Bike and a trike in a trailer
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Bike and a trike in a trailer
Anyone have experience with putting a Streetglide and a Freewheeler in an enclosed trailer? Looking to see what size trailer I might need to get them both in.
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I have a 7x14 vee nose trailer.
Put a freewheeler and a Limited in.
Very tight.
Backed up the freewheeler all the way and slid the front wheel all the way sideways.
Pulled the limited in and pulled up tight.
It was so close that the owner of the freewheeler did not trust it so we pulled it out and pit it in another trailer.
If I had to vote, I would go with 7x16 or 7-1/2 x 16
Tom
Put a freewheeler and a Limited in.
Very tight.
Backed up the freewheeler all the way and slid the front wheel all the way sideways.
Pulled the limited in and pulled up tight.
It was so close that the owner of the freewheeler did not trust it so we pulled it out and pit it in another trailer.
If I had to vote, I would go with 7x16 or 7-1/2 x 16
Tom
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Road Captain
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It looks like a 16 foot with v nose would just make it as a StreetGlide and a Freewheeler are roughly 200 inches total. A 16 footer plus the 24" v would be close to 216 inches, With the trike all the way into the v it would leave just enough room for the StreetGlide. Just wondering if anyone has done this.
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I had a 7'x20' V-nose snowmobile trailer with drop-down doors on the rear and on the LH side nose.
The narrow body didn't require "trailer style" truck mirrors and I had plenty of room to get around the bikes and enough floor space for plastic containers for my gear.
My only regret in buying it was that it was steel and not aluminum but you have to use a trailer a lot to justify the extra cost of aluminum.
The narrow body didn't require "trailer style" truck mirrors and I had plenty of room to get around the bikes and enough floor space for plastic containers for my gear.
My only regret in buying it was that it was steel and not aluminum but you have to use a trailer a lot to justify the extra cost of aluminum.
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I had a 7'x20' V-nose snowmobile trailer with drop-down doors on the rear and on the LH side nose.
The narrow body didn't require "trailer style" truck mirrors and I had plenty of room to get around the bikes and enough floor space for plastic containers for my gear.
My only regret in buying it was that it was steel and not aluminum but you have to use a trailer a lot to justify the extra cost of aluminum.
The narrow body didn't require "trailer style" truck mirrors and I had plenty of room to get around the bikes and enough floor space for plastic containers for my gear.
My only regret in buying it was that it was steel and not aluminum but you have to use a trailer a lot to justify the extra cost of aluminum.
Last year we hauled a Fat Boy, a Heritage, a Deluxe and a Street Glide 1300 miles each way to Florida. The year before, just the Fat Boy and Deluxe on the trip down. But we hauled those 2 bikes and a Tri Glide home. Set the parking brake on the trike. Strapped it so that 2 were pulling toward the front of the trailer and 2 were pulling to the rear. No issues.
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I have a 2008 Streetglide and wife has a 2012 Triglide Ultra. My trailer is a 7 x 14 Haulmark LowHauler. So that doesn't include V nose. I got both bikes in but did remove the saddle bag on right side to just make sure there weren't any misshaps. Was a close fit (trike fender had 2 inches from wall) but travelled 1400 miles to Laughlin Nevada checking it constantly. Nothing moved and no issues whatsoever. Now, that being said, I had bought a Biker Bar for mine and then decided I didn't want to trust straps on the Trike so bought a second biker bar and locked Triglide down with one too. Probably overkill but worked fantastic so no regrets. We then rode for 2 weeks in the desert and then i loaded them back up and hauled them another 1400 miles home to Canada. Not issues so it can be done. Just planning and being careful.
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I went with the R & R Aluminum trailer. Size is 7'6" X 16. V nose. Nice thing is with the V nose and going wider it also lengthened the nose. Inside total length with the tail door up is 19'3". This works out perfect and the wife's Tri Glide goes in first then a removable wheel chock goes down and my EG Limited runs right up behind. Gives about 1' between the bikes so it is easier to strap everything down. With the extra 6" in width I can haul by buddies CVO EG side by side without fear of banging fairings. Or I haul a small quad for tooling around the campgrounds. I got the tip out bed option too. It tips to the outside so you can go to sleep even with the bikes inside. Don't have to unload everything. One thing of caution with the trike so far up in the nose you will have a good bit of tong weight. I am about 750 lb so make sure your hitch and rig is rated accordingly.