Before I even bought and paid for my 2017 F3L, I knew I wanted to be able to use it 12 months a year. I live in Ontario, Canada, and have a winter place in mid-Florida, so I was going to need a trailer. I was lucky, and found an aluminum, home-made rig, purposely built to haul the owner/designer's RTL. It was in good condition, 5 years old, and had been back and forth to FL each year. He decided to sell after moving up to a toy hauler. I paid for the trailer about 5 weeks before I ordered and bought the Spyder. No regrets whatsoever. I have now been back and forth 3 times myself, use it to haul to the nearest dealer - 80 minutes away - use as a utility trailer for hauling other stuff and occasionally haul bikes for others. It's an open rig and sits around doing nothing a lot of the time, but it's more than earned its keep over what I would have laid out in rental fees. Besides that, I would be uncomfortable entrusting my bike to just any shipper, not being certain how it was being handled, tied down, where it is and how it's kept. I'll likely get back close to what I paid, should I ever decide to sell. If you can afford to spend a few bucks extra, I'd be looking to buy a decent used rig; probably won't cost you a whole lot more, and you'll be entirely in control. If you splurge and buy an enclosed trailer, you can use as a storage place for your Spyder. Trailers are a fairly safe investment.
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