Has anyone bought one of these Aluminum diamond plate trailers off of EBay ??? I know many would never pull a trailer behind their bike and others will say only go with Bushtec. But here my thing. I have own many motorcycle pull behind trailer from cheap models all the way up to a fully loaded 6K Bushtec. All had good and bad points. Next year I am planning a 5K mile ride over 3 weeks, the wife is going to fly out and meet me half way and we will need summer and winter clothes during the trip so a trailer is the way to go for us.

As I don't plan on making a lot of trips after this/ I don't want to drop big money on a trailer that would sit in the garage for years before I sell it at a lost. I like the write up about having 12 inch wheels and using a standard hitch rather then a special more money one. Also not being painted, I can use it on any bike and resell it to more buyers. Thanks in advance for any thoughts

JIM

 

If you do a search,there are a few that had a problem with one of the sellers.Forgot the name of the company.


Found the thread,take it for what it's worth..........https://www.hdforums.com/forum/hacke...-trailers.html

 

You could always build your own. I built mine for about 800 dollars. All you need is a harbor freight trailer and a couple of 4 foot tractor supply truck tool boxes. The tool boxes allow you to lock everything up and their waterproof too. I narrowed the trailer and used the 60 inch tool box but if you don't have a welder it can still be done with nuts and bolts.

 

That looks good. I thought about using the diamond plate toolbox, ended up going with a car topper and the HF trailer with 12" wheels.

I'm in it for about $500, plus about $200 for the bike hitch and wiring.

 

If I didn't already have a few trailers I'd probably just buy one of these

http://www.harborfreight.com/600-lb-...ler-66771.html

They already start off narrower, and aren't much more than putting one together yourself. Not sure what the max towing speed of 55mph is other than a disclaimer

 

I thought about using a cartop carrier but I couldn't find one I liked and the tool box doubles as a dinner table at bike rallies. I try to dual purpose as much as I can when camping with it.

 

Aluma trailer...

 

On a recent return trip from a rally I stopped to chat with a guy pulling an Aspen camper behind his ElectraGlide. One of the items I asked him about was low-cost trailers. We obviously spoke about the Harbor Freight (HF) trailer, but he wasn't a fan of it. He told me a buddy of his has the PiggyBacker and is very happy with it and he would recommend that for a low cost option.

http://www.piggybacker.com/Piggyback...o_Trailer.html