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Post by bohikeman on Nov 29, 2014 14:45:08 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I'm thinking of going to KC, MO. This Christmas to visit our fam. & I was thinking of bringing my scoot back to Fl. with me. I'm thinking of using a motorcycle caddy, attached to my RVs hitch, but how do I connect the scoots lights to the outlet on my hitch so that I have brake lights & signals ? I'm going to need those during the trip, specially @ night. Thanks for any help. Louie.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 30, 2014 14:39:08 GMT -5
Bohikeman,
You COULD hook up the scooter lights, by tracking down the tail-light, stop-light and turn-signal wires beneath/behind the seat and plastics. But, I truly think it would be MUCH easier for you to just get a pair of inexpensive add-on trailer rear lights which include tail, stop and signal bulbs.
You can then, easily hook them to a trailer-hitch male pigtail, and connect the female pigtail to the wiring in your car trunk (easier to find and splice into than the scooter... LOL!). The trailer lights could be mounted to a strip of wood, or metal, and attached to the rear of the scooter with zip-ties or stretchy rubber no-adhesive mounting tape from Wal-Mart.
You'd have a good, proper light setup, and have a trailer-light connection on your car for future use. It would also eliminate the remote chance of feeding power "backwards" into the scooter system, and/or running the scooter headlight along with the tail-lights.
Hope this may help, and WELCOME TO THE SITE!
Leo in Texas
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Post by Paladin on Dec 1, 2014 0:07:33 GMT -5
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Post by rockynv on Dec 1, 2014 22:19:54 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I'm thinking of going to KC, MO. This Christmas to visit our fam. & I was thinking of bringing my scoot back to Fl. with me. I'm thinking of using a motorcycle caddy, attached to my RVs hitch, but how do I connect the scoots lights to the outlet on my hitch so that I have brake lights & signals ? I'm going to need those during the trip, specially @ night. Thanks for any help. Louie. With the extended overhang of an RV and inability to safely back up towing like that I went with a Harbor Freight hitch mounted carrier instead. They are rated for a 400 lb bike: www.harborfreight.com/400-lb-receiver-mount-motorcycle-carrier-99721.htmlI regularly transport my Aprilia Sport City 250 on this rack and have traveled thousands of miles safely with no wear on the bike. I double up the strap on a ratchet binder, put the hook on one of the eyes on the receiver, fold down the passenger pegs and then roll the bike up the ramp and put the loop of binder strap over the passenger peg closest to the RV and crank it in a few clicks until it holds the bike upright. Next comes another ratchet band on the handgrip closest to the RV after which I put the outer ones on and then even them all up until the bike is sitting as upright as possible without rubbing on the RV. The first few times you may want a spotter however once you have the process down you should be able to handle it by yourself unless you are of extremely slight build or have a physical limitation that makes this inadvisable. I walk with a cane and do this by myself now with a 326 lb bike however I am a 245 bruiser with just one bad leg and have a strong back. If the tail lights are blocked you can put a cheap set of towing lights on the rack when you use it. |
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