THE NEW AERO FX Rally THE BEST JUST GOT BETTER
Performance Trailers are built using high quality components and are designed for superior handling and smooth effective braking to increase your safety.
The AERO FX Rally has superceded the Aero FX Plus with quality updates including:
*Vented, radial drilled cast iron brake disc's fitted to steel billet hubs.
*Hardcoat anodized aluminium billet master cylinder and callipers.
*Ikon 7610, adjustable, rising rate coil spring, shock absorbers
*Tyreplier puncture repair kit.
*10" Competition grade 8 spoke Mini mags fitted with tubeless steel belt radial tyres.
* For a complete list of standard inclusions click on "Order Form" at top of page.
The Aero FX Rally features a very strong fiberglass body, incorporating eyecatching aerodynamic styling with compensated balance for smooth towing and superior cornering. Rider safety is Perfomance Trailers paramount aim, therefore hydraulic disc brakes are standard equipment on the Aero FX Rally.
At Performance Trailers we think the Aero FX Rally is the safest, strongest and best handling trailer available.
Performance Trailers Braking System:
The braking system available on the AERO FX Rally is automatically activated. When the trailer tries to push the bike, it actually starts to apply its own brakes, an hydraulic over-ride coupling activates the disc brakes, resulting in smooth and even braking. The braking system is self adjusting, varying itself according to the trailers load, and the braking effort of the bike
Non-braked trailers try to push the bike upward and/or side-ways while it's braking, this can lead to dangerous situations during emergency stopping, or on wet or slippery roads, on broken or gravel surfaces, in fact in any stopping situation, especially where the bike cannot get enough traction, an un-braked trailer will make the situation much worse.
An added advantage of the Performance trailers braking system is a change in the effect of weight transference on the bike. The trailer has its own weight transference while braking. This weight transference causes a downward force on the draw-bar, putting downward force on the rear wheel of the bike thereby improving rear wheel traction and helping overcome the jackknife tendencies un-braked trailers have in emergency braking situations.
The following tests where conducted at Eastern Creek with a 50kg (110lb) load with the Aero FX Plus. Road tests for the Aero FX Rally will be published in the December Issue of "Austrailian Road Rider"
"I could crank through Turn One at about 160km/h with a margin to spare, which is hardly any slower than the K12 would go without the trailer. The bumps in the corner didn't upset things in the slightest, which is a good sign for road riding".
"The brakes were excellent take Turn Nine for example. It is downhill and comes around 180 degrees in a tight, slow arc. You need to be good on the brakes here. I could accelerate out of the previous corner and then dive on the brakes hard and (reasonably) late. The trailer didn't push the bike at all, because it was slowing itself down at the same rate as the bike. It gives you confidence that you just can't find in un-braked trailers". (Mick Matheson Two Wheels December 2000)
Performance Trailers Suspension System:
A well-designed shock absorbed suspension is needed to control trailer bounce and wobble caused by irregularities in the road surface. These bounces can cause rapid weight shifts when cornering, causing a loss of stability, traction and handling to the whole bike and trailer unit. The AERO FX Rally has fully independent swing arms, with rising rate coil spring, shock absorbed suspension. This fully adjustable system gives a smooth ride with negligible loss of contact between the road surface and tyres while allowing good travel with controlled damping on compression and rebound throughout the load range and on all types of road surface.
"Rob claims that his performance Trailers are the safest in Australia, and there's no doubt that the brakes he fits are a boon. The new independent suspension adds to the handling package, and makes the Aero FX plus the most up-to-date motorcycle trailer around. I can see why Rob was so confident in having us test it at the track. If it can be towed flat out around the racetrack, it'll be fine on the road".(Mick Matheson Two Wheels December 2000)