I just got a Aluma Pull Behind Trailer. My first MC trailer. I installed the hitch from MCHITCH. I am working on the wiring now. Trying to install the trailer relay made by Electrical Connection. I carefully installed it and tested it with a tester light to be sure that each prong of the plug was wired correctly. I pluged it in & the lights were wrong or not comming on. I retested & pluged it in again this time I though I heard a pop & no lights came on. I checked the fuse & it was ok but now none of the trailer lights come on. The bike lights are normal. The trailer lights are LEDs & I have LEDs on the rear of the bike. Could all of the LEDs be burned out? Any ideas on what to do next?

Also a safety issue - the trailer, of course, has safety chains. I read a recomendation somewhere that you just use a zip tie to hold the chain to the bike so that it will brake away if there is a problem with the trailer. I don't want to do anything that could cause an accident & hurt someone but I am wondering if this is not better than to have the trailer and the bike swerving all over in the event of a hitch or coupler failure. Any opinions on this?

 

don't know about the wiring, but using zip ties defeats the purpose of the safety chains. they are there in case the trailer comes unhooked from the bike and keeps it from careening on its own into traffic.

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Thanks for the reply gman. What I am wondering is in the case of a motorcycle pulling a trailer, would it be worse to have the motorcycle and the trailer careening into traffic, sort of like a giant set of Numchucks.