I have an 8 ft trailer with a tailgate. I have a Road King with Samson Fishtails. The bike will barely fit. I mean "barely", too. I have a 3/4" board in front of the front wheel at the front rail (no wheel chock). The tail gate closes against the mufflers, just barely touching. I put a piece of carpet between the tailgate and mufflers. If my trailer was an 8 ft enclosed trailer and I tried to use a wheel chock, the bike would not fit. I could not close the door.

I hauled a Street Glide a while back with SE slipons. The tail gate was no more than 2" from the bike.

My advise is to get at least a 10 ft trailer if you are going with an enclosed or one with a drop tailgate.

 

Jon,

I would recommend a 10 foot long trailer for your bike. I have a 5x10 Aluma flatbed trailer (open) set up for one or two bikes. Depending on what type of vehicle you have will depend on how much trailer you can pull comfortably. This trailer only weighs 385 pounds, compared to my old steel 5x10 trailer that was about 800 pounds.

My wife"s Jeep Grand Cherokee (6 cyl) pulled her bike on the trailer with little effort. It was a strain to pull the steel trailer with a load.

Aluminum is more expensive than steel, but it won't rust and may save gas (salesman's pitch).

http://www.alumaklm.com/sections/products_main.php

Check the internet, there are some nice trailers for bikes outside the usual choices.

 

Well two ways to find out.
ride the bike over to the trailer dealer.
Ride onto the trailer and if the rear tire hangs over, trailer is definitely too short.
Or get a tape measure and measure the overall length of the bike.
Trailers are normally even footage from 8 foot long and longer (although odd foot lengths
can be gotten).

But what do you need a trailer for?
didn't you bu it to ride it?

 

You couldn't give me a 8' frailer. 10' minimum. I have a 8x12 Haulmark lowhauler. And putting the Sportster and the Goldwing in requires some climbing. Haven't tried the Ultra yet

 

5x10
or
6x10

 

If you use a separate ramp, BE SURE TO ATTACH THE RAMP TO THE TRAILOR, before going up. When I had two legs, I was riding (loading) my Lowrider up the ramp onto the trailor, gave it a little too much gas and the back tire shot the ramp out from under me. Luckily the bike was far enough up that the bike was hanging off the trailor, but in no danger of falling over. Problem - I couldn't budge it. It took three of my neighbors to lift the back of the Lowrider enough to move it onto the trailer. After that I always bolted the ramp to the trailor - never happened again. Just a word of caution.

Hack

 

I bought a 5 x 8 Haulmark Transport trailer and I paid $2500 in South Louisiana. Unless you can find it on the lot, you will have to order it with 6 more inches of height to allow for the windshieldto clear the top opening. I have enough room to get by the sides to get to thefront straps and I have about 5 inches from the pipes to the door.
I have an 06 RKC as noted in the pics.

PM me if you need further details.

Ray

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I bought a 5x10 for my sportster it is 97" long soit gives me some extra room at the back. If I had to buy one again I would go with a 6x10 for extra side clearance once the bike is in . Ride safe Mark..

 

I built an eight foot open trailer and had to extend it a foot because of the Baxley chock I wanted. I had to go nine feet because my ramp is attached and folds up, hinged in the middle so it had to clear the tour pak.

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I have a 5X8 enclosed and haul my Ultra. Its tight but works great.