On my way to Europe

jerry · 05-06-2024, 11:10 PM

M750 on trailer and hitched to Motorhome , im now on the ferry to france ,, not sure where I will end up I have 5 weeks to go anywhere i want,, but not happy with trailer ,, its a Trigano and only a year old but the front wheel support bucket has snapped off on way to ferry , nearly lost the bike !!!!!!, and its not repairable ,,even with a welder ,, may have to look for a solution in france?? meanwhile bike is secured with rachet straps on each side of handle bars and 2 at rear and one round front wheel pulling bike forward ...

made a mistake with this trailer , it need 2 people to load bike on , maybe an erde would have been better choice as they are low .

slob · 06-06-2024, 09:12 AM

i've used a couple of motolug trailers over the years, easy to use and disassemble for storage.

Darren69 · 06-06-2024, 12:35 PM

Happy trails guy. The last time I did the run from Calais to Paris a work truck we were following with iirc some hedge cutting machine threw a wheel at us which bounced over the car and then the truck crashed into a ditch. Straight up the wheel came off the trailer! I **** you not mate.

jerry · 08-06-2024, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Darren69

Happy trails guy. The last time I did the run from Calais to Paris a work truck we were following with iirc some hedge cutting machine threw a wheel at us which bounced over the car and then the truck crashed into a ditch. Straight up the wheel came off the trailer! I **** you not mate.

some nasty things rogue wheels they do weird stuff had on come of a truck 30 years ago on M1 it bounced ove the carriage way bounced over my car with a few feet and hit a minibus behind my car the driver was killed

jerry · 08-06-2024, 07:03 PM

ERDE 310 Motolug looks more flimsy than the Trigano I have ,,

jerry · 09-06-2024, 03:05 PM

Ok damage to the bkke Belly pan smashed, Windshield cracked in 2 , some minor scratches and I need a set of keys cut by someone who can do it with just ignition barrel???? I was very lucky it looked a lot worse when it fell over

Trailer needs a new wheel chock , some welds and reinforcing and Im dumping the 30mm ratchet straps for 50mm ones im gonna stay at a friend place in Toulouse area for a few days and see if I can get all that sorted , then I will see if I can continue

also van could do with a new egr valve but I can bypass it for now

jerry · 10-06-2024, 04:23 PM

Damage under van worse than I thought water tanks were pierced , so its all a show stppoer now limping back to UK ,, time to give up .

05-06-2024, 11:10 PM	#1
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,898	On my way to Europe M750 on trailer and hitched to Motorhome , im now on the ferry to france ,, not sure where I will end up I have 5 weeks to go anywhere i want,, but not happy with trailer ,, its a Trigano and only a year old but the front wheel support bucket has snapped off on way to ferry , nearly lost the bike !!!!!!, and its not repairable ,,even with a welder ,, may have to look for a solution in france?? meanwhile bike is secured with rachet straps on each side of handle bars and 2 at rear and one round front wheel pulling bike forward ... made a mistake with this trailer , it need 2 people to load bike on , maybe an erde would have been better choice as they are low . __________________ MONSTERMAN

06-06-2024, 12:35 PM	#3
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,091	Happy trails guy. The last time I did the run from Calais to Paris a work truck we were following with iirc some hedge cutting machine threw a wheel at us which bounced over the car and then the truck crashed into a ditch. Straight up the wheel came off the trailer! I **** you not mate. __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

08-06-2024, 07:03 PM	#5
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,898	ERDE 310 Motolug looks more flimsy than the Trigano I have ,, __________________ MONSTERMAN

09-06-2024, 03:05 PM	#6
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,898	Ok damage to the bkke Belly pan smashed, Windshield cracked in 2 , some minor scratches and I need a set of keys cut by someone who can do it with just ignition barrel???? I was very lucky it looked a lot worse when it fell over Trailer needs a new wheel chock , some welds and reinforcing and Im dumping the 30mm ratchet straps for 50mm ones im gonna stay at a friend place in Toulouse area for a few days and see if I can get all that sorted , then I will see if I can continue also van could do with a new egr valve but I can bypass it for now __________________ MONSTERMAN

10-06-2024, 04:23 PM	#7
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,898	Damage under van worse than I thought water tanks were pierced , so its all a show stppoer now limping back to UK ,, time to give up . __________________ MONSTERMAN

06-06-2024, 09:12 AM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,735	i've used a couple of motolug trailers over the years, easy to use and disassemble for storage.