European trailer hitches

["Bill Bain" <bill_bain@domain.elided>]

OK, my '83 Spider now sports a true trailer hitch, complete with the US 
standard 1 and 7/8" ball.  The European bike rack that a Dutch friend gave 
me (still has the Dutch license plate riveted to it!) is intended to mount 
over the trailer hitch ball, *but* the US standard ball is a bit too big.  
Questions:

What is the standard European size ball?

I will be in Paris next week.  Any idea where one buys such a thing as a 
trailer hitch ball, assuming it exists?  Not sure they have Pep Boys or 
Kragen or Western Auto over there!  :-)

There's been a lot of discussion about hitches on Spiders.  It can be done.  
I'll post details when I get back!


TIA
Bill Bain
AROC Atlanta
'83 Spider
'87 Milano Silver



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