hey everybody eric here from nomadic fanatic i hope you guys are doing well to those of
you new to my channel because i believe this video i'm going to get some some new viewers
i travel in a class crv with my two kitties and i'm currently hauling my 2012 harley soft tail
slim in this 6 by 12 trailer and today i want to show you that trailer show you the inside show you
how i turned it into a custom harley hauler in there with power and a little garage and
everything i did to make it more comfortable on the road so thanks for joining me guys
i will be uploading this video with some nomad internet you'll find a link below for unlimited
mobile internet on the road except for right here where there's literally no service no matter what
uh let's see before we get started on this trailer specifically for context let me
just be honest with you uh this is my second attempt at a motorcycle trailer the first time
i tried to get the smallest motorcycle trailer possible to haul behind my motorhome because of
weight and aerodynamics and gas mileage and all that stuff this this did fit inside a 5x8
just so you know however the old windshield that i had before this fairing you had to take that
off because it's only a five foot ceiling height when you go in this is actually close to about
five foot ten because of the the opening on the back there so again from a 5 8 to a 6
by 12 now so some specs on it this is a 2022 this year
hallmark trailer it's got led lighting throughout i went with the ramp style door that has
these two latches here sometimes you can save some money and get the barn door style that
opens on the side but then you're still going to have to get a ramp this has a spring assisted door
super easy to open up and then an extra little flip here so that is a very nice
easy right into the trailer again before we go inside uh you saw the decals i got these decals
and put them on about 41 on amazon you can get the black and white version which i like because
as you can see i like the black and white theme you can also get the standard orange and black
version this one also has aluminum upgraded wheels let's go over some specs got the two inch ball
this is a gross weight of 3500lbs max including your cargo this trailer weighs 1380 pounds dry
my motorcycle weighs another 692 pounds i believe don't quote me on that but i believe
that's where we're at it does have some vents it has one at the top here and one on the bottom
on the other side and the biggest thing you'll notice is that i took off the stock jack because
i kept bottoming out on all even on my other trailer you just can't get it up high enough
so i removed that and put in this one this one stays way off the ground and
super easy well i need to raise it up a little bit but yeah it just folds away completely out
of the way i'll bottom out on the chains before i bottom out on any part of the jack
let's see also on the outside it comes with a very wide side door this is an rv style side door
with a deadbolt and a lock for this part right here one of the more secure doors
i like it so it's an rv style door just pin that right there
let's see we talked about all the led lights it's even got some on the fender when you're blinking
i also installed some motion sensor lights that are solar charged there's a solar panel on top of
it right there i have this little step because it's kind of a high step this is this is the
main reason why i got this trailer literally as i travel this is my garage i can open the side door
you can see where the front tire of the bike comes to so it all stays back there and then i have this
whole garage space where i've got my toolbox i'll step in actually you can see this desk
oh you know you don't need any of that that's that's mine a friend of mine uh robert helped
me repurpose this desk that we used at modified auto to fit the vinos up there and then this is
how we do power i have two of these portable power stations there's an eco flow down there this is
the rock pals 500 power 500 watt you can see the power strip right here so we just turn this guy on
and just like that you can see the green led lights those are color changing i can pick
any color i want you can even just select white and then it'll brighten all this up
so that's how i simplified power for now i may change this later on down the road but
i've got my ryobi battery charger here a little power strip so it's just easy to plug stuff in
and when this needs to be recharged i just take it in
or i can use my solar panel and charge it in the field or bring it in the rv and charge it in there
super easy and you can see my theme of using two by fours to keep everything in but not permanent
so everything can still be lifted out i've got my rc trucks hanging up here my traxxas max and my
bronco trx4 crawler there i've got some extra tires and supplies for those just a standard
garage i got my air compressor i've got my magnet fishing gear got my craftsman socket set also a
bunch of screws and nails my toolbox sits here for transport with two by fours but i can just
grab that put it up on the table and get whatever i need got my power tools and battery charger
some other stuff in there shop towels all my oil and fluids for the rv are underneath there
this i'm not in love with but i need something because i'm by myself this allows me to move
the trailer if need be but i really have to unload the bike just to be able to get
this trailer to move by myself let's open this guy back up all right this trailer came with
pre-installed four rings for securing your loads of course i'm using two by fours this
is my backup generator my inverter generator it's really quiet and then five gallons of extra gas
love my nascar love my my harley flags and stuff like that i've got some old plates up here in the
corner of where i used to live youtube nomadic from washington fanatic from illinois now i'm
in texas but and that's my old set setup there with jackson tara kitties and me driving the
class a and and tater tot my smart car i can tow that too but i'm doing the harley now so
the wheel chalk is attached through bolts at the bottom and screwed in so it is not going anywhere
what else um it does have one light switch here for a dc light but it only works when the trailer
is connected to the vehicle towing it that's kind of useless and pointless that's why i did the led
lights but future projects in here yeah they're future projects i want to put down a layer of
garage epoxy paint on on this um i also want to put solar on the roof and and seal the roof with
a with a tropical henry's sealer and possibly even add a vent fan like a fantastic fan right there
between those two future projects though for right now it's fully functional and i'm happy with it
and then one last thing we need to talk about is weight distribution in these trailers so this is
kind of just a trial and error thing this trailer is different than the other one i had as well if
we stand right here you can see the axle is not in the middle of the trailer the axle was put towards
the rear on purpose because the manufacturers knew that we were going to put a motorcycle in this
and it's very important to load these trailers in the correct way so that you don't get
wobbling back and forth and lose your trailer while you're towing it down the highway
i don't ever go over 65 mile an hour anyway but you saw the stuff up front that is that is
carefully positioned up there so that my tongue weight does not exceed 350 pounds once the bike
gets loaded in and you saw the wheel shocks there so it's it's hovering over the axle perfectly then
you're only adding the weight up front and there might be a little bit too much weight up front
because i know that toolbox is heavy in the other tools that are up there but that's also why you
see this heavy generator and five gallons of gas also behind the rear axle to even that out i have
logged over 800 miles so far on this system and i have it loaded correctly now that might change if
i were to haul this trailer empty if i ever had to haul this trailer empty like drop off my bike
and drive it empty i might move some of this to behind the axle just to even out that uh weight
and everything she also needs a bath gets and gets really dirty driving down the road but the good
part about it is the bikes always clean inside here i don't have to worry about rain uh well
let me let me load the bike up since we're leaving tomorrow load the bike up show you how that works
once i drive it up into the wheel chalk it's steady i can get off and work on my straps
i have two straps here soft loops and then i've got my rhino
1000 pound uh straps up front we did add some new d-rings that are also bolted through
up here because because it would have defeated the whole purpose of having this open space
if this had to go to the stock ring up there you know so now this goes to here
i do take these off when i'm riding the bike and i just i just leave them in here
one more on the other side probably
oh yeah good and tight some people will strap the handlebars down and use the bike's suspension like
when you're driving over bumpy roads the bike is going to be moving up and down the forks
because you strap the handlebars i used to do that myself until i blew out fork seals so
and plus the less room the bike has to wiggle the less you're gonna have a problem i highly suggest
closed loop straps either way though that way if there is some bouncing back here
these can't pop off closed loop is a must and then i do the back as well go through the back tire
and go like that then once on the road i stop every 50 miles or so
check them all usually i don't have a problem sometimes the front ones get a little loose
lastly uh this might be a popular question security issues you know eric what's gonna
what's gonna keep somebody from stealing your bike well again nothing is theft proof right
but you can get i like these brinks round locks because it leaves a lot less exposed for somebody
to actually come up and tamper with them also there's there's two of them but also you know i've
got another security light there right um i've got that security light there and i'm living in the rv
so how brave do you really want to be you can see camera right there cameras
cameras recording 24 7 not only to my dvr but also upload it to the cloud okay so there's there's
some there's some warnings and indications to try to detour people from doing something stupid but
my head is right here so if you think you're gonna use some kind of a tool or a power tool
and mess with something out here well you're gonna have a little rude awakening
so i mean i do have an aftermarket bike alarm installed on my harley which once i go to bed
i turn that on it disengages the power you can't start it it also has tip proof shock proof stuff
so the alarm the alarm will wail if someone were to mess with it or even move this trailer
and i'm only four feet away right here if something happens of course i like this rv
style door i still feel like this is the weakest link on the whole thing but it does have two locks
and again i'm gonna hear somebody trying to pry open something you know what i mean i'm not saying
do what i do and all that stuff but i do have a hitch lock here when it when it is disconnected
which is very very rarely if there's a campground or somewhere i can't fit it i also have the ball
lock here and i will chain it to a post or a fence as well i have locking pins on both sides lock
there also a locking pin right there okay that's how i do it guys if you guys have any questions or
if you have some tips or comments or suggestions or something i could do better something i've
forgotten or something please leave me a comment in the comment section below i'll try to get back
to you and we'd appreciate that input that is my harley trailer thanks for watching guys bye-bye
you