I towed a trailer with my previous bike from Phoenix to the Black Hills and back in 2009, including I-70 from Utah to Denver and US-89A near the Grand Canyon North Rim. That's a lot of twisties, and it handled them just fine.

 

I have a Harbor Freight trailer with a X-cargo clam shell. My wife and I can haul more stuff than we need for camping. It pulls very well. On highways I have to lower one mirror just to remind me that it is back there. It is noticable when emergency stopping and during heavy braking in curves. If your not breaking hard in curves then the trailer is hardly noticable. It does cause you to burn more gasoline. It handles better than the same amount of luggage piles high on a backrest or travel trunk. I pull mine with an 07 Roadglide.

 

I pulled a trailer with my 07 Ultra and plan on pulling on with my 2013. My recomondation is either buy a trailer that has a full 360 degree rotation of the hitch or the hitch itself will rotate. With this set up you can corner just like there is no trailer at all behind you. The bike will lean and there will be no binding of the tongue. Another reason for this is just in case you drop your bike ( which never happens I know ) you will not do any damage to the trailer or the bike's hitch.

 

While I don't pull a trailer anymore, I once did and for many miles too. The Bushtec with the big wheels and air suspension is the way to go. I've pulled many miles through the tight twisties of West Virginia and because of the hitch and air ride you really don't know it's there.

You will use more gas and tires. But the wife/GF will be happy. And with that cooler loaded up so will you.

 

I pull a Piggybacker XL trailer with my '08 Ultra. No problems at all, never know it's back there unless you try to do a shotgun start from a stoplight. I make sure to remember I'm pulling and give myself extra stopping space or evasion room from other traffic though. Even two-up, I sometimes forget it's back there when going down the interstate.

I'm not rich enough to afford a Bushtec or one of them other fancy trailers. We got ours from a guy at a dirt cheap price, he bought it from the manufacturer new (trailer, extra lights, ball, and the entire hitch mount on the bike...he even installed it too). I've had it up to 75, he's ran it faster than that. Again, no problems. Just make sure to load it properly (check your tongue weight before leaving), and when pumping gas at stops, take a second to look at the tires, make sure it's still locked tight, and connected to the bike properly. I've seen another trailer being pulled by the safety chains because it came off the ball. Caught up with the guy and got him to pull over...he said he had just left the campground, felt it pulling funny, and was going to wait to stop until he reached the next town! I told him he really needs to learn safety before he rides, and left him gawking on the side of the road.

Handles fine on asphalt, gravel, any decent road. I wouldn't go off-roading with it of course, but no problems on any road yet. I pull to a base camp, lock it to a tree, and ride around the area from there. When pulling, I'm not going to break any speed records on the Dragon...just use common sense, slow down a little more on tight curves, and you'll be fine.

Get about 28 MPG pulling it though...usually get around 44 without it.

It allows the wife to bring many more shoes and stuff we never use...but I don't have the arguments anymore about what she can and cannot bring. That alone is worth the cost of a trailer. And, we keep a big cooler on the front, full of ice, cold ones, and the refrigerated food needs. Guess whose bike is always the most popular when pulling into the campground after a day of riding in the 90s?

 

Been pulling a bushtec for years and I can honestly say I often have to look in the mirror to make sure it's still there. Bushtec comes with a swivel hitch built in and adjustable air ride, it really sticks to the road. For long trips with the wife it is the only way to travel.

 

yep...swivel hitch is the secret. Don't know it's there...I would haul it empty, before leaving it at home....just for the ice cold beers, in the cooler....