Figures 11 & 12
Figure 10 or

Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle

Note: The Burley Forged Standard Hitch is used for bicycles with either nutted axles quick release assemblies

1.Remove axle nut or rear quick release lever assembly from bike.

2.Match hole on flat side of hitch upper arm to left (non-chain ring side) rear dropout hole, and place hitch flat against the dropout.

3.Loosely reassemble axle nut or quick release assembly through hitch, dropout and wheel. Racks, bags, or fittings should not interfere with hitch.

4.Slide flex connector between hitch side arms, and match holes.

5.Open retaining pin and insert through hitch and flex connector holes from above. Close retaining pin.

6.Tighten axle nut or tighten and close quick release lever, with lever pointing to rear of bike. A properly adjusted quick release lever should leave an imprint on your palm when the lever is rotated

to the closed position. Verify that hitch is secure and cannot be rotated by hand.

7.Wrap safety strap twice around inside of chain stay. Fasten hook to D-ring on underside of tow bar end. Figure 12

8.To remove trailer from bicycle, unfasten clip from D-ring and remove retaining pin.

WARNING

QUICK RELEASE LEVER MUST BE IN CLOSED POSITION AND HITCH SAFETY STRAP PROPERLY INSTALLED. NUTTED AXLES MUST BE TIGHTENED SECURELY. HITCH MUST NOT INTERFERE WITH RACKS, BAGS OR FITTINGS. INSPECT HITCH AND TOW BAR FREQUENTLY FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSE FASTENERS. DAMAGED OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HITCHES OR INTERFERING PARTS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Hitch

Nut

Figure 10: Nutted axle assembly

Hitch

Quick Release

Figure 11: Quick release assembly

Safety strap

wrapped twice

around chainstay

Flex Connector

Figure 12: Forged hitch shown

Nut

Hitch Upper Arm

Quick Release Lever

Retaining Pin

Hook fastened to

D-ring under tow bar

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Burley Honey Bee manual Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle, Nutted axle assembly