For many years motorcycle riders have been paying hefty prices for the privilege of owning a quality, lightweight motorcycle trailer to tow behind their motorcycle.
Quiet often the quality and lightweight features were available, but at highly inflated retail prices.
There was a time that any item associated with motorcycles had a highly inflated price.
It seemed motorcycles and steep prices went hand in hand and motorcycle riders were literally taken for a ride! Quite often prices were dictated by the economics of supply and demand, particularly if there were only one or two competitors in a given market.
In such cases, manufactures could almost set the price of motorcycle trailers in the marketplace taking advantage of prevailing economic circumstances and ultimately the consumer.
In recently times with the advancement of free trade agreements and reductions in import tariffs, a motorcycle trailer (similar to consumer electronics) is becoming affordable for the average person in the street.
No longer is a motorcycle trailer an item that is out of reach financially.
Many companies and businesses recognised that bike riders were looking for value for money, without compromising quality when it came to purchasing motorcycle trailers.
These companies set about rectifying the situation by introducing into the marketplace strong competition.
As such, the motorcycle rider today has a large variety of motorcycle trailers to choose from.
The variety of trailers, associated features and retail prices are broad and nowadays competition is strong - this has got to be beneficial for the riders who are considering purchasing a motorcycle trailer.