How much trailer for 3 touring bikes?
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From: Indian Land, SC
Check out these :
http://www.haulin.com/haulin/default...=cargotrailers
If you live near a factory, the prices on all trailers are cheaper if you can pick them up there and eliminate the middleman.
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My favorite 3 brands of trailers are the Haulmark you mentioned, Wells Cargo, and Featherlite. I consider these as premium trailers, and their cost reflects that. There are other good trailers out there, but the construction quality of the ones I mentioned are first class. It's the little things like sealed beam lighting, the quality of the flooring, the thickness of the roof sheeting and bows ( a BIGGIE), inside wall sheeting and other things that justify the premium price. If you want a super premium trailer that's a real work of art, contact Ravens Trailers in Dover Ohio. They build all aluminum (chassis and all) trailers to your specs. Be ready to wait at least 6 months to get one, and the price will be about triple a normal trailer. What you get for that super premium price is the lightest weight longest lasting trailer out there, no exceptions!
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As stated, Haulmarks are overpriced for what you get. Most, if not all trailers are manufauctured in the midwest and are overpriced in the southwest. You own baggers, why in the world would you want to trailer a motorcycle, and a bagger at that.
As far as towing with a SUV type vehicle, forget about that. Unless you have a deisel w/ serious torque, you will creeping up any type of incline. Not to mention the added stress on the drive train and brakes, even w/ trailer brakes.
Good luck, sometimes trailers are not worth the while. If you are constantly trailering to events or vacations, it might work out. But if it is only a few times a year, not worth it in my opinion. You will have alot more friends though when they find out you have a trailer. You will become professional movers on the weekend for friends.
As far as towing with a SUV type vehicle, forget about that. Unless you have a deisel w/ serious torque, you will creeping up any type of incline. Not to mention the added stress on the drive train and brakes, even w/ trailer brakes.
Good luck, sometimes trailers are not worth the while. If you are constantly trailering to events or vacations, it might work out. But if it is only a few times a year, not worth it in my opinion. You will have alot more friends though when they find out you have a trailer. You will become professional movers on the weekend for friends.
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Unless you bike threw about 8" of tread on a Sunday 150 miles from home. Then trailers are better then waiting 8 hours hop scotching AAA cards too get home.....been there done that.
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Buying used so I'll have to go with the best I can get in my price range. I have found 2 Haulmarks of that size under 5k in my area that are 7 X 14. Their website sucks so I can't get a good weight on them in fact they don't list the size of the trailers either (e.g.7x14) most seem
Just for clarification:
I really will only ever be towing more then 2 bikes. I was just simply interested in seeing if the third bike would fit. Much easier to ask then to try and wiggle them in and find I can't.
If for some reason I would be towing with my SUV it would likely be a rescue and a single bike tow. So I really just need to verify the tongue weight and the tow vehicle is around 3k which is less then what it can tow but instead would be super comfortable for it. Otherwise I might just buy a trailer in a bag for that. With a curb weight of about 2200 lbs for the trailer I would be right about there with a single bike. I just don't go looking for mountains if I don't have too.
We have a full size van that would have no problem pulling it and would be used for my hubby's work. We are considering an RV to tow it for trips.
As far as needing a a big huge diesel to tow it? That might be a bit much. I can't imagine that the trailer and bikes would weigh more then 7000 lbs. The curb weight on these trails for my 7 x 14 is only 2200 lbs approx and even a 20 foot is under 3000 lbs. If it takes a diesel to comfortably tow the even 3 bikes I have a lot more in that trailer then I need.
Just for clarification:
I really will only ever be towing more then 2 bikes. I was just simply interested in seeing if the third bike would fit. Much easier to ask then to try and wiggle them in and find I can't.
If for some reason I would be towing with my SUV it would likely be a rescue and a single bike tow. So I really just need to verify the tongue weight and the tow vehicle is around 3k which is less then what it can tow but instead would be super comfortable for it. Otherwise I might just buy a trailer in a bag for that. With a curb weight of about 2200 lbs for the trailer I would be right about there with a single bike. I just don't go looking for mountains if I don't have too.
We have a full size van that would have no problem pulling it and would be used for my hubby's work. We are considering an RV to tow it for trips.
As far as needing a a big huge diesel to tow it? That might be a bit much. I can't imagine that the trailer and bikes would weigh more then 7000 lbs. The curb weight on these trails for my 7 x 14 is only 2200 lbs approx and even a 20 foot is under 3000 lbs. If it takes a diesel to comfortably tow the even 3 bikes I have a lot more in that trailer then I need.
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we have a Haulmark 7X14 "transport" model it has 6'6" + + inside hight whitch is nice to have we have condor wheel chocks it makes it a brezz to tie down and well worth the money if my wife needed to I think she could load the bikes no problem. I use a 3 pt down 2 in front and one threw the back wheel so it does not even think about jumping around
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You stated the trailer would be used for a "trip" next year and you wanted to put 3 touring bikes in it. That is not the same thing as a trailer that is used only for break downs. 4 times a bike should be on a trailer - being delivered to the dealer from factory, stolen, repossessed, or broke.
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You stated the trailer would be used for a "trip" next year and you wanted to put 3 touring bikes in it. That is not the same thing as a trailer that is used only for break downs. 4 times a bike should be on a trailer - being delivered to the dealer from factory, stolen, repossessed, or broke.
