usajay
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Hey everyone !! I want to start hauling a little trailer for my trips...i have a 2018 super ten...anybody knows about a hitch that goes one there??
Stupid trailer hitch !!!
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usajay
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Ha and btw...im in quebec canada, just for info
There are indeed a few of us who tow and as with most things, the search box is your friend for finding threads on the subject.
I tow a MiniMate camper and the bike tows up into the low 300 pound area with little problem - more than that means the ABS goes off a lot when slowing.
We had a member some years ago who made some hitches but he's gone and everything else has been one-off.
Do try to keep the ball at the height of the rear axle.
The center stand needs to be removed as the hitch can hold it down.
Add in the price of a hitch swivel.
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I tow a MiniMate camper and the bike tows up into the low 300 pound area with little problem - more than that means the ABS goes off a lot when slowing.
We had a member some years ago who made some hitches but he's gone and everything else has been one-off.
Do try to keep the ball at the height of the rear axle.
The center stand needs to be removed as the hitch can hold it down.
Add in the price of a hitch swivel.
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usajay
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Thanks checkswrecks !! So ill have to build my own haha...btw where does the front part attache to??
Travex
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Nice rig! How's that setup feel on a pretty windy day... Say 30+mph?
usajay
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Where does your tow bar hookup to?? Your drive shaft??
The lower mounts go to the threaded holes behind the pillion pegs.
The upper mounts go to the in my case the rear pannier mount bolts or the rear pillion handle bolts.
usajay
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You have a closeup picture?? I realy like the idea...!!!
sheikyerbooty
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how the fuck do you guys ride a bike with a trailer? slowly i suppose?
The top mounts are same as the photos above.
I don't recommend the pillion peg hangers as mounts. On the 2013 while I was away once the bike didn't tow right???? On inspection the peg hanger bolts on the left to the frame had failed or come loose. One was loose and the head of the other bolt had snapped off. I replaced all the bolts with similar Yamaha sprocket bolts and locktite.
On the 2022 I am checking the bolts regularly.
I would prefer as pictured above the lower mounts to the frame at the foot pegs. I use this Classic tower because it is a manufactured item to satisfy insurance companies.
Nope if packed properly you don't know it's there most of the time. Just slower for accelerating or braking.
sheikyerbooty
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interesting. particularly under brakes. is the front lighter? does it push you into corners?
If the front is lighter you have too much tow ball weight.
Yes it can push in corners, that is why you slow before the corner and power through.
usajay
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Travel and site seeing with trailer and leave the trailer somewhere for cornering curves !!
Zero issues
A metal block moves the footpads out about 1.5" each and the drag bar is welded to the back of it.
I once had the trailer up to 90 mph as a test and many times on gravel, although at more reasonable speeds.
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You always want around 10-20% of the trailer to be on the hitch, so for a max 350 pound trailer there is only about 35-70 lbs back there. Far less than a passenger and around what you'd carry in panniers for a long trip. Usually I never notice it and the ride is almost unchanged from just me.
It handles better than the bike with loaded panniers because the weight is on the floor of the trailer. Plus, rather than a couple of 25-35 liter panniers, I've got hundreds of liters of cargo space in the bottom which also keeps the CG low. If in a fast curve I can feel when the inside wheel starts to unload and even lift because there's a little feedback in the steering. Not much but it's there if you know to be aware for it.
The only two places it's really noticeable are when braking if it is heavily loaded, and braking hard in a curve. Originally, the ball was higher which made braking suck if not in a straight line. I made longer drop rods which largely fixed that. Now only if I've got the weight up around 350+ and a car pulls out in front of me, the ABS will kick in right away and there is effectively little braking. I learned real quick to not load it with a lot of weight.
If it is heavily loaded while I'm leaned into a curve and I suddenly brake hard it can push the rear of the bike out. I just slow down enough to have a good sight line so that there's no need for panic braking.
RCinNC
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The best way to ride a bike with a trailer is to do it while you have a car tire mounted to the rear and you simultaneously refuse to wave at any other motorcycle riders. That way you can make a clean sweep of the "Internet Motorcycle Forum Outrage Trifecta" and get all the points.
I'm sure on this forum there are at least a couple threads with decent photos of guys who've made their own trailer hitches for the S10. I found one here ( https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/trailer-hitch.2264/page-2#lg=post-73833&slide=1 ) that has some photos from a member who made one, including photos of a disassembled hitch. I suspect that if you want a hitch for a Super Tenere, you're going to have to either go the DIY route or have someone fabricate one for you. I think a decent metal fabricator would be able to look at those photos and your bike and be able to make one without a lot of additional design work. They may have some liability concerns though about making a hitch for a bike, since there's always a healthy dose of "oh no, you can't do that" when it comes to the subject of motorcycles towing trailers.
I'm sure on this forum there are at least a couple threads with decent photos of guys who've made their own trailer hitches for the S10. I found one here ( https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/trailer-hitch.2264/page-2#lg=post-73833&slide=1 ) that has some photos from a member who made one, including photos of a disassembled hitch. I suspect that if you want a hitch for a Super Tenere, you're going to have to either go the DIY route or have someone fabricate one for you. I think a decent metal fabricator would be able to look at those photos and your bike and be able to make one without a lot of additional design work. They may have some liability concerns though about making a hitch for a bike, since there's always a healthy dose of "oh no, you can't do that" when it comes to the subject of motorcycles towing trailers.
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