Patent ID: 8863867

Claim:
A combination motorcycle cargo and motorcycle hauling trailer configured for articulated movement adjacent a tow vehicle and traveling in a generally forward direction when being pulled, comprising: a trailer tongue terminating at a first end with an articulating coupler and operative to couple to said tow vehicle; an under-carriage coupled with said trailer tongue distally to said articulating coupler and having a longitudinally extensive frame member; a load support coupled with said under-carriage and operative to support said cargo; running gear having wheels and bearings; an adjustable linkage coupling said running gear to said longitudinally extensive frame and said load support having a first swept back arrangement of said running gear relative to said under-carriage operative to support said cargo, and a second forward arrangement of said running gear relative to said under-carriage, said second forward arrangement positioning said running gear more nearly adjacent to said articulating coupler than said first swept back arrangement and operative to support said motorcycle; wherein said running gear having wheels and bearings further comprises at least two wheels on opposed sides of said motorcycle cargo and motorcycle hauling trailer; and said adjustable linkage further comprising at least two pivoting, parallel-linked arms extending from a hub and pivotal thereon coupling each of said at least two wheels to said under-carriage; and comprising a slider secured along said longitudinally extensive frame member and coupled to said pivoting, parallel-linked arms through at least two diagonal braces; and when said slider is in a first longitudinal location relative to said articulating coupling an axle width is in a narrow setting, thereby causing said parallel-linked arms to be swept back, and when said slider is in a second longitudinal location with said slider relatively closer to said articulating coupling than said first longitudinal location an axle width is greater.