We are planning our yearly trip to Daytona Bike week this year and I have a trailer question. We have 6 bikes. 2 Streetglides, 1 Roadglide, 2 Softails and a Wideglide.
We are looking at using a friends enclosed trailer. Its a 20' x 8.5" with the nose on it. The nose extends out another 2'.
I am thinking that the trailer is too small and would be perfect for 5 bikes but not 6.
Anybody with experience on this? Its winter here in Connecticut and the trailer we want to use is 2 hours away so it would be helpful to know if will fit 6 bikes or not before we drive all the way there.

 

My toy hauler (built) is a 8.5 x 24' cargo trailer.. We hauled 2 road kings and an Ultra in it to Daytona last year.. As you can see in the pic, without the pantry-TV cabinet, and stuff in the front, you could have put another bike in it. But cramming 6 in there would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible.

 

My guess is 17.

 

Figure 8 foot per bike length wise, and 3 width wise, and that will give you some idea. The problem isn't just getting them in, it's having room to move around and tie them down.

I'd say 4 in that size trailer, realizing that if one comes loose, you could damage them all...

 

Id stick with 4

 

Aren't motorcycles meant to be ridden?

 

If you want to extend the considerable effort and logistical planning to put them in sideways... 6 will fit. Longest Harley is < 99" I think. Leaving you a whopping extra 3"... assuming that the width is measured INSIDE the trailer.

That's how shipping companies move them.

All that said... I wouldn't do it.

 

It could be done but risky. put the 2 SG's in first to the outside of trailer. back the WG between them. then repeat with the others. Somewhere on the trip a strap will probably come a little lose and a ferring will rub a wall. If you use good straps You might be OK but as I said it is risky. For length someone said 8' that's fine for dyna's but an ultra with a tour pack leave 9'

 

That's true but as someone that woke up this morning to -8 and -40 wind chill I wish I had the time to trailer to warmer weather so I could ride for a week.

 

Yea they are but we live in Connecticut. The last time we left for bike week in Daytona it was 10 degrees out with 6" of snow on the ground.

Its -3 today.

Riding season doesn't start in Connecticut until around mid to late May. Even in April it could get down to 20 degrees and snow. It often snows on Easter Sunday.

I just realized... your profile shows you are from Brooklyn. Are you going out riding today? Nope.