Motorcycle inside a horse trailer....?

[Big Dan]

It's 24 degrees and there's a foot of snow in my yard.
 
I recently inherited a rather nice motorhome. 

Bike is ready to roll.

I've been made aware of a dual-axle, 2-horse trailer for sale locally REALLY cheap that needs paint (I can do that thanks to Seattledyna) and tires.

I've never really seen the inside of a horse trailer.

Can I or can I not make this work, and why or why not?

Thanks in advance.

[BikerJim44]

Big Dan, No problem and if you take out the divider partition in the middle that keeps the horses seperated you should be able to get two bikes in it with no problem. I went to my local Feed and supply store and got the front wheel chock and bolted that to my trailer then got four D rings with mounting plates and bolted those down too for my tie downs. It's not a horse trailer but it will work just fine on that as well. I would check the floor carefully as the acid in the horse urine will rot the floor out over time. Check the wheel bearings and if it were me I'd change them and clean everything up really good in that area. Grease them up well and call that good. It should have electric brakes or some kind of brake system and I'd check that out too very carefully and make sure they are working well. Also check the tongue for any stress cracks. Make sure the axels aren't bowed. If they are you can get new axles fairly reasonable from a good farm supply. All in all you should have a pretty nice trailer for reasonable money. Spidey.

[skeets]

Dan what Spidy said,, the other thing you might want to look at if the price is right and you have a place to get it up on jacks,, Check all the gussets in the corners if its an old one these do rot out over time from road crap and horse urine just like the floor boards, and take a close look at the wiring too,, with the salt from the horses urine mice will chew through the jacket and then,,well you get the idea. The breaks are another thing I knew a lot of guys that never had them hooked up,I always used them hauling critters, I figured my girls and the critters they rode meant to much to me not to use them,however with a bike or 2 that wouldn't be a problem.
Just a few things I remember from the days when I had pony's
Peace
Skeets

[preacher son]

Heading home on my 79 shovel a few years back, blew a gasket. A cowboy with horse trailer stopped to help. We rolled the bike to the back and he opened the gate. Boot deep in crap, OMG, i ask for a shovel. He said, put it in or walk. Shovels do nicely in horse trailers with crap! Lol No D rings, but we were able to tie it off with rope. No doubt in my mind with a little work you can make it work. I think you have a good idea.

[IndyHarley]

horse trailers are not usually completely enclosed - if it has window openings as most do make sure they can be closed. I wouldn't want to be transporting my bikes with open windows.

[HotRock]

Sounds like a fun project that can produce an excellent all purpose trailer.   I once saw some internet pictures of a huge garbage truck that a guy converted to a motor home type vehicle.   It turned out really nice......

Just do a search on Google for   Garbage truck rv     

[HIPPO]

No problem, they work well because they are low to the ground and most already have the ramps that can take the weight.

Only problem would be a single horse trailer, they can be real narrow for a bagger.

[Bakon]

horse trailers are not usually completely enclosed - if it has window openings as most do make sure they can be closed. I wouldn't want to be transporting my bikes with open windows.

What do you do when it rains?

[MaxxV4]

The only thing about a horse trailer that might be a negative is that they are heavy. You will probably really feel it behind your motorhome.
Mike

[ST40]

horse trailers are not usually completely enclosed - if it has window openings as most do make sure they can be closed. I wouldn't want to be transporting my bikes with open windows.

For sure!  Like I wouldn't want my Harley exposed to any of the elements!         

[xxxflhrci]

Too heavy for just hauling bikes, IMO, especially after you enclose the openings.

[DGlide04]

 I once saw some internet pictures of a huge garbage truck that a guy converted to a motor home type vehicle.   It turned out really nice......

Just do a search on Google for   Garbage truck rv     

Garbage RV, For Sure!

The only time I've ridden home in a horse trailer with my old Dyna had the bad luck to be parked on top of a broken Bud Light bottle which I had not seen.  A member of my HOG group who raises horses offered the bike a ride home in the horse trailer, it was clean, but no tie downs.  Had to sit on the bike and balance it around corners and down hills, but it served the purpose.

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[GEZAHGLIDE]

Big Dan,
A few years ago I bought a new enclosed 2 horse trailer for 2 motorcycles and a place to sleep out of the weather on trips. I thought boy what a cleaver idea........... 
The trailer itself was way too front heavy buy design and because it was made of steel, was too heavy overall.
We were driving through Harrisburg, PA. (nice roads) when all of a sudden, this trailer tore the class 4 hitch off the motorhome at a very slow speed due to the crap roads. Came back a got a Wells Cargo 14' dual axle.............Just my (2 sense)

[76shuvlinoff]

We used my wife's horse trailer to recover a down bike in a pinch once. It's nice having the ramp but even though this one is aluminum it's still a heavy piece of equipment for just bikes. Before we got a 3/4 ton truck I had to run overload springs on my 1/2 ton to keep it from draggin ass. 

[PoorUB]

I've been made aware of a dual-axle, 2-horse trailer for sale locally REALLY cheap that needs paint (I can do that thanks to Seattledyna) and tires.

I've never really seen the inside of a horse trailer.

Can I or can I not make this work, and why or why not?

Thanks in advance.

I am with the rest of the bunch, horse trailers are not very good for much, other than horses. Shop around, for $2500 you should be able to find a nice, used, enclosed trailer more suitable for hauling a bike.

[Big Dan]

I went and looked at it, and have abandoned the idea. It needs substantial work, and as many have said, it's God-awful heavy. I'll just have to keep saving my nickles until the right deal comes along on a trailer more suited for the purpose. Thanks for all the advice.

[skeets]

Dan,, Ya might want to check out Loews and HomeDepot,, Lowes had a 6X10 enclosed sitting there for 1895.00 I think,Im 6'3 and I could stand up in it,,Just a Thought