This is an interesting topic.
Lets see, I am not a great wrench, but not a bad one either, Not a great rider, yet not a bad one either, so I must be a pussy.
Gearsmithy, respectfully speaking, you are seriouslymisguided.  So, according to those you run with, those are the ONLY choices?  Really?
I have two trailers, and can haul most anything in style, including bikes.  Let me ask you this, how do you propose I haul these 450 miles without a trailer?
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
	
	
No, really, How?
The crowd you run with must lead sheltered lives and that life only revolves around motorcycles.  Is it possible some ppl need a trailer, or just want a trailer, or whatever? Some ppl like camping and use their triler accordingly. 
I use mine to go camping with also.  Trailers serve a purpose, many purposes.
Here is my camping unit when we hit the dunes:
	
	
		
		
	
	
When I go without the family I use this trailer which is self contained, and has tons of storage:
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
	
	
And yes, I use my trailers for winter activities also:
	
	
		
		
	
	
I also camp off my bike:
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
	
	
I have also used the trailer to haul the bike to the dealer cause if they need to keep it, how would I get home?  Yeah, I know, it is only 3.5 hours from the home base.
	
	
		
		
	
	
In the circles I run in, no one calls another a pussy for owning anything, or not owning anything.  Who the hell needs friends like those?
In the circle I run with, most ppl have multiple interests and utilize all of them.  Hell, I even got a trailer under my jetboat.  I would bet that kind of trailer is ok with your circle of friends eh? Trailers are usefull and serve many purposes.  If your scoot leaves you stranded someday, I bet the inner pussy in you comes out and you tow your bike home, bet that would be ok in your circle?
Yeah, I and many others must be pussies, well, in your book and tight circle of friends.
Now, what wa that other insinuation?  Oh yeah, here it is:
  
Really?  Wanna try sometime?
And yet, not everyone wants to run flat out.  Some just want to ride.  
What would your "circle" say about those that ride the way they want to.
What does that mean anyway?.  No, do not really care what it means.
See, in the circles that I run, we have all types from the insane daredevils to the grandparents with many great grandkids.  And none call others pussies.
Perhaps around the next outing, I will bring up this topic and see what they say.  And yet, we already know that answer, dont we?
But if it makes you feel better, then carry on.
Signed
Respectfully yours, the super pussy.