Brenda...

I have a single rail (could have been up to 3 rails) trailer that I
purchased and put together in the garage. The rail is about 18-22
inches off of the ground and I use a 10' REINFORCED and BEEFED UP
ramp. I bent the original real quick and bent the replacement as
well!! I, too, use the engine/brake method of loading it.

The problem is that at 425 or so pounds, it doesn't take much for it
to get away from me and over she goes. Way painful and ugly!! That
plastic is expensive.

I just turned 67 and, tho not a weakling, I do have limits. The
little 150 rides right along quite nicely behind the 2000 Hyundai
Sonata GSL, as I remove the large windshield. Still sticks waaaaay
over top of the car.

That "other" trailer sounds interesting. I'd like to see a sample of
that one.

Dave
Reno



--- In ApriliaAtlantic@yahoogroups.com, "Brenda Harry"
<eszelon@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In ApriliaAtlantic@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Kealey"
> <davekealey2001@y...> wrote:
> Am thinking of trailering the S150 down. The 500 is too big,
> > any more, for these old bones to get on and off of the trailer.
> >
> > Dave Kealey
> >
> Dave
>
> What kind of trailer do you have? I have a 6x12 tiltbed that I
use to
> haul my bikes on. Easiest way to load I've found is to tilt the
bed
> back and simply ride the bike very slowly onto the trailer. Or
have
> the bike running and let it slowly walk itself up onto the
trailer.
> That way it does the work and all you have to do is not let it get
away
> from you. As an overweight, 50 something housfrau, I don't have
the
> strength myself to manhandle a 450 lb. bike like my AA onto a
trailer.
> Even my dealer does it this way when he's loading my bike/s for me.
>
> BTW I had to have my AA hauled sometime back while in Austin [dead
> batt.]. The "wrecker service" {Cyclelift} turned out to be a Jeep
> Cherokee with a 3 rail bike trailer. The trailer rails cranked
down to
> ground level. Ken [a very neat guy btw] ran the bike onto it's
rail,
> strapped it in, and cranked the rails back up to the level of the
> trailer frame. Very easy and very quick. If it were not for the
fact
> that I use my tiltbed for more than just hauling my bikes, I'd
have
> serious thoughts of getting a trailer like Ken's. I may anyway!!
>
> Take Care,
>
> Brenda H.
>