I know nothing about hauling a bike but a few times a year I do go places where I would love to have my bike but need to bring too much luggage (and dogs and wife) to ride it there.

I want to have it be safe and the trailer to be durable but don't really want to drop $1,000+ for a few times a year and then need to have a big space for storage.

Are their any tips you guys got? Tire size and type? Utility trailers? Can you make decent ones yourself?

Thanks....

 

Make sure it has a Torsion axle if you want a decent ride.

 

For as little as it sounds like you'll use it.... you can rent 4' x 7' utility trailer for $15/day and still have room to pack stuff around the bike like coolers and camping gear.

 

Two axle low boy is the way to roll.

 

Renting is an excellent idea actually.

 

+1

Realized that a couple years back. Sold my trailer because my bike never saw it. Worried about when i would need it. Then realized i could rent an enclosed U-Haul trailer and as long as you deliver it back to the same place you picked it up, its actually pretty cheap.....

 

U-Haul rents an awesome motorcylcle trailer for < 20 a day with tax. I rented one recently and it had a built in chock and nice tiedowns. I have rented enclosed before but they don't have good tiedowns for a bike. It would cost be $80 a month to store and register a trailer. For that it is easier to rent a u-haul for my occasional use.

 

Again, totally awesome advice. I have a tow hitch on my SUV just no trailer...the UHaul thing sounds cheaper and way easier....thanks!

 

Yep, I take the bike to AZ in February every year, and can not ride due to winter temps and snow here. Renting is the easiest.

 

Called U-Haul, yep easy and $14.95 a day. Only bad thing is they have a 5 day max but I guess I should check doing 2 one way rentals except the place I go is 3 miles from the end of the world so the Uhaul there might be a bit limited...