I've wanted to
use my bikes for camping, for sometime. I bought a cargo trailer
for this purpose. Now I needed a trailer hitch for my Volusia. There
are a few commercially available ones, but they are expensive and a
hassle to get. A member of the VOL group came up with this style of
hitch, so I made one for my bike.
I
attached it to the hard-bag brackets. That way I can easily remove it
and still use the hard-bags.
The wire harness taps in at the rear light assembly. I applied a piece of 3M protective film, so that the harness won't scratch the paint.
The wire harness taps in at the rear light assembly. I applied a piece of 3M protective film, so that the harness won't scratch the paint.
I used 1/4" x 12" x
12" steel plate and 3/8" x 2" steel flat-bar. Material cost was about
$50.00 and it took about 6 hours of labor.
