Towing my motorcycle with our 24' C
We just returned from a 6 day trip up to the White mountains in eastern Arizona. June is not much fun weather wise in Tucson and last week saw record breaking temperatures between 106 - 110. We saw the high-pressure/temps coming and headed up to Big Lake, about 20 miles east of Greer. No problem with the weather when your campground sits at 9,200'. Every day we had highs in the mid 80's with a nice breeze off the lake with lows in the upper 40's which made for lovely campfires both evenings and mornings.
I recently acquired a classic 1987 BMW R80 (800 cc), RT and rolled a custom trailer for it into the purchase from my neighbor. This was my first opportunity to try the bike/trailer combination behind our 24' Nexus Phantom and the results are in..... AWESOME combo!
You literally cannot tell it is back there because the trailer is so small, about 10' nose to tail, that you cannot see it in the mirrors unless you are making a 90* turn and the 6.8L V-10 had no issues with a mere 850#. The back up camera was very handy when it came to backing the single axle trailer and not having done so in 7 years I needed all the help I could get the first couple of times. :S
Once the bike is offloaded the tailer can easily be pushed around. I turned it sideways behind the coach and then parked the bike in front. Here is a shot of our site:
We managed to put about 300 of the most enjoyable motorcycle miles imaginable on the BMW. Highway 191 between Safford and Springerville is considered by many to one of the greatest bike roads in America and after having been there, done that I would be hard pressed to argue. There are two brand new roads, one that connect the Sunrise Ski area with Big Lake and the other runs from Big Lake down to Alpine. Smoother than a babies backside they offer more of the same beauty, thrills and chills of the 191.
Needless to say we had a blast incorporating a nice morning ride, often for breakfast in Greer or Alpine, into our camping routine. We are looking forward to many more trips with our "Little Toad".... {actually more of a Prince to me}.
:B
I recently acquired a classic 1987 BMW R80 (800 cc), RT and rolled a custom trailer for it into the purchase from my neighbor. This was my first opportunity to try the bike/trailer combination behind our 24' Nexus Phantom and the results are in..... AWESOME combo!
You literally cannot tell it is back there because the trailer is so small, about 10' nose to tail, that you cannot see it in the mirrors unless you are making a 90* turn and the 6.8L V-10 had no issues with a mere 850#. The back up camera was very handy when it came to backing the single axle trailer and not having done so in 7 years I needed all the help I could get the first couple of times. :S
Once the bike is offloaded the tailer can easily be pushed around. I turned it sideways behind the coach and then parked the bike in front. Here is a shot of our site:
We managed to put about 300 of the most enjoyable motorcycle miles imaginable on the BMW. Highway 191 between Safford and Springerville is considered by many to one of the greatest bike roads in America and after having been there, done that I would be hard pressed to argue. There are two brand new roads, one that connect the Sunrise Ski area with Big Lake and the other runs from Big Lake down to Alpine. Smoother than a babies backside they offer more of the same beauty, thrills and chills of the 191.
Needless to say we had a blast incorporating a nice morning ride, often for breakfast in Greer or Alpine, into our camping routine. We are looking forward to many more trips with our "Little Toad".... {actually more of a Prince to me}.
:B
