| The dirt bike has long been an excellent form of | | | | While open trailers are a fairly common occurrence |
| recreation and off-road travel. Due to the desire to ride | | | | enclosed ones are a little more rare. This is due |
| these vehicles, as well as motorcycles, specialized | | | | primarily to the greater expense of purchasing and |
| trailers were designed to haul them back and forth. | | | | operating such a trailer. An enclosed trailer tends to |
| The design of these trailers makes it so the dirt bikes | | | | cost more than an open one. It will typically cause |
| will not slide around or turn over in transit like they | | | | greater wind drag lowering the fuel efficiency of the |
| would on a normal flat-bed trailer. | | | | towing vehicle. These types of trailers also happen to |
| A dirt bike trailer may be of two primary designs. | | | | be heavier and this also effects fuel efficiency. |
| These designs are open and closed. An open bike | | | | However, enclosed trailers have several factors in |
| trailer is one that has covering. It is open to the air. A | | | | their favor that make them superior to open trailers. |
| closed trailer design is one that encloses the bike to | | | | These types of trailers protect the dirt bike from the |
| protect it from the elements. Beyond these primary | | | | elements, prying eyes, and anyone with sticky fingers. |
| designs there are variations that occur with each type. | | | | An enclosed trailer can typically be locked so that |
| These variations are primarily in size. A bike trailer | | | | securing the bike without fear of theft will make long |
| might be wide with a side-by-side design so that they | | | | road trips with frequent stops less of a concern. It |
| can carry two or more motorcycles on the same | | | | should be further noted that a trailer specifically |
| trailer. A bike trailer might be narrow and designed for | | | | designed with motorcycles and dirt-bikes in mind might |
| only one dirt bike as well. | | | | even be built low enough to the ground that it doesn't |
| The main features of a trailer designed to haul such | | | | significantly increase wind resistance thus negating |
| bikes or motorcycles are the tracks installed that will | | | | some of the expense. |
| keep the wheels of the vehicle from sliding around as | | | | There are also collapsible or folding trailers that are |
| well as proper tie-down points for the dirt bike so that | | | | available. These typically are used to overcome |
| it will not tip over. These trailers also either come with | | | | storage problems as they are sufficiently compact and |
| ramps or they may tilt to allow for the easy loading | | | | allow their owner to haul a trailer in a trunk of a car |
| and unloading of a dirt bike. | | | | when not in use. |