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WILL MY RIDE FIT?
This question seems to be coming up more and more often, especially since the introduction of the new Harley motorcycle trike. There are three issues—length, width and height, and we have three different fliptops—a one bike, a two bike, and a widebody.
Our WideBody is our widest, longest and tallest motorcycle cycle hauler and will accommodate two Goldwings, Ultra Classics or Visions, the largest motorcycles around except for the Boss Hoss and V-8 Choppers. With a tailgate opening that is 90+ inches wide, a usable internal width at the handlebars of 101+ inches, an internal height of almost 64 inches, a usable internal length of 132 inches and a top that flips up from the rear, it’s very usable. Goldwings with Tulsa windshields, Smart cars and T-rex’s are well within its limits, not to mention sidecar motorcycles, Can-Am Spyders, Thoroughbred motorcycle trikes and even some VW trike conversions and ATV’s.
Our two-bike flip top can handle pairs of bikes up to and including one touring bike like an Ultra Classic, Goldwing or Victory and one cruiser bike. It’s important to remember that even though a particular motorcycle trailer has the internal width to accommodate your ride, you’ve still got to get it through the tailgate opening. Surprisingly, this is not as simple as it sounds. The tailgate of our two bike cycle hauler is 72 inches wide but the door jambs reduce the available width by another three inches. Not to mention the stabilizer jack housings which reduce the opening by another two inches. So the actual tailgate opening is only 67 inches wide. Nevertheless it can easily accommodate Honda and Harley trike conversions and Can-Am Spyders, but side-car motorcycles and the exotic T-rex are still out of the question for our two bike fliptop, as are VW trike conversions. .
In some cases, width isn’t an issue, it’s the length. For example, while the Thoroughbred will fit through the door of our two-bike cycle hauler, it’s a little too long for it. While the trailer appears to be long enough, the proprietary hinge which enables the top to flip up is mounted exactly in the middle of the front of the trailer and is about a foot and a half wide. The hinge combined with the rearward slope of the front of the body limits the usable length at the two foot level to 119 inches—one inch less than ten feet. By contrast, the same two-bike trailers are routinely used for choppers nearly eleven feet long—as long as they are carried on the side, not in the middle of the trailer.
With a tailgate opening that is only 49 inches wide, our one bike fliptop motorcycle trailer is too narrow for anything except motorcycles, scooters and small atv’s. It’s one heck of a single motorcycle trailer but it does have its limits. A Boss Hoss really fills it up and if you want to haul a Goldwing or an Ultra, you or your traveling buddy better be thin enough to tie and untie the bike. Nevertheless the one bike is wide enough for two scooters or motocross dirt bikes and, although we don’t recommend it, because it’s pushing the 2000 lb capacity limit, some people even use them to haul two Harley Sportsters.
Our one bike and two bike open chariot bike haulers share the same footprints as our one and two bike enclosed flip tops. But since they are topless, there’s no flip top hinge to limit their effective length. Likewise since there are no walls at handlebar height, each has a wider effective internal width than its enclosed trailer counterpart. But the tailgate openings are identical. All Ironhorse trailers are aerodynamic, fiberglass, lightweight, beautiful, fuel efficient and extremely easy to use. Towing will never be as much fun as riding, but Ironhorse motorcycle transport trailers make it a heck of lot less painful.
Hopefully this answers your capacity questions. If not, get the specs for what you want to haul and call us at 931-668-8860.
