I need a trailer to tow my motorcycle ...

[rickmcdougald]

Anybody have good feelings for any particular trailer (including the ones I've listed below)?

I'm looking for one that'll be:
1. low to the ground (for easy load/unloading),
2. easily stored,
3. hold the ol' XJ11 (with Vetter fairing & trunk), and
4. not cost an arm AND A LEG. (Hey, I don't want much, do I?)

Here's one:
http://www.stingertrailer.com/index.html

and another:
http://www.oldinc.com/mptmctrans.htm
(The UMCT1XHD on the lower half of the page)

And maybe this one:
http://www.trailerinabag.com/
(http://www.jpcycles.com/search.aspx?...+bag&store=All)

Thanks for your feedback,
Rick

[bandet01]

i would say go with the second trailer or go look a lowes they have some nice i just aint a fan of those foling trailers i mean i know there has been alot of r and d put in to the but there not for me i would rather get a utilty trailer and make it a bike trailer and then have a place to put all the other stuff you wanted to take with you instead of putting it in your truck and if you go with a utlity trailer you can use it for other stuff then just carring the bike

[prometheus578]

"Going Towing"

[IMG][/IMG]I like this one from work, brand unknown. Holds two bikes and folds in half, stands on four caster wheels... can stand it up along the wall and roll it around. (Towin' a '79 F and a '79 Special ("Claire") to the State Police to have them inspected tomorrow. Abandoned, finally have the paperwork to get titles) I like trailers with wider wheel bases.
See if you can find an old camper. My personal trailer was our old 1966 Hi/Lo camper that I removed the top and kicked out the sides.

[Pat Kelly]

I got a 4' x 8' utility trailer from Harbor Freight, around $150-200. It can hold 2 bikes and I haul lots of other stuff too (we do alot of 'around the house projects')

[kf4anm]

4x8

i have the same as pat 4x8. got mine from menards for 199. put a sheet of pressure treated 1" plywood on the deck and used pressure treated deck planking and made some side rails. its solid as a rock. its great for bikes wood and whatever. the benefit, its small enough i can muscle it anywere in the yard by hand.

you'll never need a trailer until you don't own one.

[Street_Rat78]

One of the stores around here ((either Harbor Freight or Tractor Supply Company, I forget which)) had a real nice on sale a few months back. It's similar to the one prometheus was talking about:

Originally posted by prometheus578
folds in half, stands on four caster wheels... can stand it up along the wall and roll it around.

only this one had a removable tire railing/slot down the center of the trailer. When you were hauling the bike, use the insert ... when you want to haul anything else, simply take it out and you have a flat bed trailer. I want to say it was around the same price range ... $150-$200.

[deeparchae]

Careful with cheap trailers

I bought one several years ago to haul my 80 SG and half way between Tucson and Denver ( on the Res) the welds holding the spring brackets broke. The bike was fine, but the trailer became another piece of junk abandoned on the res. The moral of the story is make sure you check the workmanship on every piece of equipment you buy. It's cheap insurance.

[prometheus578]

"Need a trailer to haul the trailer"

I've seen one of those Harbor Fright trailers. Uhmmm... I'd pass on that one. Now, I'm not gonna poke fun at anyone... but there's a reason why Harbor Freight sells so cheaply. The one I saw belonged to a guy I met in a welding class. (used it to move washers and dryers) His class project was to reweld the hitch neck after it snapped off on the road.

[chevy45412001]

i'm with 578

though it is a good price , i 've seen the harbor frieght model, and i think i'll pass. the metal used for the frame resembles aluminum foil , well ok tin foil if you must. farm and barn or (fleet farm ) menards etc for 200-300 more much better design and materials also get bigger tires and some even have the built in drop down ramp.and if money allows the 5*10 model would haull three bikes plus gear,but hey thats just my two cents.

[Street_Rat78]

I didn't really pay that close attention to it, because at the time I saw it, I didn't have the money to spare for a trailer. I was just wishful shopping through the circulars that accumulate in my mailbox and happened to see it. Glad now that I couldn't afford it ... I may have been really upset if they are as bad as y'all say.

[mro]

I need a trailer to tow my motorcycle ...

Something to think about.

You are liable while on the road for the trailer and its load.
Something comes off your trailer while towing and it is considered "negligence". If trailer has a problem (or even breaks) and causes any damage to anything your liable.

I've towed a lota miles. Had a trailer leaf spring break when I couldn't avoid a nasty pot hole on highway and small piece (8" long) popped off and landed on a guys hood. (cost over $600.00 to repaint Wound up buying a Lincoln Mark 7 once too because of a trailer problem. (lucky no one got hurt)

Its cheaper in long run to have a good trailer, well maintained.
Also good trailer is easier on what you are carrying.



mro