Motorcycle trailer

I have a 6' x 10' V-nose that is tall enough for a full dressed touring bike, plenty of room for one motorcycle, a couple years later my wife got her own bike, we can put both of them in there but it is a real PITA, so if you have a possibility of a second motorcycle you should get at least a 7' x 12', I also put e-track on the floor (three places full length of the trailer) for tie downs.
I hope this helps
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deltabravo wrote:
and because it's narrow and you won't see it in the mirrors until it starts to jackknife

Not true at all.
I can see mine just fine as soon as it starts to turn.
That is way before it gets to the jackknife stage.

The nice thing is with a Roadtrek it I tall enough that a trailer will have no impact on wind drag. get what you want and be happy. Are you sure your van has the 5.2 and not the 5.9 (360)? either way the 5.2 is more than up to the task of hauling another 2k lbs.

Wow. Didn't think off all that. I looked at a bigger trailer. My original idea was to bring two bikes. Might have to re think this. Problem is I'm a little pressed for time.
I guess my main concern is with a bigger trailer I'm worried about gas millage and wear on the engine. I have a light foot when accelerating and have no problem putting along at 55/65 MPH as long as I'm not blocking traffic. Would't be able to handle any major engine work financially for awhile.

Spend the extra money and get a trailer that has torsion axle suspension. Cargo rides smoother, and doesn't get bounced around like can happen in a lightly loaded leaf spring trailer.

5x8 will be a nuisance to back up because it's short and will jackknife in a heartbeat, and because it's narrow and you won't see it in the mirrors until it starts to jackknife

6x10 might be a better option.

5' wide doesn't leave much room for cargo around the bike.

The one I'm was looking at is a V nose. I figure it will give me a little extra room and there's space for the wheel chock i'm going to use. Didn't know if it would help with gas mileage but figured it would't make it worse. Trailer has leaf spring suspension. Has a rear ramp door for loading and unloading as well as built in jacks at the back corners to stabilize it so I don't have to worry about the hitch supporting it when loading the bike.
I saw something about stabilizing hitches in some other posts in this section, but a quick read looks like that would be over kill for what I'm trying to do. Can add that later anyway.
I just asked here in case I was missing anything big before I buy it.
Thanks for the help.

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
"V" noise trailer do NOT give better gas mileage, just more storage.

You think you know that.....how exactly ??

To the OP:
What kind of advice are you looking for ?
My general offerings:
Be SURE that your bike will fit. Measure, don't assume.

Be sure that you can ride the bike on and off without taking your head off. Standard height for many smaller trailers won't work. Along with that, get an auto-latching front tire bracket.

Load and unload the bike only where VERY level. Nose down too much and you can't get it out by yourself. Nose up too much and it won't stay "locked" into the mount so you can get off the bike without it rolling back.

Don't get cheap with tie-down straps. Spend a couple of extra bucks and get ones that are really heavy duty and are easy to operate.

Check the straps at EVERY stop.

If you haven't backed a trailer before, find an empty lot and practice. Going straight and even tight corners aren't bad if you have a long enough ball mount but you can easily jack-knife one going backwards and make a real mess.

"V" noise trailer do NOT give better gas mileage, just more storage.

construction is key.. like an RV.. good, better, Best...

Brakes are nice if available. maybe limited on a 10 foot unit.

Height is nice if you are TALL... but reduces gas mileage.. same with Width.

I had a Hallmark 5x10 fully enclosed with a ramp and tie downs inside. It was tall enough to stand up in. I rode it in. Worked great for at least 10K miles. Hardly knew it was back there

years back I saw a fiberglass streamlined, sort of eggish, trailer specifically for motorcycles that was sort of lightly sprung, IIRC, that would not jar your hogs around. not your standard Uhaul type.
looked great.
bumpy