What did you do to your Non-FZ1 motorcycle today.

Working on modding my trailer. Below I am tracing out the border of my 6gallon gas can, small ice chest and ramp. I am going to make borders with 1" X 2" that each item will seat in to and then use bungees or cargo nets to hold them down. I will paint the wood for each nest with the same gray that the plywood is painted with. Will post as I progress.
 
One shot of the VFR just because!

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I love the look of this bike.
 
Hail said:
Working on modding my trailer. Below I am tracing out the border of my 6gallon gas can, small ice chest and ramp. I am going to make borders with 1" X 2" that each item will seat in to and then use bungees or cargo nets to hold them down. I will paint the wood for each nest with the same gray that the plywood is painted with. Will post as I progress.
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That should work out nice. You know that H.F. has the metal Gear Box for the front of the trailer on sale now. It locks and can store a lot of stuff. Just letting you know. The best part is it doesn't take up any square footage of the actual trailer. It bolts to the triangular section up front.
 
:ditto:

my Gixxer race bitch: I started to sand the damaged parts but what the heck sanded the entire body, and did not remove the stickers. I sanded it with 400grain and she looks now kinda rough but cleaner (?) (will post pics when she's back together.)
Before that I replaced all oils (engine and brakes), replaced oil and air filter, replaced brake pads and put new Dunlop Sportsmart Qualifier RR on her shoes.

Let the race season begin :waiting:
 
Hail said:
Working on modding my trailer. Below I am tracing out the border of my 6gallon gas can, small ice chest and ramp. I am going to make borders with 1" X 2" that each item will seat in to and then use bungees or cargo nets to hold them down. I will paint the wood for each nest with the same gray that the plywood is painted with. Will post as I progress.
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Making a little progress on the trailer now that some of my other projects around the house are done. As soon as the paint dries I will slap the ice chest in there for another photo. Gives me several inches of clearance with the DRZ and maybe 1" clearance with the VFR.
 
Very good idea Brad. I need to fab up a way for my wheel chocks to go on and off without turning wrenches. I have the HF chocks as well. A friend suggested mounting them to a sheet of plywood, slide that in and use some screws to attach it to the trailer. I'd like something maybe metal that I can lock to the frame..... now that I have the welder..... thoughts are rolling! :D
 
Hail said:
Making a little progress on the trailer now that some of my other projects around the house are done. As soon as the paint dries I will slap the ice chest in there for another photo. Gives me several inches of clearance with the DRZ and maybe 1" clearance with the VFR.
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That looks awesome Brad! What paint did you use on the plywood surface?
 
Cobalt said:
Very good idea Brad. I need to fab up a way for my wheel chocks to go on and off without turning wrenches. I have the HF chocks as well. A friend suggested mounting them to a sheet of plywood, slide that in and use some screws to attach it to the trailer. I'd like something maybe metal that I can lock to the frame..... now that I have the welder..... thoughts are rolling! :D
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I leave my chock on all the time. Even when folded.
 
Hail said:
Making a little progress on the trailer now that some of my other projects around the house are done. As soon as the paint dries I will slap the ice chest in there for another photo. Gives me several inches of clearance with the DRZ and maybe 1" clearance with the VFR.
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....and the one for the 5 gallon gas fuel tank.

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Hail said:
Done with the left side. Now I need to figure out how I am going to secure my ramp.
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This was from the "Yamahahauler Thread" Just an idea.



I drilled two 3/8 holes through the ramp and deck and locked the ramp down with two bolts with wing nuts and washers. It works great!
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The Harbor Freight Wheel Chock worked great too!
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A close-up of how the ramp is held secure.
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Or this updated shot with how I finally went with hauling the ramp.....
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YZFRiderNY said:
I drilled two 3/8 holes through the ramp and deck and locked the ramp down with two bolts with wing nuts and washers. It works great!

A close-up of how the ramp is held secure.
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Thanks Billy! That is exactly what I am going to do. I will frame each end to prevent any shifting and then simply place 2-3 bolts all the way through to secure it in transit.
 
Hail said:
Thanks Billy! That is exactly what I am going to do. I will frame each end to prevent any shifting and then simply place 2-3 bolts all the way through to secure it in transit.
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You got it pal. If you'd like a quicker dismount idea, you could use some 3/8 Clevis Pins with H.D. Cotter Pins to secure it. I chose the bolts so that it would hold the ramp down tight and I wouldn't hear anything rattling while I drove down the road.
 
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