

That was a truly great Canadian video!

Great video, I just bought a Bushtec, but I’m still waiting for the hidden hitch to arrive…. I’m hoping 90% of your pulling issues won’t be mine. 😂

Cool set up 😎🙌 can you share trailer info and hitch I'm riding a harley trike wish I could still ride two wheels, but still riding, love been outhere enjoying open country, just looking at you video want to get out 😁😁 thanks keep on riding 😀 👍

did I need trail permit to ride that trail thanks

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Do not hook up the chains. If the trailer comes off the motorcycle, let it go the chains Will pull the motorcycle and you down I said that to my friend how do you say the little Susie Q was going to have to dodge the trailer And I said better just the trailer, the new trailer, the motorcycle and me so we designed a hitch 360° rotation And bolted fast to the motorcycle and the trailer

Love the drone footage at the end, dude.

What does that mean, “we were like oil and vinegar, and you were oil”?

Sadly, I sold that leather jacket last summer.

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Nice .glad your enjoying life

Pulling a trailer will NOT void the warranty! Read the Magnesen-Moss act. A federal law protects the consumer. I’ve had warranty work done with the hitch on and no problems. Weight should be on the axle or in front of it. Tongue weight is 10% of trailer weight.

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There's a lot to take away from this video. The most important that I'd like to point out though, is there is NOTHING difficult about pulling a trailer. Just different riding style that's all. But there's one thing that I don't think he mentioned but listen to his engine while he's driving through town. He's sounds like he's at least 1 gear lower than normal. For a big V twin his revs are quite high sounding and that's exactly what you want to get used to, if you're a cruiser guy anyway. Most cruiser riders love the sound of that loping V twin. Forget it when you pull a trailer. And the only "rule" you need to know BEFORE you pull a trailer is what he said at the beginning. Make God damned sure you have hitch weight, 20 lbs will do it. WAY back in the 80s we did some testing and let me tell you... negative hitch weight is the single best way to shed skin sliding down the road. That said... get a trailer... pull it... it's no big deal.

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Right on Oz. Another great adventure.

nice and interesting video my brother..... greetings from me as a beginner.....

I think safety chains are really dangerous on a motorbike if that comes off I would rather stay upright and let the trailer go than that fall off and drag me off

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Interesting. I'm wondering if HD can get away with saying no trailering, and at the same time actually selling trailer hitch accessory. In addition, they just had to revise their warranty where they can't outright deny warranty coverage, but can deny in some cases under more narrow circumstances.

I think it’s funny nowadays how people always do videos on showing motorcycle trailers. We started towing trailers in 1979 on our 1979 Honda CB 750 K. And back then everybody thought I was crazy. Every motorcycle I ever owned had a trailer behind it.

Manufactures CANNOT void your warranty for towing a trailer. I have a Gold Wing and a BMW GSA. Both have trailer hitches and the dealers are aware of it. The Federal Trade Commission came after Harley Davidson for voiding warranties back last Summer and Harley was forced to allow after market parts and mechanics to work on their bikes. Harleys are not very dependable in the first place. www.google.com/search?q=harley+davidson+cannot+void+your+warranty+coverage&sca_esv=00567827e142d3fb&source=hp&ei=sqgJZsiTBLGLptQPh8qU4Ag&iflsig=ANes7DEAAAAAZgm2wgUPOeiT9JD1EuihBJiPXqV9LRbf&oq=harley+davidson+cannot+void+your+warrenty&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IiloYXJsZXkgZGF2aWRzb24gY2Fubm90IHZvaWQgeW91ciB3YXJyZW50eSoCCAEyBxAhGAoYoAEyBxAhGAoYoAEyBxAhGAoYoAEyBRAhGJ8FMgUQIRifBTIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FMgUQIRifBTIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FSNTXAVAAWIGyAXAAeACQAQCYAZICoAHNLqoBBjMuMzIuNrgBAcgBAPgBAZgCKaAC8S_CAg4QLhiABBjHARivARiOBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIOEAAYgAQYigUYsQMYgwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxiDARjHARjRA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIOEC4YgAQYigUYsQMYgwHCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICCxAuGIAEGMcBGNEDwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEY1ALCAg4QLhiDARjUAhixAxiABMICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhivARjHARiABMICCBAuGLEDGIAEwgIOEC4YrwEYxwEYyQMYgATCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICBBAAGAPCAgUQLhiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGBYYHhgKwgIKEAAYFhgeGA8YCsICBRAhGKABwgIEECEYFZgDAJIHBjAuMzQuN6AHgZ8D&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:40e2cf5b,vid:4gxj2HnZJHk,st:0

Curiosity question. Have you ever considered lowering the gearing to make it easier on the clutch for take off. At 100 kph a Harley is just ticking over fine for bike and rider but you could lower the gearing with a larger rear sprocket/gear and take off easier and still cruise at somewhere around 100 to 120 kph if you wanted to. I would not go over about 100 kph with a trailer myself but that would be my answer to saving on clutches and might even be better for fuel mileage but not sure on that.

did i see your kick stand on the right side

98% of honda are still on the road today the other 2% made it home 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I have a Honda Goldwing 2016. Done multiple iron but association runs. Last one was coast to coast. Done all 48 states. After my coast to coast, rode up to Washington state over to Idaho down to the Grand Canyon and home back to Florida. I have over 40,000 miles pulling a trailer. Even done to tell the dragon with my trailer fully loaded. Never any clutch issues. Matter fact, I hardly even noticed my trailer back there. I have a six man dome tent with cot. I have all the extras with a oversize cooler. Really enjoy pulling a trailer. Don’t know what you’ve been there. Love the swivel hitch and how it works. This is a myakka city rider out of Florida. Have a great day and be safe

Swivel hitch …. Game changer

In the 1980's my neighbor who lived next door to my son's baby sitter was killed in a one vehicle accident on Arizona SR 60 somewhere near the mountain pass heading into or out of Superior Arizona. He was on is Harley Road King pulling one of those small trailers. Nobody knows what exactly what happened other than he lost control of the bike and went off the road. Steep rock wall on one side, deep canyon on the other. Motorcycles are freedom machines. If you are touring, stay in motels. If you need that much extra stuff, rent a U-Haul and haul the bike along with all that other junk. Maybe someday they'll put a fifth wheel plate over the rear fender and you can pull a fifth wheel trailer.

Great video. Come to Newfoundland you will love it.

Pulling a trailer is hard on brakes and clutches and in my book, it's justnot worth it. Not to mention the handling freedom and parking problems that it brings.

Stick one of those little trackers on your drone. Not the expensive ones that need its own service, but the little bluetooth ones for finding your keys with your phone. That way you dont have to see it, you just have to walk down the road with your phone.

Swivel hitch would help. Also instead of hooking up the chains I zip tie them to my hitch so it looks like it’s hooked but if the trailer comes off then the zip tie breaks and doesn’t take me down

Oz, hope your channel really takes off. You have some great stuff.

Enjoyed the video, thanks. FYI, you haven't done Coast to Coast unless you travelled to NL... lol

You convinced me not to do that.

Amazing footage!

We're abouts are you riding??