Nortorious
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I need to trailer my bike to get some very exciting work done soon. I just got done watching a ton of YouTube videos and reading forums but frankly I don't trust what I saw so I want to hear from folks on this forum. It will be a 9 hour drive that includes mountains and curves. The U-Haul near me offers these three options for one way rentals:
1. Enclosed 4'x8' Cargo Trailer
2. Open 5'x9' Utility Trailer with ramp
3. If necessary, the larger enclosed 5'x8' Cargo Trailer
I'll probably need to add a chock to any of these setups. I've seen people shove their bike into the corner of the trailer as a "chock" but that seems like a bad move. U-Haul does offer an unenclosed motorcycle specific trailer with a built in chock, but they don't allow one way trips with the motorcycle trailer so I'd have to haul it back which isn't ideal. So if I go with an open trailer the 5x9 seems to be the one.
I'm looking for some wisdom here on what has worked well for you. The last thing I want is to damage my Commando on the way to get some restoration work done.
I have a 2,000 lb tow capacity with my car so the smaller the load the better, but it can handle any of the options listed.
Has anyone used the enclosed U-Haul for bike transportation? Did the 4x8 work or is the 5x9 necessary? Or would it make sense to use the open trailer and somehow protect the bike from kicked up rocks and bad weather?
Thanks for any advice you can offer!
1. Enclosed 4'x8' Cargo Trailer
2. Open 5'x9' Utility Trailer with ramp
3. If necessary, the larger enclosed 5'x8' Cargo Trailer
I'll probably need to add a chock to any of these setups. I've seen people shove their bike into the corner of the trailer as a "chock" but that seems like a bad move. U-Haul does offer an unenclosed motorcycle specific trailer with a built in chock, but they don't allow one way trips with the motorcycle trailer so I'd have to haul it back which isn't ideal. So if I go with an open trailer the 5x9 seems to be the one.
I'm looking for some wisdom here on what has worked well for you. The last thing I want is to damage my Commando on the way to get some restoration work done.
I have a 2,000 lb tow capacity with my car so the smaller the load the better, but it can handle any of the options listed.
Has anyone used the enclosed U-Haul for bike transportation? Did the 4x8 work or is the 5x9 necessary? Or would it make sense to use the open trailer and somehow protect the bike from kicked up rocks and bad weather?
Thanks for any advice you can offer!