yeah, a covered trailer is good, but its _even better_ if you use a harley bubble *inside the trailer* and then !!!!FILL THE HARLEY BUBBLE WITH NITROGEN!!!

so now the bike is protected from:
1) unwanted milage,
2) road wear,
3) embarassing breakdowns,
4) trailer wear like wind and dirt,
5) covered trailer wear like, uh, dust?
6) and oxidization!

dont forget to put a piece of carpet under the tires to keep them from developing a flat spot from sitting...

 

Fortunately, or UN-fortunately, you can pick your 'friends', BUT NOT your "out-laws", OOPS, IN-LAWS.
Good on ya, making the 'trek' to assist her.

I usually end up running herd on the 'chase vehicle' and trailer. It's a 2 place snow mobile trailer, and I have 3 wheel chocks on it. Been on MANY 1000+ runs. Hauled MANY broke down scoots back home.
I repack the wheel bearings every spring, and 5 tie downs per scoot. One holds the front wheel 'into' the chock, 2 on the front end and 2 on the back end of each scoot.

IF you do not have a wheel chock, 3 chunks of 2x4, think backwards "U" in which to put the front tire, to keep it 'in place'. I used to just use 3" sheetrock screws to hold them to the trailer (wooden bed).

 

I had the brand new Train in the back of a Budget rental truck for 3,500 miles. It's all good, do what you gotta do.

 

When I found my current bike, an FXDXT, it was about 1000 miles away and it was winter. A buddy and I set off in a pickup truck to get it. I've had to trailer a few times; usually to get to better weather...anyhow, I use a wheel chock and ratcheting tie down straps. I like to fasten them to the bike on the lower trees and make sure loose ends are secured so they don't flap as previously said. To protect my T-Sport from the winter roads I spent some time and wrapped the entire clean bike with 5" pallet wrap in the sellers heated garage, and taped over the "ends". It worked real good; kept the road grime off.

 

I have a pretty good trailer and it is a tilt bed with rails on it for the tires. so I am getting a little less nervous about trailering and more pissed about the sil's boyfriend