02-13-2024, 09:15 AM | #16 |
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Have you considered buying a Goldwing? Honda made millions of them and they're easy to find at reasonable prices.
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02-13-2024, 10:23 AM | #17 |
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I moved a 1984 Goldwing for someone locally. Not my thing but it rode fine and it all worked. Afterwards they offered it to me for $600. Not up my alley but a deal for someone for sure. It didn't look bad for its age either. Someone bought it. I would think nothing of adding such a trailer to a bike like that with more mass and bigger brakes.
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02-13-2024, 11:29 AM | #18 | |
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Hell... the stock front suspension on the bike alone you can't stop on the street because it's so soft the suspension just dives instead of slowing the bike down . That was the first thing I fixed on it. |
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02-13-2024, 11:32 AM | #19 |
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I wanted to put an alternative to a regular ball style receiver. That way if the bike where to tip over or the trailer where to it they were be independent of each other. I was looking at something like this swivel bearing.
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02-13-2024, 12:55 PM | #20 |
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What do you think will happen if that “playground swivel “broke and your trailer injured or killed some one ?
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02-13-2024, 01:27 PM | #21 | |
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What did you for anti-dive? I have not found it to be really an issue with my model of Templar, just curious. |
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02-13-2024, 02:05 PM | #22 |
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Drain and refill the fork oil with Motul expert 15W med/heavy for a quick upgrade on the front fork. There are other brands as well. It is already a massive fork, it just needs heavier oil.
You really need dual front disks, but the spokes might pull out under hard braking, or the frame might bend/twist or both...and either way, all go sideways if/when you have to brake hard. IMHO Keep in mind that dirt bikes are engineered to be light, agile. Oh, you can adapt a trailer pulling dirt bike. But braking just isn't going to be easy.
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02-14-2024, 04:35 AM | #23 | |
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The stock rear brake caliper on the X model is actually a dual piston and is a lot larger and works better then nearly all new high end motocross and adventure bikes out there (believe it or not) |
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02-14-2024, 09:47 AM | #24 |
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Cool enough. Jacking around with the front forks has been detailed elsewhere on this site too. I don't do a lot of stoppies or thrash mine on pavement. I was able to get the stock front setup adjusted to my taste. Still messing with the rear though.
Got pictures of the caliper adapter you made? Not sure I'd want to put a bigger caliper on my Templar's puny little rotor but it sounds interesting. I once made caliper brackets to adapt aluminum dual piston PBR calipers to my '67 Mustang. |
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02-14-2024, 11:09 AM | #25 |
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A set of 6 piston calipers from a GSXR 750 fit perfectly on a first gen Bandit 1200S for me a couple of decades ago. The mounts on the fork tubes and the rotors lined up perfectly. But KTM to Templar is unexpected!
I still think you need two disks, and those spoke are going to get heavy torque. They might loosen up, or worse, pop out. You'll need to keep an eye on that. I'd like to see that caliper from the KTM on the Templar. That is worthy of posting in the Templar resource guide. Can you post a photo?
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02-14-2024, 05:20 PM | #26 |
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Since you are only talking about 70 lbs of cargo, the weight of a small child, rather than screwing around with a trailer, altering brakes etc, why not come up with a system with hard saddlebags and a rack? Preferably fairly easy to attach and remove.
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02-14-2024, 07:16 PM | #27 |
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Well, the trailer option allows you to leave the gear behind easily. But it could be set up to do that with a "quick" release rack mount. OK, a few wing nuts? Could be "fast".
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02-14-2024, 07:33 PM | #28 |
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I've got similar sized MIG welder. I guess could see it on a custom rack, carried like a trunk. As long as the rest of the stuff was carried down low saddlebag style I picture it all being not much more unwieldy than a somewhat hefty passenger.
One of these days I need to get back on that trunk for mine. Stalled out on making a quick disconnect for the wiring for the brake and turn signals. |
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02-14-2024, 08:42 PM | #29 | |
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02-15-2024, 10:14 AM | #30 |
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I probably have a half dozen of those in stock but I bought some WeatherPak style ones I like better for the ability to lock them and later easily quick release them without having to wrestle like you have to with four wire trailer bullet style connector. My tail light wires are fairly puny.
My issue is time. I'm not really fond of tapping into a perfectly good wiring harness without doing a high quality job of it. IE, I probably will up the game from Scotch-Loks. Haven't decided on crimp style taps or cutting and soldering yet really. I don't have enough three-way crimp connectors I think. Ought to go look I expect. |
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