Got a 5x10 enclosed and a outboard Kendon. I prefer the Kendon because its light weight. Comes with tie downs / wheel chocks / independent suspension / and best of all it folds up in my garage. But i don't have a large enough shop in the backyard to keep my enclosed trailer so I would probably have more of a favorable opinion on the enclosed trailer if I did.

 

I have a 6X10 V-nose. It hauls the bike, and it holds the grill, and a cooler, and I can sleep in it, and I can keep a porta-potty in it, plus the stuff that I don't want in the car and I keep stuff in it when it is in the yard. I get a lot more use out of it as a covered trailer, YRMV.

 

A 4'X8" HF kit trailer will work fine. I built this one to haul a 900 lb Rune over 1,500 miles to do the Dragon. It tows great with ramp carried under the bed, two spares, 6 tie down D rings and a tongue jack.





Just over $600 in components. First $450 at my house gets it. Have bigger trailer now for three bikes and camping.

 

If u buy used. Must check wheel bearings. If it is old check to to see if you can find parts.
Or else you will be the guy on the side of the road with a wheel gone. Good luck

 

Here , use this search engine to find a used Kendon or whatever.

http://www.searchtempest.com/

I think U-haul has an open bike trailer they rent , another option.

 

I'm looking for a trailer myself. I need a folding trailer because I don't have a place to keep anything larger. Harbor Freight has 4x8's with different weight capacities starting at $329. Redtrailers.com has similar kinds of trailers although theirs look sturdier. I intend to use mine to get to where I want to begin my ride. I really don't want to spend a couple of hours on the highway to get to the places I want to see, nor do I want to end the day with a two hour highway ride home. Especially since we'll be 2-up. The whole scenario doesn't make for a happy passenger.

 

Kinda like when you riding your bike down the road huh. If your bike is some kind of show piece I could understand. But if your gonna ride your bike your never gonna keep it perfect no matter what you do. Believe me I've tried and I finally come to that conclusion. And with the savings I get on gas I will gladly wait until I get to my destination to detail my bike. I've had my trailer going on 5 years and I don't have any regrets yet. It's gonna sit beside your house more then your gonna use it anyway.

 

I'd go enclosed for a couple reasons. 1. if you plan on stopping at a motel on a trip you can sleep instead of staring out the window all night. 2. you can roll your toolbox in there and strap to wall and not worry about spending your vacation looking for a repair shop in a strange place if you need to work on it. 3. In the winter you can put all your lawn junk in it to make room in your garage to do mods. It's a shed on wheels, and actually sometimes cheaper than a shed. and if you are traveling from north in the winter and end up in a chit storm, you won't be looking in the mirror the whole time saying sorry,sorry, sorry,sorry to your bike, cuz it WILL remember!

 

With what you have for a tow vehicle IMO your limited. If you are not going to use it that often IMO see if you can negotiate with the wife to drive down while you ride. If that wont work than look at the Kendon or landscape trailer.

An enclosed trailer is IMO the ideal choice for security and keeping the bike out of the elements but it comes with wear and tear on the tow vehicle and fuel costs. I don't think your vehicle is going to like pulling a 6x10 or 12.

A landscape trailer like the Kendon can be a cost effective solution but whatever is on it is out in the open and it has to be stored. The plus side is that the landscape trailers are cheap and can be had for under a grand.

Choice is yours but "if" you are not going to use it often and "If" you don't want to store it try working the wife first.

 

Thanks everybody, I think I will rent a flatbed for this trip and when I get a stronger vehicle I will get an enclosed.