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Dennis Becraft
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It seems a shame you may have to rebuild the hitch with heavier tubing. Do you mean the hitch or the whole tongue? Is the flex torsional (engine flopping side to side) or is it bending of the tongue like an archery bow? Maybe the flex is confined to the 90 degree joint where the tongue meets the trailer in front of the engine. If so maybe you only need a gusset there. Maybe the flex is actually due to the accumulated clearances in the hinge bolt holes. I hate to see these things built too heavy. Can you provide more details about this problem?
It looks like you may be able to remove the pull start housing and reattach it 90 or 180 degrees rotated so you can pull it easier when standing next to the bike with your other hand on the throttle. I used to park mine with the trailer at a right angle to the bike. It was stabler and also easier to start without tipping the bike over.
Maybe you could temporarily immobilize the throttle at halfway by tying a strip of inner tube rubber on the handlebar next to and rubbing against the rotating part of the twist grip. That works well for me as a cruise control for my motorcycle.
It looks like you may be able to remove the pull start housing and reattach it 90 or 180 degrees rotated so you can pull it easier when standing next to the bike with your other hand on the throttle. I used to park mine with the trailer at a right angle to the bike. It was stabler and also easier to start without tipping the bike over.
Maybe you could temporarily immobilize the throttle at halfway by tying a strip of inner tube rubber on the handlebar next to and rubbing against the rotating part of the twist grip. That works well for me as a cruise control for my motorcycle.