bigdog

We found the older bikers friendly and really good people. It was mostly some of the younger ones who were hostile. I figured they watched too many episodes of Orange County Choppers.

Very true, It is nearly always the annual "I'm a tough guy biker poseurs" that create issues.

I entered my 7 in a classic car show, hot rod weekend here in Walla Walla. There were over 400 cars entered. I took best in show for imports. Fielded lots of questions and both young and old loved the car. numerous street rod clubs approached me asking if I would join their club. As they were looking to add a little more variety and broaden the types of cars in the club. The import club wanted me to join as well and do some X-cross events. No one has ever expressed ill will towards my 7.

Now, as I lived for several decades around Sturgis and even worked for the guy that started Black Hills HD. Don't use the D-bag I'm a hells angel for the weekend types that are the ones who show up for the rally and hurl most of the insults you endured.

Thanks mods for taking care of that.

Just sold the 7 to a fellow in Victoria, BC. I'm surprised the trailer hasn't had any interest.

You my friend have just found one of the big deterrents to street registered 7 ownership in the USA. ANY car that is newer than 25 years old will generally have to have been "flown under the radar" to get it registered. Of course flying so low means one is close to hitting the trees. Perhaps you need to look at importing an older one from the UK as those are DOT/EPA exempt and a breeze to register. Even figuring in the cost of shipping the UK prices for 7's are rather cheap compared with the inflated US prices.

I brought mine home from Europe and it was older than 25 years. It was a very simple process due to the exemption status.

Values on sevens? Well that depends on one's point of view. If you are buying a seven, They are all a POS and not worth a dime. If you are selling one, They are as good as gold.

Very nice trailer. I wish I had the space for it myself.

 

Another way to get more exposure is to post on apexspeed.com. Seems like a perfect open trailer for a formula car as well.

Thanks for the hint dingo. As fate would have it. I'm on my way to Vancouver Island next week and the 7 is coming along. lo & behold. A fella on the island is interested in the 7. Hopefully the car & trailer will be gone on one feel swoop.

They are stored under the back of the trailer and are 5Ft long.

On my 1983 there are three switches associated with the headlamps. The main rocker off/city lights/main lights. Then there are two of the large toggles. One is the flash to pass that activates the high beams. And the low/high beam switch.

Car & trailer have been sold.

My own personal experience with lawn mowers, chain saws , weed wackers etc, was that if you left old gas in them over the winter, the carbs would be gummed up, you would experience hard starting and bad running, and the carbs needed rebuilding. With the Stabil I have not experienced this. I have never experienced this effect in a car, but I'm not taking any chances.

That's exactly what I experienced using two stroke oil/gas in 4 stroke machines of all kinds that sat for long periods. That is how I stored my motorcycles over the long South Dakota winters. I haven't cleaned a lawn implement or motorcycle carb in a great many years.

50:1 two stroke oil works great. Don't laugh it really does. Lubes the top end as well.

Just have an extra set of wheels for winter use and mount Hankook, Michelin or some other winter tires of your choice. They work great for cool & wet/damp conditions. I'm in much cooler Walla Walla and have had mine out a few times lately. I also lived with a seven in Germany (very Seattleish weather) me nor my seven melted or turned to rust.

I once hired a gal to drive my 18 wheeler. It was my first two week holiday in many years. While on holiday I was calling nearly every night and asking "is every thing going OK?" She finally said STOP CALLING! If something goes wrong I'll call you. Now go enjoy your time off. I never gave it a thought that by calling her constantly that I was saying in effect that I didn't trust her to do the job that I hired her to do. I didn't call again and every thing went fine.

For her it was like traveling with kids. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? A hundred times a mile.

After having done the Ring with my Zed 4 while living in Germany. I could see that doing track days is right up there with a heroin addiction, But way more expensive.

It does work. I don't know how you go about it but the way I do it there is no possibility of a bush fire.

I generally use the match to light a blow torch.:leaving:

Or a good old fashioned strike anywhere match.

That might work. That is until you start a bush fire by accident!

Not anymore with Poo Pourri.

I went another way. Here in Washington state if you have a classic car and you can find a serviceable number plate of the year of manufacture. You can register it with that plate. I was able to find a pristine plate from 1983 on ebay for $30 and did a permanent reg for $55. And I'm done forever. No annual fees under a classic registration & out here in flyover country, The rozzers don't really care that I drive it all the time.

Sure looks like it will be easy peasy to "get in" and no worries if one is a bit wide of beam. Of course I would wonder how one gets out as there's no side panel to do a reverse push up on to lift your bum off the seat.

In victoria?

No. I bought the trailer at express custom mfg. in Parksville (just north of Nanaimo) http://expresscustom.com/nav_group_5.php?gazpart=view&gazimage=4926

Did you consider getting a closed trailer? What was your requirements?

I've pondered getting one, but that's about it. :willy_nilly:

Most 12ft closed trailers that I found were single axle. A move to a twin axle would put me in a 14ft that weighs nearly as much empty as my trailer with the seven on it. My requirements were that I did not want to have such a heavy set up that I would have to buy a fuel hungry truck. Most of my driving is without a trailer. So I wanted a tow vehicle that was economical when not towing. The Mercedes GLK twin turbo diesel fit the bill. It can tow up to 3,500lbs. Last week when I went to Canada the GLK returned 43MPG. On Friday I towed my seven to a nearby city and got 30MPG. The GLK is also AWD and since I bought it in Germany I'm into it for only $35,000.

A tilt feature would be nice. But they tend to be more complex, expensive & heavy on a twin axle trailer.

My drive has just a little incline to it and it was a breeze to load my seven. I guess that if I find my self having issue at the unload spot. I can always buy another set of ramps and place them half way down my current ramps. Which will very much reduce the over all climb angle.

Yes, I agree. The trailer started life as a tilt-bed dual motorcycle trailer and weighed maybe 700 lbs. Then I expanded the frame and built a 5-6' tall shell on top of it which got it to 1500 lbs. Add 2 spare trailer tires, the battery and some other small junk and you end up at over 1600 lbs. But it is extremely practical with the tilt-bed (no ramps needed), protects the car and tows really stable now. The Hyundai with trailer in tow gets 16-17 mpg which is not too bad. Not visible on the photo, it has a v-nose for better aerodynamics. I used it also to camp out at the racetrack.

 

I see where the weight came from. It's called middle age spread, A pound or two here and there and before you can say: Bob's your uncle. It's Jabba the hutt time. Looks like a nice rig though (the car & trailer)