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I'll be using my 205 to tow a small motorbike trailer to fetch a motorbike on friday, and was wondering if anybody had any tips before I set off. I'll be collecting a trailer, driving about 60 miles to fetch said bike, plonking it on, towing it about 50mile to my house, then another 10 or so miles with the empty trailer back to where it lives. It's a basic single axle motorbike trailer, with the channel up the middle to hold the bike straight. the bike weighs approx 230kg. I've just finished fitting the towbar and will be doing the wiring for the trailer light plug on thursday. Just looking for a few tips on using the 205 to tow really as I havent done it before. I've already raised the rear beam up a bit to account for the extra weight. Would it be worth changing the front ride height at all or leave it as normal? Its on height adjustable coilovers so can lower it or raise it in about 30 seconds if need be. I'll obviously be taking it easy and leaving plenty of braking room at all times. Im wondering if, even though I've raised the height, the 205 might be quite low for the trailer still. I want to avoid the trailer nose pointing down to avoid extra stress on the rear of the car, so would it be wise to use a riser plate to bring the towball up a little? for holding the bike in place I'll be using plenty of beefy ratchet straps, along with some smaller ratchet straps to avoid any wobbling etc. John