Look at Drop-tail....not cheap but worth every cent. I used a single twice a year and very happy with it.

 

You pay for what you get, I wouldn't buy anything with 12" wheels unless it was strictly for around town. Look for something welded together, not bolted

 

Had to make a 400 mile run some years ago with 3 people and decided the day before I really wanted to take my brand new scoot...
I grabbed the trailer for my little 13' Whaler, took some measurements, and within 2 hours it was done. Two 10' 2x12's and a HF chock. BTW, these were not the tie downs I used LOL..

I was apprehensive as hell about it as I am not a fan of 8" wheels on anything going down the road (trailers purpose is to hold the boat al winter and get it 5 blocks to the ramp once a year). To my surprise it rode beautifully behind my Tahoe, even at 75mph, solid as you could ever want it, wouldn't hesitate to go cross country with it now.

 

I'm fully expecting a lot of flak on the other trailer post I put up... Whatever.. It worked beautifully on that 900 mile trip.

As for the landscape/utility trailers...
I now leave one boat in Florida but need to get my two bikes and Tahoe back'n'forth. Shopped around and bought a good trailer, better than the Home Depot one, look at what they make the frames out of, there are differences. Put 3 tie down tracks in it, as I knew I would be putting different bikes on it eventually (and I did, now carries my Heritage and RG).. Anyway, I noticed in my rearview mirror the top of the two bikes would move side to side, the floor was flexing! When I got to Florida I bought a 3x4x3/8"x 20' angle, cut it into 3 pieces the width of the floor and thru-bolted them into every floorboard across it, making the floor into one very solid platform. No flex now, LOL! Great setup.

 

Look into renting one. I had a dual Kendon and although it looks good and stands up in the garage it's very unsafe loading the bike on it. I sold it because I thought I was gonna spend $2500 +/- on a single Droptail.

 

Based on what you are looking at... it probably isn't a problem... but know the towing capacity of your vehicle. I bought a cage that gets good mileage thinking I could easily pull a small trailer and discovered the tow rating for trailer and cargo is only 1000 lbs. That limits my choices a lot. I also believe you get what you pay for! I am looking to trade cages as a result.

 

Bought this one for $900 fom a neighbor, was sitting in his driveway over a month. Thinking how can I go wrong? Next day some guy comes knocking on my door that had seen it before I bought it and offered me $1000 for it. Nah, I bought it to flip it and make a couple bucks, I don't need the money, I wouldn't take less than $1500, the H-D dealer wants $2600 for one.... SOLD. Never got to try it LOL!

 

go with a Kendon, find one used around you in good shape, get the rock guard like others have said (which is not a cheap option mind you) I think $300 or more

but when you are done with it you can sell it for what you have into it as they seem to just be about the $1200-1500 range for the rest of their lives


I have the tandom kendon with the rock guard shield

tows both the SG and the wife's Fat Boy without any trouble

and they just came out with a new loading ramp that is way more stable then the standard one

greatest thing about them is that you can just stand it up in your garage and keep it up out of the way when not using it


and the other side of having the trailer is that you may use it more than you plan on if you get the right one and its easy to load and store

 

Pricey but well made.

http://www.nhtrailers.com/enclosed-m...e-trailers.htm

 

Kendon seems to be the way to go. I been looking on CL but no luck yet. I dont want to spend over $2000 for a new trailer. You got that for a great price!