Wiring a 2011 Victory Motorcycle and Trailer for Towing

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I have a 2011 victory vision tour motorcycle. I have a metal shop so I built my own trailer out of alum.. diamond plate. Is there a plug n play wiring harness for my bike to go to my home made trailer.I can put any kind of lights that you suggest, THANK YOU

asked by: Jim

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For simplicity, I would recommend wiring the motorcycle trailer as a vehicle trailer would be.

A powered converter wiring kit, like part # C59496, would be connected to the motorcycle, which would provide a 4-pole trailer connector. The converter combines the brake lamp and the directional signal onto one circuit. The 4-pole connector utilizes four circuits, the white wire which is the ground, the green wire carries the right turn and brake light combined on one circuit, the yellow wire carries the left turn and brake light combined on a single circuit and the brown wire carries the signal for running and marker lights. There is not a plug and play option, but the install would be pretty simple as you can see from the install instructions (see link). Installing the converter would not affect the way the motorcycle turn signals or tail lights function and the trailer lighting will draw power from the motorcycle battery, protecting your motorcycles lighting circuits.

Your trailer would then be wired as shown in the Wiring FAQ I have linked to. We offer various light kits, that include the wiring harness, the lamps and the license plate bracket like part # TL29BK. A similar kit is available using LED lamps, part # TLL9RK.

Or, instead of using a kit, you can look through the large selection of lights we offer and choose the lights you prefer. Just make sure that lights you choose for the rear are three function, for the stop, turn and tail light. Since you are custom building the trailer you might want to consider flush mount lighting and a wiring kit. I put together a drawing showing how you might install and wire a light kit on your trailer, and added some part numbers below that you could use to create your own custom kit.

expert reply by: Mike L

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Answer 1

The Deka 16-14 Gauge Butt Connectors - 5 Pack, #05731-5 would be a great choice to allow you to wire up all of the lights you mentioned. The brown wire of the #TL16RK is a single wire that you'd need to run from one side of the trailer to the…

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Answer 2

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 3

Hey Paul! Yakima's SafetyMate (Lighting & Plate Kit) is our License Plate and Tail Light Kit for Yakima StageTwo Bike Rack item #Y59VR and it is not designed to work with the Yakima OnRamp LX Bike Rack item #Y88DJ. It's made for their…

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Answer 4

Hello Carlos, Yes, you can most definitely secure the converter in the inside of the driver side rear light housing. The T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector #118786 will be a great fit for your 2021 Jeep Wrangler. I went…

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Answer 5

Hey Kp; they pretty much are identical as you observed. Aside from the price, the only real difference here is that Curt tends to add a thicker powder coat finish to their hitches. It is for that reason that I would choose the #C64NR over the #76170…

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Answer 6

The main difference between the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver part #C13416 and the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver part #EH97FR is that the EcoHitch has a completely hidden cross tube whereas the Curt cross tube will be visible from the rear of…

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Answer 7

Hi Chris, We can definitely get you set up with an excellent hitch for your Kuat bike carrier! Since you mentioned liking the matte black finish (I’m a fan too, it really gives that nice OEM look), I’d recommend the etrailer Trailer Hitch Receiver -…

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Answer 8

Hello Paul, thanks for reaching out. The etrailer Class 3 Hitch #e98902 has a standard 5/8" hitch pin hole. Any hitch pin for a 2" hitch should be this same 5/8" diameter. That diameter is very common. A hitch pin such as part #e98881…

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