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Anyone know the front/rear wheel weight distribution for a Tourer?

Started by Gryphon Rider, Thu 11, Sep 2025, 12:11:57

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Gryphon Rider

I have a small trailer that I use for two dirt bikes loaded side-by-side.  The trailer deck is barely long enough to support the back tires.  I want to add a wheel chock on the tongue to haul a street bike if I need to. I figure my Tourer is the heaviest bike I will ever want to haul on this little trailer, and I want to get the weight distribution right for tongue weight, thus my question in the subject line.  I can mount a steel channel so the Valk's rear tire can overhang the deck, if needed.

sandy

The rough estimate is 10 percent of the total trailer weight should be on the tongue. The tourer is about 750 + trailer (250), therefore 100 lb on tongue.

Gryphon Rider

Quote from: sandy on Thu 11, Sep 2025, 14:49:00
The rough estimate is 10 percent of the total trailer weight should be on the tongue. The tourer is about 750 + trailer (250), therefore 100 lb on tongue.
I know this. I want to know the motorcycle's weight distribution on ITS wheels so I know how forward to place it on the trailer.

WintrSol

Got a farm supply store nearby? They may have a scale that goes up to >400 pounds that you can ask to roll the front wheel onto.
Standard curb weight is 769#, so if it's 50/50, 385# on the front wheel alone. You can do the math from the actual reading.
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John Schmidt

Hey Gryph, I'm not sure it's all that big of an issue. I had a small simgle bike trailer with the built-in chock at the very front and all I ever did was ride the Tourer onto it and strap it down. Had to have it hooked up to the tow car before loading but it towed at 70 mph straight as an arrow, you'd forget it was back there. I did have it set up so the ball was slightly below level and a bit more once loaded.