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Good grief. It didn't work the other day, and then it worked when I posted the last picture, and now it doesn't work again!

Odd, I looked at one of my old trailer build threads and the pictures work on the computer. When I view it on the phone I get PB's ransom picture.

Well, trailer is up for sale. $1,100 if anyone is interested. Got the toe corrected so the alignment is correct now (should have double checked that BEFORE going to Colorado). I added a cooler rack right before heading out to Colorado so I haven't posted any pictures of that addition yet...

The only reason I have a photo bucket account is to host images for forums. I don't store my photos on PB, I store them on my HD, and back that up on an external drive. I won't loose any photos, but like others have mentioned it will suck for anyone that wants to read and see the pics for any...

So what other photo hosting websites do you guys like to use besides Photobucket? I'm sorry, but you guys aren't worth the $40 a month they want to charge now to share my pictures with you, so I need to find another free alternative.

This trailer towed beautifully out to Colorado for NAFO last year, but when I got home the tires were about toast after 3000 miles. Finally got around to digging into the alignment today and found the right wheel had about 1/8 toe in between the leading and trailing edge of the rim. That...

All in a matter of perspective.

Wil780, you need to take the term "slip" and banish it from your memory. Slippage is the absence of friction. The absence of friction can't turn something. When a tire slips you enter into dynamic friction (two surfaces sliding past each other) which is ALWAYS less than static friction (two...

I just have to sit here and laugh, and then write that I'm laughing.

Yeah, I don't think there's much left of this horse to beat. You did suggest some great topics for the next "how it works" thread though. Eh, on second thought maybe not!

Fair point. I would recommend spares over parts to take on the trip; swap and keep riding. I don't know what kind of tools you are planning to take but something you might consider for future builds is designing for quick repairs, like using lynch pins and safety wire to prevent them from...

Everyone is doing well! I picked up a charger and not a hub. I had to cut the cigarette plug off and put on a powerlet plug, lol. Blue Sea Systems has a weatherproof dual port socket I might install in the dash somewhere. 4.8 amps for both ports (2.4 each) and is designed for a marine...

Auburn, what is your attachment to the air shocks? I used springs from the rack and roll trailer on my build and I can pick up one side of it and drop it and it won't even bounce, at all. The hydraulic damping and correct spring selection ate the key. I paid about $120 for the pair if I...

Auburn, what is your attachment to the air shocks? I used springs from the rack and roll trailer on my build and I can pick up one side of it and drop it and it won't even bounce, at all. The hydraulic damping and correct spring selection ate the key. I paid about $120 for the pair if I...

Nice work! Now the hard part will be not loading it with 1000 lbs, lol. I think I must have had something close to 200-250 lbs in mine when I went to NAFO even though it was just a roof box! One thing I learned on mine is that you need to have the axles exactly in line with each other (zero...

What setup do you guys run for charging USB devices on the bike while riding? I setup a 5 USB port charger in my top case when I went out to NAFO last year, but it couldn't provide enough current to keep my phone charged while using it for navigation (it would drain VERY slowly, unless I turned...

I don't know how you can interpret what you are quoting OldernYZer say to mean that no one understands the issues. To say that is completely twisting his words. And he DOES explain the WHY of how a bike turns (extremely well in my opinion), albeit in an advanced engineering textbook kind of...

So if the wheels don't have any stabilizing effect on the motorcycle and it requires constant correction from the front wheel to stay upright (implying it is NOT inherently stable), then how is this bike able to not only able to keep traveling without its rider over uneven surfaces, but TURN at...

Wfooshee, do you balance your own tires? If you do I want you to try a cool experiment the next time you do. Heck you could just do it the next time you have a wheel off for something. Take an air blow gun and blast the tire with it on the balancing stand to spin it up to speed (doesn't have...

I have an engineering background so I enjoy these kinds of discussions, or maybe I went into engineering because I like these kinds of things, who knows? I find it really interesting the variety of ideas that come out and the difference of opinions. Some people have what I think is a pretty...