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Tourer
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, IA | Roadman Campers, anyone ever hear of them, and if so and info would be helpful , or any other pop ups u like lookin ginto one now that hitch is on its way thanks |
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Puddle Jumper
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| I have been looking at the bunk house for a while. http://www.bf-specialties.com/index.html
any opinions on the bunkhouse also? |
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Cruiser
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| Here is one that I am looking at. I got a brief look last year at the Vancouver Bike Show, seems pretty impressive. I did not take a serious look at the time, but, now that I am getting a Vision, the camper trailer is one of the must have's that my wife wants. Here is the link http://www.leesurelite.com/bike.htm I have emailed the company for a price list, let me know if you are interested and I will pass it along when I get it. Hope that this Helps!
Edited by Gerica 2009-01-09 10:07 PM
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Tourer
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northwest florida | Roadman Campers, seems pricey for a " you put together" tent on wheels. I have used a leesurelite from a friend and was impressed with the ease of use and the constuction. |
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Cruiser
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| This is the company I got mine from http://www.trailmasterinc.com/
Easy set up and a couple of different styles. |
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Iron Butt
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| Both the Aspen camper sold by Trail Master Inc. and the Bunkhouse camper manufactured and sold by B & F Specialties are excellent campers. I have personally owned a Bunkhouse and the quality is top notch. I have seen the Aspen camper during construction and although the features can be impressive, I was not impressed with the way the frame is constructed. A little history; the owner of Trail Master Inc. (Gary Cooper, not the actor) used to be the sole distributor for B & F Specialties Bunkhouse, but he started to get a little greedy and decided to take the basic design of the Bunkhouse and goto another manufacturer (Nuko Industries) and have them make the body out of a high grade ABS rather then the hand laid fiberglass that B & F uses. The end result? While Trail Master has probably taken some sales away from B & F Specialties, the Bunkhouse camper practically sells itself just on reputation. What it comes down to is choice and here are the two websites from B & F Specialties and Trailmaster:
http://www.trailmasterinc.com/
http://www.bf-specialties.com/
BTW, if you are going to the Chicago Cycle World Motorcycle Show, both of these two will have booths with trailers at the show. Their locations are only about 10 miles apart here in the Chicago suburban area. |
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Iron Butt
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| I need to make a correction, while Trail Master did copy the basic design of the Bunkhouse camper, it was B & F Specialties that ended using outside reps for sales and instead concentrated on selling direct to the buyers. |
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Tourer
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Tucson, AZ | I pulled a leesurelite and loved it. Cant speak of the others though. Got the leesurelite as a gift so....but very good to pull and very easy to set up with plenty of inside storage. Went through some pretty violient hail and rain storms in Custer with no problems
mike |
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | Help me out here guys. Are you talking about a camper that you're gonna pull w/ your Vision? |
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Iron Butt
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Rockford, IL | CoolHandLuke - 2009-01-10 6:44 AM Help me out here guys. Are you talking about a camper that you're gonna pull w/ your Vision? After clicking on the provided links and looking at the information and pictures.....I'd say YES  |
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Tourer
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Tucson, AZ | To clarify, I did not pull my camper with the Vision, however i did pull it with a Road King and my Ultra Classic. With the Vision i use my tent or KOA cabin, and last resort, motel.
mike |
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Cruiser
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Rapid City, SD | Never knew they had these thing but I have to admit they look kinda cool. Not that I have the money to purchase one but they look interesting. |
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Cruiser
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| You know, for the price of these campers, you can buy a hell of a lot of motel rooms where you don't have to take it off the bike, set it up, re-pack, hook it back up, and be concerned with that great big pimple behind your bike.
Just my two cents worth (and I love to tent camp), but if you need a trailer behind your bike....maybe you really need a Silverado with an Airstream.
No offense intended to anyone. |
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Iron Butt
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New York State | I think a motorcycle with a trailer beats a Motorcycle on a trailer |
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Tourer
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Buffalo Grove,Ill | When i started racing cars in 1980 i was always envious of the guys who had the motorhomes at the track when i had a tent. Then i got a full size Chevy van and put a bed in it and i thought it was great, but was still envious. As i got a little older we started researching the big coaches. I then realized as Smitty stated, I can have a nice room with a nice shower usually a pool someone to call me to get me up in the morning and the comfort in knowing i dont have to make the bed or store it someplace when i got home. Probably for 10 years for the cost of a motorhome. No thanks.
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Tourer
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Cottage Grove, Mn | Try these guys
http://timeouttrailers.org/campingtrailers.aspx |
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Tourer
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, IA | ya well if u only go on one trip a year i guess it would be a waste of money |
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Cruiser
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Tavares, Fl | I tow a Bunkhouse with the Bushtek hitch and have had no problems at all. Plenty of torque. Brakes on the Vision are adequate, just leave a little extra room to stop. Camping in the Bunkhouse is quite comfortable, I have the 6x10 enclosed room and is great for those rainy days, plenty of room for friends to sit in. I think if I had it to do over I would probably buy the Timeout mainly because of the hard top when it is closed. I carry a collapsable dog cage on top and I think it would work better with the hard top as compared with the Bunkhouse. Granted its no Airstream but I wouldn't trade my camping experiences over the years for anything. There is no experience like it. like the time two bears were pillaging camp in the smokies and we're lying in bed in the Bunkhouse watching them and one of them came over and looked in the window, nose to nose with us....Get that experience at the local Marriot... |
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Tourer
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O'Neill, Nebraska | Smitty - 2009-01-10 10:26 AM
Just my two cents worth (and I love to tent camp), but if you need a trailer behind your bike....maybe you really need a Silverado with an Airstream.
No offense intended to anyone.
My thoughts exactly. We have an F-350 and a Airstream....now I'm trying to figure out how to take my Vision with us.
I must admit towing a camper behind the Vision is an interesting though...tt all depends on your point of view. |
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Tourer
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, IA | thanks to all, just bought a aspen Ambassador |
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Cruiser
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Hartland, , WI | Smitty - 2009-01-10 10:26 AM
You know, for the price of these campers, you can buy a hell of a lot of motel rooms where you don't have to take it off the bike, set it up, re-pack, hook it back up, and be concerned with that great big pimple behind your bike.
Just my two cents worth (and I love to tent camp), but if you need a trailer behind your bike....maybe you really need a Silverado with an Airstream.
No offense intended to anyone.
I'm with Smitty...no offense to anyone...but since I cracked the half century mark I really like a nice soft bed and no bugs inside driving me crazy after a day of riding. Me and the better half like planning our trips around location and "bed n breakfast" stops...good flavor of the locals...and after a nice cocktail, shower, dinner...the mood is goooood for snugglin!
Remember the sticker on the back of Vans..."if the truck is rocking, don't come knockin"? I can see the same sticker on the pop up camper..."if the trailer is rocking, please help tip us back upright"
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Cruiser
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Hartland, , WI | Trekwolf164 - 2009-01-10 10:43 AM
I think a motorcycle with a trailer beats a Motorcycle on a trailer
Trekwolf....LMAO.... |
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Cruiser
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Tavares, Fl | Thats what is great about this country, everyone has a right to follow their own dreams. |
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New user
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| I chuckle everytime I see chat rooms mention Aspen vs. Bunkhouse and the 'partner' who left B&F to 'copy' the Bunkhouse. Truth is (and this is FACT...) the 'partner' (who has owned Trailmaster Inc since 1965) was building, marketing and selling motorcycle cargo trailers nine (9) years before meeting B&F in 1982. At that time ('82), B&F Specialties had NOTHING to do with the motorcycle industry. Trailmaster helped B&F design the Liberty cargo trailer in '82 and put B&F Specialties in the motorcycle industry. Trailmaster then began marketing and selling the Liberty for B&F.
In 1984, Trailmaster worked with another independent contractor and helped design a 'Pop-Up' camper for B&F. Trailmaster named the product Bunkhouse, created all of the artwork and (as an independent contractor) marketed and sold every Bunkhouse until 1997. In 1996, while working a rally in Tennessee, Trailmaster learned from another vendor that B&F was 'quietly' trying to sell the business - not telling Trailmaster. So in 1997, Trailmaster began developing the Aspen (knowing what changes should be made) and teamed up with Nuko Industries to produce the new line!
'Long-Story-Short...' Trailmaster was NEVER an employee of B&F and the Bunkhouse would not exist if it wasn't for Trailmaster - nor would B&F even be in the business of bike trailers if it wasn't for Trailmaster!
I hope this clears things up and if anyone has any further questions, they're welcome to contact me.
Gary Cooper
Trailmaster Inc
www.trailmasterinc.com |
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