Cargo Trailers

[Windwalker]

Doesn't seem to be to much discussion here on this subject. In some posts I've read, I even get the impression if your caught pulling one of things, your no longer a purist. I certainly can appreciate the added concerns and limitations to where you can pull trailers, but in some trip planning can’t they be a real asset.

I'm planning to tour the UK all of Europe, eastern Europe and parts of Central Asia for and an extended period of time. I will be riding a Harley Davidson Wide Glide. By my bike choice I will be staying to back country paved or hard packed roads. In researching and planning my trip I'm looking at all possible options. I live in the north eastern part of British Columbia and we have hundreds upon hundreds of bikes heading up the Alaska Hiway each year. I've had the pleasure to meet many really interesting travelers on their journeys. Many of these travels were pulling trailers on a wide variety of bikes, not all of them were the big decker or cruising kinds either.

In talking to some of these bike pullin trailer travelers ... they all swore by them and would never leave on a long trip with out them. From talking to them .. this planted the seed to see if pulling a trailer would fit into my plans. As I have indicated I will be traveling for a number of years. What ever I’m carry will be my home. Two reasons that really interest me in thinking about pulling a trailer is, I would be able to pack more stuff plus it would allow me the freedom to drop off most of my stuff and travel around less encumbered from a destination point.

Now in saying all this .. I sure would be interested in hearing from travelers who have done this and what type of trailers they would or would not recommend. I have added a few of links to trailer manufactories that I'm interested in.

Thanks for any advice,

Murphy

http://www.uni-go.com/trailer/index.html

http://www.timeout-trailers.com/ie/index.html

http://www.kruzertrailers.com/index.htm