Originally Posted by
astronomerroyal
The universal joint has three mututally orthogonal rotation axes which allows the trailer to adopt any orientation.
Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
I fabricated the hitch which was semi - permanently fixed to the bike and it uses a u-joint to provide a full range of motion. The threaded pipe joint provides the rotation and allows the bike or trailer to go well off camber without affecting the other. It's my favourite part of the trailer since this and the fact it connects directly behind the back wheel makes it a trailer that handles well at speed.
Originally Posted by
MMACH 5
The tow-bar is electrical conduit and attaches to the trailer with a part from a golf bag caddy.
Hey, could you three post more information/pictures/schematics on your tow bars/hitch mounts (the frames/bars attached to the bikes that your hitches, in turn, attach to)? I'm particularly interested in details of HOW the hitch frames/tow bars attach to your bikes and how each of you stabilized the hitch frames against up and down movement and side-to-side flexing.
MMACH, can you also show details of how your hitch setup leans? Furthermore, do you get any issues related to inertia pushing that great big lever when you have heavy loads?
Y'all are brilliant and I hope to mooch some design pointers for my own (future) trailer/hitch-frame from the three of you.
Thanks in advance!