MMRanch wrote on 03/17/13 at 07:40:23:

MM, I'm still in as far as I can predict.  Do ya need me to send some money, or do we just split the cost when we get there?

Well, I coaxed my bike up on to the trailer by myself using my "break back" function and the 4 hold down straps.

Getting it off means getting the straps loose, putting it on the side stand with the tires still held by the rails, pulling the break back pins on the trailer chassis then sitting on the bike and rocking my weight backwards to roll the bike past the point of equilibrium.  Then the see saw tilts and I use the front brake to moderate the bike's exit off the trailer.  

(it is nice to have someone keep the trailer from slamming closed as the front wheel goes off the channel.  It won't hurt anything about the frame itself but the shock isn't good for the lights, etc.)

Trailer's done, need to fix up the bike a bit now.

Mine breaks using the wheels as the pivot point, no way to "slow down" the return motion other than a helper standing by to slow it down by hand.

I never plan to have to deal with it alone up at a trip, always lots of folks to help unloading it.

I do have to put it on and take it off by myself at home, so I have worked that drill out pretty well.  I unfold the trailer, hook it up to the car, take a loop around the front yard and drive the car and the trailer perpendicular to my driveway with the car and trailer going down hill.   That way when the trailer breaks, the slope of the trailer is much less.   With 4 straps on it, I jack it up the slope and into position, then break the trailer back down and bolt / pin it all into flat running mode.

Unload is drive down the hill, break the trailer put some steady ropes on the handle bars, take the straps off, get on the bike and engage front brake, take off the steady ropes and roll backwards off the trailer.

I can do the same trick flat in the drive way, but I have to use two sets of steady ropes as the trailer tilt is much more severe and I roll the bike off from the back end of the bike, steadying it and letting the ropes out by hand slowly.


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Just finished up some rounds for my Ruger 10-22 deuce.   You jest got to like the short light form factor of the 10-22 for screwing around shooting at cans, or for squirrel hunting.   I only have a low magnification 4x wide field scope on the gun as my eyes do need the help seeing a bushy tail peeking one eye out past a trunk or a branch.  Since mine is a deuce, I can still give him a right nasty little surprise when he tries to hide around the trunk from me like that.

Here is where we stand right now -- if you are planning on coming and don't see yourself please do speak up.    

We got us some second hand info about some folks plans, so this is really a meatball guess right now as some folks have not roll called lately.  


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THE TRIP:   Wednesday, June 12th arrival day at Blue Ridge Motorcycle Cabins/Campground.  Leaving Sunday AM (Father's day)


OK, We got 5 people good for a Wednesday, June 12th afternoon arrival.  We got two coming "as they are able to come".   We have confirmed rental of one cabin and one tent at this time.

Heated Cabin #1
Dave                             staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block,  prepaid
Oldfeller                        staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block,  prepaid

Heated Cabin #2
Diamond Jim                  staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block
Zar                                   staying Weds-Friday/Saturday block
New River Junkie             staying Saturday night, prefers cabin

2 man Tent #1
MMRanch                   staying Weds-Friday
Serenity                         staying one night, variable date


Folks we need to hear directly from about their current plans are Diamond Jim, New River Junkie and Serenity.

Still planning to be there but things are still day to day for me OF. Being one of the new guys on the ride I'll follow along with what experienced folks suggest. Looks like I may have to brush up on my gravel road and "creek-bed" manuvers though .

Larry

Oldfeller are you talking about the road that starts at a park and goes to the dragon? If thats the one its a fireroad and not well kept, friend and I did that one with me on a supermoto and him on his marauder.
Its called Parsons Road or Parsons Pass Road or somesuch, i'll look it up. It starts in Townsend and goes over the mountain

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 03/28/13 at 08:14:45:


OF I'm still looking at coming down Wed(late afternoon arrival) and leaving Friday morning-noonish. Splitting a cabin works for me(if the other party don't ming snoring !)

Zar, you need to PM Diamond Jim and New River Junkie and you guys figure out who is going to reserve your cabin and get it reserved before they are all gone.