What did you do to Connect a flat 4 pin to a Bushtec flat 6 pin trailer plug?

[Smoky65]

Recently purchased a 2024 Can Am Spyder RT Limited. Purchased a Plug and Play 4 pin harness from Can Am. I would like to use it with my Bushtec trailer without having to cut the flat 6 pin off for l use it 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour motorcycle. I would like to make a pigtail so l can use the trailer with both Spyder and Victory. So far in my search, l have come up with nothing that would allow me to accommodate my plan. Has any one encountered this situation, if so what do you do?

Thanks

 

[BertRemington]

Smokey - it's easier to help when you provide part and model numbers, specifically Can-Am adapter and Bushtec trailer.

From what I've read, the Canadian trailer lights are independent Tail, Brake, Left Turn, and Right turn circuits/lamps (vice US which combines Brake and Turn in a single circuit/lamp). Is this correct for your trailer and Victory?

 

[Flylow]

My 21 RT has common brake and Tail, and separate R turn and L turn. My Freedom trailer has a 4-wire input connector consisting of Tail, combined brake and R turn, combined brake and L turn, and ground. This is why you had to use the 5 to 4 wire adapter, to go from the RT to the trailer. I assume that the 6-pin connector is a 5-wire lighting configuration with the 6th pin being power or ground for something inside the trailer. It might be easier to build a wiring cable from the RT to another 5/6 pin connector for the Bushtec. Or convert the Bushtec lighting to 4 wire and add a 5 to 4 wire conversion to your other bike. Several years ago, I did some research trying to do a 4 to 5 wire conversion, but I was not able to find a commercial unit. Good luck.

 

[BertRemington]

US 4-wire: Gnd, Tail, LT, RT (both LT and RT operate together as Brake unless turn signal is active)

CAN 5-wire: Gnd, Tail, Brake, LT, RT

AUS 6-wire: Gnd, Tail, Brake, LT, RT, Reverse

I searched the 2024 Can-Am accessories but no "Plug-and-Play"

There is a 4-to-5 convertor but as I recall the trailer turn signals flash in opposition to the Spyder turn signals.

 

[Smoky65]

I was able to purchase a 6 flat pin to a 4 flat pin adapter from Bushtec to use with my 2013 Bushtec Entourage trailer and with my 2013 Victory Cross Country tour as well as my 2024 Ca am Spyder RT limited. Hopefully it all works out. Thank you all for suggestions.

 

[JCWeatherman]

I was able to purchase a 6 flat pin to a 4 flat pin adapter from Bushtec to use with my 2013 Bushtec Entourage trailer and with my 2013 Victory Cross Country tour as well as my 2024 Ca am Spyder RT limited. Hopefully it all works out. Thank you all for suggestions.

Hi Smoky,

I pull a '93 Bushtec Turbo 2 with my '22 RTL. It seems complicated at first, but it just comes down to the basics.

If you use a 4-pin flat, typical trailer connector, you might not be able to use all of the features of the Bushtec wiring. Bushtec uses a 6-pin connector because you have separate turn (L & R), running lights, and brake lights. The 5th wire is for a hot wire that is used if you have an interior light that you want to switch on when the trailer is connected. The 6th wire is ground.

I bought a CURT 58034 from Amazon and cut it in half. The female connector is on the Spyder, and the male connector is on the trailer.

For the trailer side, I made an adaptor using a 6-pin Bushtec connector (just in case I ever want to sell the Bushtec with the original wiring). So, it goes from 6-pin straight Bushtec to 6-pin square.

On the Spyder side, I bought a relay pack for isolation (not sure where I got it from, but you don't need the Can-Am wiring harness because you aren't going from 5-wire to 4-wire).

The pin-out for the Bushtec connector can be found by a quick Google search.

As I recall, I removed some of the rear panels and (maybe) the saddle bags. The relay pack lives somewhere under the passenger seat.

If you want to do it this way, PM me. I'll give all the help I can.