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Subject: Re: DON, Hows the Piggy Backer trailer?
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donr
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Date Posted:20:27:56 07/15/06 Sat In reply to:
Stan
's message, "Re: DON, Hows the Piggy Backer trailer?" on 20:11:48 07/15/06 Sat
>The Piggy Backer XL is a great deal with some
>exceptions. It comes with automotive type wiring which
>doesn't work with motorcycles. After e-mailing the
>importer (made in China) and getting zero help from
>them, I set out to connect the wiring and make it work
>myself. It was a miserable job to say the least. My
>Gold Wing GL 1500 was already wired and fitted with a
>hitch, however, the wire receptacle was a 5 prong
>round and the trailer plug was 4 prong flat. They
>don't mix. I ended up changing the brake and running
>lights to l.e.d.'s and then connecting them to the
>existing wiring (I had to remove the 5 prong round
>receptacle and install a 4 prong flat with a converter
>which I bought from U-Haul). This worked well for the
>brake and running lights. I then bought amber l.e.d.
>turn signal lights and mounted them on top of the
>brake/running lights and wired them direct to the rear
>turn signals in the Gold Wing trunk. This was really a
>pain because I had to partially disassemble the trunk
>and saddle bags on the Wing. This solution worked
>pretty well but took me 5 days and cost over $100.00.
>I will always be baffled by a trailer manufacturer
>that imports and builds trailers for motorcycles and
>doesn't wire them for motorcycles, and doesn't really
>care whether you like it or not. Their attitude was
>"not my problem". Pathetic. If anyone is interested in
>seeing photos or getting a detailed explanation of
>what I had to do to make my Piggy Backer XL legal,
>send me an e-mail at:
>
>stewart-stan@comcast.net
