N-Line trailer review

[ucwinters]

I purchased my N-Line from Kevin Bobbitt in Guyman, OK. Made for a nice 600 mile ride each way from San Antonio and a good chance to check out the trailer on the way back home. Kevin is a super nice fellow to deal with and I wish him well with his (part-time) business.
The N-Line isn't "cute" like a Unigo but I liked the fact that it costs less, weighs less and has more capacity while retaining the one-wheel trailer design. Richard, the fellow that makes these trailers in Olive Branch, MS, has been at it for a few years now and has the concept of making a lightweight affordable trailer down pat. My wife and I towed the N-Line behind my '02 GL1800 for 2,200 miles while on vacation in May and it tracked right behind the m/c without any sway. We were in Corinth, MS visiting relatives and rode over to Olive Branch to visit Richard. He and his co-worker took time off from work to show us around the place and gave us a view of the mold where the trailers are laid up.
The trailer has an empty wt. of 79 lbs, has 11 cu. ft. capacity, and comes with LED tail lights.
Looking forward to more m/c camping in the fall when cool weather returns.

Ed W.
Universal City, TX

[Trekker]

Thanks for reviewing this trailer. Glad to know your pleased with it.

What I like about the N-Line trailer:
larger capacity, slightly less cost than the Uni-Go, not a special hitch (can be used with any 1-1/4" receiver).
What I don't like about the N-Line:
It looks like a coffin, still more than $2k in cost, it's ugly.

While I understand form follows function..... seems to me it wouldn't be too hard to clean up the lines of this little box. Behind many bikes this trailer would look just right... but not behind a sport touring model.

Happy moto-camping Ed!

[ucwinters]

Trekker,

Richard, the fellow that makes the N-Line trailers, patterned the box after a Harley saddlebag. I concur that the trailer looks like a coffin and that was my first thought when one of my riding partners bought one prior to my buying the trailer. I just figured that I'd learn to live with the looks.

Ed W.

[georgeorge]

Hi guys, I'm new here, but thought I'd ask a question about the N-line. With it configured the way it is (Wheel at the very rear) does it lower the cargo capacity as compared to the uni-go. I don't even know what the uni-go is rated for, but at least some of the weight is over the wheel. It just seems to me that with all the weight in front of the wheel that you would really feel it on the bike. I built my own trailer and the wheels are at a mid point of the load. I can barely feel it back there. Here's a picture of mine.

[Trekker]

I would agree that on the N-Line the weight is more of an issue just because about 1/2 would be pressing on the tongue. With your 2 wheeled version, or the UniGo, the most of the load is carried on the trailer axle with much less load on the tongue and hitch. And that's a key factor--- tongue weight!

Not too many uni wheeled trailers could carry as much of a load as a 2 wheeler. Your homemade cargo trailer is awesome!