Do you tow your bike?
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2012
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From: Ct
We are in our 40's i understand if your bring stuff for a weeklong vacation with the family. My point was why own a Touring bike just to tow it? I don't think 6 hours on a bike is that long, but thats just me. Plus it's alot cheaper riding the bike than towing with your truck.. Funny you mention dirt roads, we just stayed in Vermont and had to drive a dirt road for a mile or 2, thankfully there was no rain and the dust did suck, but i keep cleaning stuff on my bike.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: SC
I sold my trailer when I sold my old custom.....real sorry I did. As naked as the garage felt without a bike, the same for not having a trailer. I now own a Street Glide and I bought another trailer knowing I can pickup and go any time I want....rain or shine. The new trailer I don't believe is built as well as the old one was but it is a, more than adequate, single bike enclosed v-nose. It is as much a rolling garage, security enclosure at a hotel as it is a vehicle to get me where I want to do some riding.
Ego aside, at 70, I can care less if anyone labels me as a wimp for towing. Along with age comes knowledge, so let the real bikers prove how tough they are and we will just pay homage to them.
Ego aside, at 70, I can care less if anyone labels me as a wimp for towing. Along with age comes knowledge, so let the real bikers prove how tough they are and we will just pay homage to them.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Utah
Yep, past couple of years I've spent summers in Utah and winters in southern Nevada. Kind of hard to move 6 months worth of living stuff on a bike. I tow one of them down and then back again every year. I do however make many trips back and forth between northern Utah and Las Vegas on my SG. Anyone wants to accuse me of being a puss and not riding much they are probably right. I barely have over 27k on my 2011 geezer glide. It would be more but I have 2 other bikes I ride also.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Canton, GA
To me it's all about personal choice.....I live in Altanta and used to tow my bike to Denver, meet with my buddies, leave the trailer and ride to Sturgis. Now I ride everywhere and don't tow, but it's a personal choice. In the last year, I've ridden to Sturgis last year (and am leaving in a couple of weeks to ride back there), Daytona, and Laconia. I just really like to ride long distances..........it's a personal choice.
Thinking about selling my Kendon two up trailer.......it's a GREAT trailer..........
Thinking about selling my Kendon two up trailer.......it's a GREAT trailer..........
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From: Norfolk, VA
I trailer my bike all the time in my enclosed trailer. Reason being, I have a weekend cabin I go to all the time and am bringing other stuff with me like clothes, cooler of food, supplies ect. Also, my cabin is up a mile and a half dirt road on top of a mountain. I drop the trailer at a friend's house in the valley and since it is enclosed, it is my portable garage for the weekend. The bike sleeps in the trailer, out of the rain and does not have to go up the dusty or muddy dirt road this way. All I have to do is drive 3 miles to his house to get my bike so we can ride. That trailer makes my life so much better!!!
. I don't tow the bike out there, I usually ride, but, if I had a trailer at home I might consider it. I do get some odd looks from people passing on the main road, I guess it is not common to see an old 51 Ferguson TO30 tractor towing a trailer with a motorcycle on it.
Last edited by overhead; Jul 27, 2012 at 03:54 PM.
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: Greeneville, TN
Please dial 911 if you see my RK on a trailer, likey been STOLEN! But I don't care if you trailer your's, simply a personal choice.
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From: Rhode Island
In June into July I spent 10 Days in Bar Harbour ME. & North Conway NH! I have an enclosed V-Nose trailer & it was priceless as it was my portable garage to keep my bike out of the rain & security purposes! Try packin 10 days of stuff to two people on a bike! LOL I tow the trailer with my 2008 Harley Davidson F-150 which I get many complements on when I stopped for fuel & is fun to drive also. I don't care what people think when me & the Mrs. are going far away......
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From: Western South Dakota
I suppose if there is a real valid reason.....
He bought the bike to ride though, no?
I guess if you want to spend the night in the trailer like a toy hauler it would not be a problem for me, but I would prefer to ride.
He bought the bike to ride though, no?
I guess if you want to spend the night in the trailer like a toy hauler it would not be a problem for me, but I would prefer to ride.