zmotorsports wrote:
Y-Guy wrote:
Hands down get an enclosed trailer, if that doesn't fit the bill then go the open flatbed route. Keeping things out of the weather and locked up has advantages, but check your wallet and your weight/length limits.
Two years ago when we were traveling with my cousin to Vegas in March, we had the trailer with the Jeep and the Harley, he had his Hydralift with his Harley and flat towing their Jeep Liberty. We hit a nasty as hell storm from Salt Lake City almost all the way to Beaver. When we arrived at Outdoor Resort RV Park in Vegas, we unloaded our bike and took off for a ride, all nice and shiny. My cousin had about six hours of cleaning before he could ride his. He even had a fitted cover over the bike but the road spray was so severe that it had gotten under the cover and was in every nook & cranny on his bike. His nice PM wheels were pitted pretty badly after only being exposed to the elements for less than a day.
Maybe I am a panzy but there is no way I would expose my Harley to foul weather.
Mike.
The easy answer to this is use a Gatorhide cover. It completely wraps the bike using zippers and criscross bungees to secure it snuggly in place. I could drive thru the heaviest downpour and not get a drop of water on the bike up on the lift.
