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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 957 06/17/07 8:11 AM |
Looking to buy this hitch for the T and need to confirm thats it's for our Ace tourer.
If you lay the hitch with the area under the ball on a flat surface, the distance from rail end to rail end is approximately
28". The overall length, which includes the base of the ball, is about 4" longer. Center to center of the 2 top holes is 7-3/8". The inside
width nearest the ball end is 9-3/4". This describes it well enough, but I'm attaching a photo just in case.
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 1509 06/17/07 8:41 AM
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Here is a picture of mine. What I can tell from the picture, it is the right hitch. I will try and get a few measurements later.
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 957 06/17/07 10:02 AM |
  Excellent..... getting it for a great price. 
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 1509 06/17/07 11:41 AM
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Well, Rag................Checked the measurements and I believe you are good to go!!!!
Mine measures the same..........9 3/4 and 7 3/8!!!! Congrats on the find!!!!
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 957 06/17/07 1:17 PM |
 Not bad for $125
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 1509 06/17/07 5:17 PM
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Heck Naw!!!! That is a steal!! It would take nearly double that to get mine if I were to sell it!!
Congrats!!!!!
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 957 06/17/07 6:47 PM |
I'll gladly accept any words of wisdom about how to wire the T for lights because I haven't a clue
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 1509 06/17/07 9:40 PM
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OK! Heres what I did!
First invest in the Hoppy isolator/converter #46255. This converter will make every thing on the trailer work great. It also is an isolator, so if you happen to get a short or any other problem with the trailer lights, it will not affect the bike. Sure don't want a short on the trailer blowing a fuse and knocking out all your lights on a dark country road somewhere! Seriously, get this converter! I removed the seat and all the wires you need to find are right there on top of the rear fender. I put a splice in each of these and wired in the converter per the instructions. I put the converter down behind the right side cover. You will not have to mount it just let it lay in the void there. Then you just plug in the wiring that comes with the converter and run it out from behind the cover and tie wrap it under the bag rail all the way back to the hitch. I probably didn't help much, but thats what I did!!! Goodluck Rick
The "BIKE" is why we came, The "PEOPLE" is why we stay!
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 3538 06/18/07 1:11 AM |
Somewhere at some time or another someone told me that the hitch for an Ace was a little different than the T and carried a different part #. I don't
remember who it was, but this hitch certainly looks like the right one. It's still a bargain and if it did not fit your T, you could make a little money on
it if you wanted to.
Stan
"We are different - yet we are the
same"
2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) |
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 957 06/18/07 8:52 AM |
Thanks guys. I'm 99% sure it's the correct hitch. The wiring advice will be heeded, thats one project I have not done on a bike yet. The isolator is
on the must get list.
Jay
Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration"
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Posts: 2266 06/18/07 5:07 PM
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Good advice Rick on the Hoppy isolator. It is a great idea to segregate the system like that. I did the same thing with no problem. Bob
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