This area will chronicle my attempts at building a dog trailer to tow with the motorcycle.  As of March 2000, I have the trailer, but little else.  I will update the page as I go along.  Of course, any help, ideas or suggestions that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Overview
OK.  I have (Well, not "I" but "We") two German Shepherd dogs, affectionately known to my riding buddies as the "Psycho Killers."    They are actually very friendly, I don't know why the got that reputation.  Unfortunately, the ultimatum has been passed down.  Carmel has said that in order to go on extended vacations, we must do something about the dogs.  Of course, I just want to leave them 2 weeks worth of food and water in the backyard, and be gone for two weeks.  That doesn't go over too well with the better half.  So it's either get someone to watch them, or take them with us.  I don't know too many people who would jump at the chance of taking care of 2 Psycho Killer dogs, so the only choice is to take  them with us.  They are too big for saddlebags, so the only answer is a dog trailer.  In one of my cross country trips, I actually saw a tandem motorcycle trailer.  It was the oddest thing.  It was a Goldwing, with a regular trailer, and then on the back of that trailer was another trailer that carried a big dog.  I wish I had taken photos, since no one believes me.  The dog trailer was actually a "cage" of sorts from what I remember.

Background
A Motorcycle trailer is nothing new.  Many people have them.  From what I've experienced, though, it seems that there are so few made that getting information is very difficult.  There are many trailer manufacturers, and a good list is at the Motorcycle trailer Links page.   I called a few manufacturers and told them what I wanted to do, and they were totally amazed.  They wanted to be helpful, but they had no good suggestions.  Hannigan Trailers provided the most in-depth help, but alas, they too turned out to be limited in their canine adaptability. Additionally, the cost of the trailers is high, and to have something custom adapted - I might as well teach the dogs to drive and buy them their own car so they could follow me.  It would be cheaper.  So I was on my own.  Well, not totally.   I did talk to a few MagSabbers who had trailer adventures themselves.  Walt Gibson, and his "Mega Magna" proved that it was no problem hooking up a trailer to a V65 Magna.  Note his dog in the background hungrily eyeing the trailer.   This must be a hint of things to come.
I resolved myself to keeping my eyes opened for a used trailer, and then somehow modifying it.  Then I was contacted by Dave B., who actually made a dog trailer.  What luck!!  Now, his trailer seemed a little small for our two dogs, and  the fact that the dog could jump out was not too appealing for our dogs.  But he provided invaluable information on the structure and feasibility of towing dogs!!

The Hitch
OK.  The hitch is another story  No one makes one for a V65 magna.   I called the Hitch Doctor, and the answer was NO.  So again I am on my own.  However, there are some nice photos at the Hitch Doctors website that gave me some good ideas on what to do!

The Trailer
Now of course, I would just put the dogs in the trailer, close the lid, and be on my merry way.  Of course, it can't be that easy.  It seems that Carmel would not be satisfied until I make their trip as comfortable for them as possible.  Forget about me-- the dogs must travel in the lap of luxury.  They must be able to look around, lay down, get up and stretch, TV and VCR, the works.  So, back to the house of ideas.  Maybe one of those RV bubbles or something, and have the trailer look like a Jetson car.  So, in keeping with the Jetsons motif, the trailer will be known as the AstroMobile.