So I decided to pick up a small trailer if I could get one for the right price. I found this one for a few hundred bucks on Craig’s list. It is a galvanized trailer which is exactly what I was looking for. The wood was shot and needed some minor repairs which I could care less about as long as the chassis was good. I striped it down and put a new deck on. I had some vinyl realtree graphics that I had laying around so I added them to the fenders which I think worked out well. Very happy with this little guy. I'm having the iron workers at my jobmake me up a few lightweight side rails that will have a 22 degree bend in them to accommodate the tires that slightly hang over the edge and will incorporate some tie down points as well.

That's a good point @Frank Angerano , maybe that cable is hanging up.

Have you checked that the throttle cable is not looped up or kinked anywhere ? Check where the cable adjuster is on the handlebars where the cable enters the throttle assembly. Make sure nothing is broken. Turn the handle bars back and forth while the bike is idling and see if there’s any change. The cable could have been changed and routed improperly.

I overhauled my smaller trailer last year. The mesh deck was broken in several places and was getting rusty. Replaced the wiring harness and put in all new LED lights. The main difference is the deck is HDPE plastic sheet that I had cut up at work. It did add some weight but it will never rot.