Availability of a Trailer Wiring Diagram for a 2012 Honda Goldwing and 1999 Escapade SE Trailer  

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Wiring your motorcycle to tow your motorcycle trailer will require some testing and investigation of the lighting configuration on your trailer.

First, check the lights on your 1999 Escapade SE trailer. If the trailer has separate lights or bulbs for the turn and stop lights then the trailer will have a 5 wire connector. In this case you will need to contact Honda for wiring for the trailer, that will protect the motorcycles circuitry. If the trailer has combined stop and turn signals then a standard circuit protected 4 wire trailer connector can be used, like # C59496.

Wiring diagrams for trailer wiring on the GoldWing are not available so you will need to use the circuit tester, included in the wiring kit, to verify the left turn, right turn, stop and tail light circuits on the motorcycle.

Once these wires are found you will connect the yellow wire from the converter to the left turn circuit , the green wire to the right turn circuit, the red wire to the stop light circuit and the brown wire to the tail light circuit. The black wire will then be ran from the converter to the positive terminal of the motorcycle battery through the inline fuse holder. The white ground wire should be connected to a good ground location.

Once all of the wiring connections are completed, install the fuse in the inline fuse holder and test the connector for proper function.

Finish up the install by finding a spot to mount the converter box with the double stick tape and route the 4-way connector to an accessible location at the rear of the motorcycle.

If Honda does not have a wiring harness for a 5 wire trailer you could look into replacing the lights on the trailer with lights that have combined stop an turn signals. If you would like to send me photos of the lights on your trailer, I would be glad to see if we have lights to replace those on your trailer.

expert reply by: Robert G

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