Got a Trailer
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Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Goshen IN
Paint the frame, New lights, Carpet inside, Cooler rack, Spare tire mount under the box, Interior light, Clean up or replace rims and maybe some Bar-N-Shield pin stripe
Paint in the winter if I use it enough this year.
Paint in the winter if I use it enough this year.
Tourer
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make sure you use a isolation relay when you hook it up to your scooter only costs about 16 bucks and will not let the trailor electrical backfeed thru the bikes electrical system,also you can buy a plugg and play harness at any good indy shop this will eliminate having to trace wires and splicing them. the last thing i would reccommend is that you spend a little extra money and buy the hitch dr. hitch very good product and you can pull the ball out and all you have left is a nice chrome bumper on the bottom of the rear fender and they fit perfect and are very nice looking.
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Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Goshen IN
make sure you use a isolation relay when you hook it up to your scooter only costs about 16 bucks and will not let the trailor electrical backfeed thru the bikes electrical system,also you can buy a plugg and play harness at any good indy shop this will eliminate having to trace wires and splicing them. the last thing i would reccommend is that you spend a little extra money and buy the hitch dr. hitch very good product and you can pull the ball out and all you have left is a nice chrome bumper on the bottom of the rear fender and they fit perfect and are very nice looking.
Tourer
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you just un plugg the wirng harness under the seat,its the plugg that leads to all the lights on the rear of the bike, first you plugg in the iso. relay then the wiring harnees pluggs into that, i didnt buy a wire harness i traced my wires with a meter and spliced them, but i am still feeding the trailor lights thru a iso. relay,but they do sell everything completely plugg and play and its very easy to install. Again i must say that you can not find a better hitch then the hitch dr.they are made in jackson minnesota and are of superior quality much better than kuryakan and that other brand thats popular but i cant think of the name!! the hitch dr. holds the most tounge weight and has better chrome and by far the cleaner look.And its well hidden because its a reciever hitch and you just pull the pin and take it off when not in use and the rest of it is hidden under the fender except for the bumpper which just adds a even more custom look to your scooter.
Last edited by never say never; Mar 14, 2010 at 04:13 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Western Wisconsin
Great trailer deal 
or steal of a deal.
My only thoughts........
I'd replace the coupler with swivel one.
Replace current lighting with LED's.
When you tow it....use plenty of tongue weight. I've been pulling a trailer for years, the more weight there the better.
or steal of a deal.My only thoughts........
I'd replace the coupler with swivel one.
Replace current lighting with LED's.
When you tow it....use plenty of tongue weight. I've been pulling a trailer for years, the more weight there the better.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Summit, Mississippi
I been ridin' for....well....lets not give my age away...but would never own a trailer. Never wanted one, never bought one and never wanted to fool with one. The wife kept after me all these years, but I withstood all the begging, pleading and threatening she directed my way and avoided the trailer.
Wouldn't you know.....a friend of mine purchased a used bike and when he flew down to Florida to ride it home, the guy threw in a trailer for free. Of course, he brought it to my wife and said "here, I don't want it and you can have it". So...I have the best trailer a man can have....a FREE one!
It looks a good bit like the one posted in this thread only white. Guess what....how lucky could I be....my bike is white. I have converted all the lights to leds, but retained the 5-wire Harley system. I wanted to keep it simple and ran the 5-th. brake lead as Harley does not incorporate the brakes and blinkers like a car. I do have it wired so I can also plug it into any 4-pin auto connector and the brake lead pin just hangs out over the end. The blinkers on the trailer then become the blinkers and brake lights....but they all function just fine. I have had no issues with the electricals on my bike either.
I was stuck with those little UGLY 8-inch wheels and researched all over for something better that would fit, but always got back to golf cart wheels which are way too wide for my taste and are 4-bolt patterned. I would have had to change hubs and had clearance issues also. I found this place that sells spinners to fit any wheel out there and came up with a set of spinner hubs. If anybody is struggling with what to do with those UGLY little 8-inch wheels and can't find a way to get 10's or 12's under there....send me a PM and I will share some pictures, etc. with you.
I have learned a lot on this particular thread....thanks to all!
Wouldn't you know.....a friend of mine purchased a used bike and when he flew down to Florida to ride it home, the guy threw in a trailer for free. Of course, he brought it to my wife and said "here, I don't want it and you can have it". So...I have the best trailer a man can have....a FREE one!
It looks a good bit like the one posted in this thread only white. Guess what....how lucky could I be....my bike is white. I have converted all the lights to leds, but retained the 5-wire Harley system. I wanted to keep it simple and ran the 5-th. brake lead as Harley does not incorporate the brakes and blinkers like a car. I do have it wired so I can also plug it into any 4-pin auto connector and the brake lead pin just hangs out over the end. The blinkers on the trailer then become the blinkers and brake lights....but they all function just fine. I have had no issues with the electricals on my bike either.
I was stuck with those little UGLY 8-inch wheels and researched all over for something better that would fit, but always got back to golf cart wheels which are way too wide for my taste and are 4-bolt patterned. I would have had to change hubs and had clearance issues also. I found this place that sells spinners to fit any wheel out there and came up with a set of spinner hubs. If anybody is struggling with what to do with those UGLY little 8-inch wheels and can't find a way to get 10's or 12's under there....send me a PM and I will share some pictures, etc. with you.
I have learned a lot on this particular thread....thanks to all!