Bought this Woodford 3 bike trailer to take the bikes with us when we go away with our motorhome. Had a trial fit of the bikes today.
Although that's already excellent, there's definitely still room for improvement by adding a third Monster
I have a small concern with your tie downs. Both are pulling the bike away from the front chock whereas IME, you need to pull the bike into the front wheel chock. What I learnt from the driver who transports out track bikes to Spain is to strap the bike from around the foot rest area. My V4 rear sets are ideal, on the Diavel, I thread the tie down through the trellis and on the Scrambler, I use the rear pillion foot rest hanger. Put some body weight on the foot rest when you pull the tie down up and the bike sits square. Andy
What a lovely looking bit of kit when they're brand new, but do your guess's have trouble with the hat stand when they arrive.
I used to tow mine behind my MH, you'll need to cover them with something as they will get caked in shite the first bad weather you drive through. I did look into fitting some rear brushes (like you see on some heavies) to the unit to mitigate the spray but it wasn't cost effective. I used two old bike covers secured on with long bungy cord, trussed up like chickens. They did balloon a bit but kept most of the crap off em. I would 2nd the above post, f'orard lines should pull forward. Get yourself a set of bar mounted lines, £20 quid off Fleabay, and some rear tyre "bras", I found that combo very secure, and quick. I found all lines best "high to low". Get yourself a reversing camera if you don't have one already, good for the co-pilot to monitor your babies. I also found it a bit of a pain when I got on site, the whole rig was nearly 45ft long and manoeuvring the beast was a PITA. I usually tried to request a drive on plot but it was never guaranteed. I did hear stories of drivers being pinged extra for a trailer, or knocked back completely, but it never happened to me. I went through 3 trailers before I gave it up as more trouble than it was worth. Then I sold my Pilote! My main problem was insurance. It was discussed on here at length. Make sure you bottom out that tickly little problem afore you set out. The other problem was ferries, the price fair shot up when you're trailing bikes. However, my overriding concern was security. They are easily removed/towed away and I was always a bit paranoid about leaving the rig unattended, especially with the insurance issues mentioned above. I had recurring nightmares about trailer and bikes being swiped quick sharpish. 20 grands worth of kit away in minutes! I would have fitted small trackers on the bikes, but again, I sold it all instead. I did use my normal heavy security chains round the trailer and a hitch lock, but it still worried me all the time. I tried it all several times with numerous iterations, but to be honest the "dream" was eventually killed by the hassle of it all.
Another useful addition for peace of mind is a set of carabiners similar to these:- https://www.toolstation.com/carabiner/p55868 Trailers tend to bounce and the trailer end of the tie down can come out of its mounting hole/position. These cure that.
