towing capacity

[slowridetak59]

Hi All, Hope all of you are having trouble free riding weather wherever you may be. My question this time is can anyone tell me what the maximum towing capacity of a 1985 Aspencade is? I'm looking at getting a trailer to pull behind our wing and just wondered what is a safe weight to handle safely thank you to anyone who responds. May you always be able to keep the shiny side up in your travels

[SilverDave]

Although I have met some 1200 owners towing almost 600 lbs , with a fully loaded tent trailer,and cooler, and chairs n stuff on top ....... I think that the safe max is about 1/3 or the bike weight .

My utility trailer is about 325 lbs, loaded, and about 225 empty.
I have trailered it all over the western Canada ...up mountain passes, and never had any problems . Even on a long downhill, it does not feel as if its trying to " push me off the road" .

I think If I had anything near 500 to 600 lbs, I'd want power electric brakes hooked up .... just for safety.

SilverDave

[slowridetak59]

Thank you for the info I would think at the most maybe 400 lbs 600lbs to me is just asking for trouble.