Motorcycle Trailer
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2017
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From: Illinois
Thanks for the discussion guys. I am inclined to agree with IdahoHacker. For a little more money I can get something more versatile. Just need to find a place to store it. I liked the fold up and store it in the garage or the back of your truck option but it's not worth it if my bike falls over 
I've used it to haul my Heritage softail and other friend's bikes. It can carry 1,700 lbs so it can carry a Harley with no issues. And an added feature is that the trailer bed tilts so it is very easy to load heavy items onto it.
And because it is an utility trailer, I have also used it to move family belongings, carry appliances home, transport my lawn tractor, take construction material to the dump, and well, there isn't a month that I, or someone I know, is not in need of it. Even my neighbor has borrowed it to haul his ATV to-and-from his cabin in a neighboring state.
And the cost? About $250. Can't beat that.
Last edited by Labrador; Nov 11, 2017 at 05:09 PM.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2016
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From: Tucson Arizona
Get a Kendon...
I picked up and older, lightly used Kendon single for $1,450 on craigslist. Solved the loading issues by bolting 2 X 12's onto the rear deck and mating them to 2 X 12's that parallel the loading ramp. I used eye hooks on the ends of the trailer boards and J hooks that simply drop into the eye hooks on the boards that parallel the loading ramp. This gives me a nice wide, stable place to put my boots as I ride on or roll off.
PM me and I can send you a couple of pics {Photo freaking bucket is still holding my internet pics hostage}. This system works great and makes single-handed loading/unloading a piece of cake.
I have towed my Dyna SG over 8,000 miles behind our 24' Class C this year {so far} and ridden more than 12,000 miles. We get to ride some awesome roads all over the country and come back at the end of the ride to all of the comforts of home {hot showers, food, soft bed etc.}. Works for me!
PM me and I can send you a couple of pics {Photo freaking bucket is still holding my internet pics hostage}. This system works great and makes single-handed loading/unloading a piece of cake.
I have towed my Dyna SG over 8,000 miles behind our 24' Class C this year {so far} and ridden more than 12,000 miles. We get to ride some awesome roads all over the country and come back at the end of the ride to all of the comforts of home {hot showers, food, soft bed etc.}. Works for me!
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Delaware
That's interesting. I never tried to ride my bikes up on my trailer. I keep my hands on the throttle & clutch and walk it up standing on the left side. And it's never gotten away from me. One of my Goldwing buds just this season tore open his leg trying to ride his wing onto a trailer. He stopped where the ramp met the bed and he couldn't flatfoot himself and the bike rolled back and a bolt on his highway peg ripped his right leg open. He lost about a pint of blood. He'll be walking his bike up from now on.
Ouch, that had to hurt. I have always loaded by riding on. That way I don't have to worry about balancing the bike while I step up onto the trailer, or as it gets up about head high going on. Backing off is a whole different animal.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 384
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From: Annapolis
I don't know much about a Stinger trailer, but they look nice, but seem high. I've been searching for the past several months for an enclosed trailer. I need one for multiple reasons...
For almost the price of a Stinger trailer, you can get an enclosed trailer.
http://www.usacargotrailersales.com/...95-detail.html
Do you have the space to store it?
Enclosed trailer vs an open trailer?
If you have a truck, ever thought about a ramp?
https://www.titanramps.com/motorcycle-ramps/10-hd-4-beam-wide-harley-folding-arch-ramps.html#.Wgeyjrle71I
For almost the price of a Stinger trailer, you can get an enclosed trailer.
http://www.usacargotrailersales.com/...95-detail.html
Do you have the space to store it?
Enclosed trailer vs an open trailer?
If you have a truck, ever thought about a ramp?
https://www.titanramps.com/motorcycle-ramps/10-hd-4-beam-wide-harley-folding-arch-ramps.html#.Wgeyjrle71I
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From: N.E. WA.
couldn't do it. way too much cash for such a limited use.
I picked up a used golf cart trailer for my snowmobile. paid $600 off craigslist. it's got a latching, framed, 4.5' x 11', tilt flatbed, that's made to haul around 3k. I've used it to haul 3 bikes (in a pinch), a quad, a riding mower, a ditch witch rental and tons of other misc. stuff. It's paid for itself, 20 times over in the last few years.
The reason I bring it up though... is because the tilt deck is so much easier to use than a ramp. even a trifold ramp is more hassle and less stability. The low riding tilt bed is the absolute best way to go... short of paying for a fully covered unit w/ cable assist, ramp doors... imho.
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I picked up a used golf cart trailer for my snowmobile. paid $600 off craigslist. it's got a latching, framed, 4.5' x 11', tilt flatbed, that's made to haul around 3k. I've used it to haul 3 bikes (in a pinch), a quad, a riding mower, a ditch witch rental and tons of other misc. stuff. It's paid for itself, 20 times over in the last few years.
The reason I bring it up though... is because the tilt deck is so much easier to use than a ramp. even a trifold ramp is more hassle and less stability. The low riding tilt bed is the absolute best way to go... short of paying for a fully covered unit w/ cable assist, ramp doors... imho.
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If storage at home or destination is a problem then something like a portachopper or a trailer in a bag could be an option.
They can be pulled by the smallest of vehicles.
The original trailer in a bag inventor with condor chock and floor boards passed away, that unit is no longer available new but they are observed on craigslist used sometimes.
The portachopper is similar, has suspension but does not have the condor or floor board option.
I have an original trailer in a bag, it fits in the trunk of my car and also stores in a small corner of the garage easily.
Neither are/were cheap new but if storage at home is a concern then options that would fit in the trunk of a car, a garage shelf, small corner of a garage, under a bed or a small condo locker are few.
I thought the stinger was no longer available.
The portachopper and trailer in a bag require less storage/transport space.
http://www.portachopper.com/
http://motorcycletrailer.com/tib/
They can be pulled by the smallest of vehicles.
The original trailer in a bag inventor with condor chock and floor boards passed away, that unit is no longer available new but they are observed on craigslist used sometimes.
The portachopper is similar, has suspension but does not have the condor or floor board option.
I have an original trailer in a bag, it fits in the trunk of my car and also stores in a small corner of the garage easily.
Neither are/were cheap new but if storage at home is a concern then options that would fit in the trunk of a car, a garage shelf, small corner of a garage, under a bed or a small condo locker are few.
I thought the stinger was no longer available.
The portachopper and trailer in a bag require less storage/transport space.
http://www.portachopper.com/
http://motorcycletrailer.com/tib/
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Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 518
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From: Tucson Arizona
Easy storage with a Kendon...
Ease of storage is one the main reasons I got the Kendon. Simply fold the rear half of the trailer back over and stand it up vertically. It will come to rest on 3 hard rubber casters and you can then just roll it up against the wall. Its footprint is no larger than the 13 or 14" tires which don't even touch the ground when stored.
This can come in very handy when we travel towing behind our little 24' Class C motorhome. If the only site available is tight I just offload the bike and stand the Kendon up and roll it to the rear of the coach.
This can come in very handy when we travel towing behind our little 24' Class C motorhome. If the only site available is tight I just offload the bike and stand the Kendon up and roll it to the rear of the coach.
