Has anyone pulled a trailer with their RSS?

[Johnny_Swindle]

Have you pulled a small trailer with your RSS? If you did, how did you address the wiring for the spyder to trailer?

Thanks....

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

PULLING TRAILERS

All Spyders can pull all trailers that weigh less than 400 lbs. LOADED......Yes even the F-3, If you have a Hitch for it.......I had a 2011 RSS and I hard wired a 5 to 4 converter ( car type ) onto the Spyder rear harness.....never had an issue........AS LONG AS THE TRAILER & PLATE LIGHTS ARE .....LED...............Mike ............................................................................................................................................................. :2excited: Johnny, I see you are friends with "outlawsix", ....how's He doing ???.....I helped Him do His JBL speaker swap last year......He's going to be upset when He reads I did get the 5 1/4 inch JBL's in the rear........Tell him if He didn't sell them I will be posting " HOW IT WAS DONE PICS " soon.......:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

Yazz went to Alaska with one in tow...

 

[Johnny_Swindle]

Thanks for the info......I have not heard from "outlawsix" since the friend request so I can't say.

All Spyders can pull all trailers that weigh less than 400 lbs. LOADED......Yes even the F-3, If you have a Hitch for it.......I had a 2011 RSS and I hard wired a 5 to 4 converter ( car type ) onto the Spyder rear harness.....never had an issue........AS LONG AS THE TRAILER & PLATE LIGHTS ARE .....LED...............Mike ............................................................................................................................................................. :2excited: Johnny, I see you are friends with "outlawsix", ....how's He doing ???.....I helped Him do His JBL speaker swap last year......He's going to be upset when He reads I did get the 5 1/4 inch JBL's in the rear........Tell him if He didn't sell them I will be posting " HOW IT WAS DONE PICS " soon.......:thumbup:

 

[Johnny_Swindle]

Thanks for the info.....I will contact Yazz to see if there are any issues to look out for........

Yazz went to Alaska with one in tow...

 

[retread]

The RSS swing arm will take a hitch, Bushtec had a hitch that would fit, I don't know if they still carry them.
I wired my GS with a Hopkins 5 to 4 powered adapter to isolate the turn signals and brake lights on the trailer from the CanBus on the Spyder, worked out pretty well.

john

 

[Johnny_Swindle]

Are you talking about a power adapter similar to this:

http://www.hopkinstowingsolutions.c...rters/led_compatible_taillight_converter.html

The RSS swing arm will take a hitch, Bushtec had a hitch that would fit, I don't know if they still carry them.
I wired my GS with a Hopkins 5 to 4 powered adapter to isolate the turn signals and brake lights on the trailer from the CanBus on the Spyder, worked out pretty well.

john

 

[jtpollock]

Are you talking about a power adapter similar to this:

http://www.hopkinstowingsolutions.c...rters/led_compatible_taillight_converter.html

I have pulled a Harbor Fright trailer all for the pass 3 years with no problems the Hopkins works well you need to go to TrickLed and get the connector to connect the lights it's a plug and play I have several post out there show the connectors you need.:thumbup: jtpollock

(edit) found My info
WOW this was like very hard to get all the parts together but here it is with thanks to Len, Tx Web Rider and my guy at RPM in Lakewood Colorado

wire co

 

[Johnny_Swindle]

Thank you...Thank you....

Just what I was looking for......:yes: :clap:

I have pulled a Harbor Fright trailer all for the pass 3 years with no problems the Hopkins works well you need to go to TrickLed and get the connector to connect the lights it's a plug and play I have several post out there show the connectors you need.:thumbup: jtpollock

(edit) found My info
WOW this was like very hard to get all the parts together but here it is with thanks to Len, Tx Web Rider and my guy at RPM in Lakewood Colorado
:bowdown: wire co

 

[Tx web rider]

rss wireing

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...iring-for-a-trailer-hitch&p=707102#post707102

down the post is a detailed what is needed and how t I posted a while back for a 5 light setup

use led lights on the trailer to keep the bike happy

 

[retread]

The powered converter that I used on my GS tapped directly to the battery for power, and used the voltage from the lights on the Spyder to trigger the outputs to the trailer. This way, the nanny on the Spyder never knows the trailer lights are there. The converter I used had its own 20 amp fuse, so the type of lights on the trailer didn't matter. I don't remember the number for the converter, but everything fit in the area above the rear wheel, and the harness to the plug was run forward to the swingarm pivot, then down the swingarm to the hitch. Put it in some plastic wire cover and everything looks neat.

john

 

[Deer Slayer]

The powered converter that I used on my GS tapped directly to the battery for power, and used the voltage from the lights on the Spyder to trigger the outputs to the trailer. This way, the nanny on the Spyder never knows the trailer lights are there. The converter I used had its own 20 amp fuse, so the type of lights on the trailer didn't matter. I don't remember the number for the converter, but everything fit in the area above the rear wheel, and the harness to the plug was run forward to the swingarm pivot, then down the swingarm to the hitch. Put it in some plastic wire cover and everything looks neat.

john

These relay interfaces work well. I used them on my 3 Goldwings. So I used the Goldwing type isolator on my RS-S hand wired in for 5 wire as my Bunkhouse camper is 5 wire. :cheers:

 

[crochford]

this is what I put on mine, works fine

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002Q804K?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00