Enclosed trailers ???
Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
If I'm just interested in an enclosed trailer to fit my Road King what do you guys think of this one? Seems the price is right. I probably wouldn't use it more than a couple of times a year. I would be pulling it behind a Jeep Liberty.
http://www.trailershopper.com/page-28196.html
http://www.trailershopper.com/page-28196.html
It's not a problem as he has the room to move it back. With the 5x8 I won't have that luxury. Maybe it's not an issue with the 5x8.
Rick
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From: Highlands, NJ
It looks a lot like the Legend I looked at today. I'm ready to pull the trigger except for one thing my friend said that has been bugging me. He's got a 6x12v-nose and says he can't put his bike all the way to the front as it makes it too tongue heavy.
It's not a problem as he has the room to move it back. With the 5x8 I won't have that luxury. Maybe it's not an issue with the 5x8.
Rick
It's not a problem as he has the room to move it back. With the 5x8 I won't have that luxury. Maybe it's not an issue with the 5x8.
Rick
You have to watch the weight distribution in a trailer. Usually 60/40 over the axle. With the 60 being in front of the axle. When I first got mine, I pulled my bike all the way forward, and eventually had to reposition the chock further to the rear. You don't want too much weight on the tongue. I have a 5X10 and have no problem. You better make sure you can fit your bike in a 5X8. I know my Road King would be very tight if it fit at all. You'd be better with a 5X10.
Last edited by FDHOG; Jan 29, 2011 at 07:54 AM.
Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
You have to watch the weight distribution in a trailer. Usually 60/40 over the axle. With the 60 being in front of the axle. When I first got mine, I pulled my bike all the way forward, and eventually had to reposition the chock further to the rear. You don't want too much weight on the tongue. I have a 5X10 and have no problem. You better make sure you can fit your bike in a 5X8. I know my Road King would be very tight if it fit at all. You'd be better with a 5X10.
In all my trailer research I don't recall coming across any 5X10's. It seemed like the next step was 6x10.
How far back did you have to move your bike?
Rick
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I checked out the trailer yesterday and the bike will fit in the 5x8 v-nose with 8" to spare. I need an additional 4" for the chock I'm looking at so I only have 4" left. It doesn't leave much wiggle room if I'm loaded to far forward.
In all my trailer research I don't recall coming across any 5X10's. It seemed like the next step was 6x10.
How far back did you have to move your bike?
Rick
In all my trailer research I don't recall coming across any 5X10's. It seemed like the next step was 6x10.
How far back did you have to move your bike?
Rick
The interior shot was before I moved the chock back and put the spare on the rear wall.
Last edited by FDHOG; Jan 29, 2011 at 08:27 AM.
Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
I have a Haulmark TS 5X10 Cargo trailer. It's not a V-nose. I have my RK just a little rear of centered in the trailer. Have about a foot and half in front for cargo, and about a foot in rear. Side door for easy access. Total cost was about $2300. with alum wheels.
The interior shot was before I moved the chock back and put the spare on the rear wall.
The interior shot was before I moved the chock back and put the spare on the rear wall.
Rick
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From: NW Arkansas
Scrolled down to the bottom of the link you posted and the figure was in the calculation box and I ASSuMEd that was the price of the trailer. Didn't really look close enough I guess. I was able to delete that figure when I just now went back so I guess that was not the price of the trailer.
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From: NW Arkansas
As I said before, I have a 5 x 8 v-nose. And an 08 Ultra. I put a "condor" type chock in mine. A friend and me made it out of steel (the chock) and it's a heavy sucker. I can put the spare trailer tire in front of the chock with room to spare. The rear of my bike is about 3 - 4 inches from the door when closed. Balance is good. I pull it with either a GMC Envoy 6cyl. or GMC Sonoma with the 4.3 V6. The pickup does a little better pulling it seems like. With either vehicle it pulls O.K., but you do know it is back there when you hit a hill. Stopping hasn't been a problem so far. I have pulled this set up several miles with both vehicles. I would like a little bigger trailer if I had it to do over again, but I wouldn't want to pull it with the vehicles I have now. I think the pickup could handle it O.K. but a bigger tow vehicle would be better IMO. (I think I would be allright with a bigger trailer with my current vehicles if I had a lighter trailer like a Featherlite.)
Trailers are like storage space. The bigger the trailer, the more crap/weight you will tend to take along.
Trailers are like storage space. The bigger the trailer, the more crap/weight you will tend to take along.
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Road Master
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From: Yakima WA
As to the discussion related to torsion axles, I will be getting those for sure as they help to keep the deck height lower. Have used / maintained several trailers with them over the years and haven't had any problems.
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Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
As I said before, I have a 5 x 8 v-nose. And an 08 Ultra. I put a "condor" type chock in mine. A friend and me made it out of steel (the chock) and it's a heavy sucker. I can put the spare trailer tire in front of the chock with room to spare. The rear of my bike is about 3 - 4 inches from the door when closed. Balance is good.
I guess the next thing I'm wondering is if I'm ordering the trailer if I could have the axle moved forward 6". I think I'll email the manufacturer and find out. If I can this trailer would work out pretty well as it only weighs 770lbs.
If we didn't have the snow on the roads I would just ride the bike over and run into one of their stock trailers, but that won't be possible in MI for a while.
Thanks,
Rick
Last edited by Egldr05; Jan 29, 2011 at 06:08 PM.
