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My KIP Moto SherpaX Dual-Sport Trailer

My KIP Moto SherpaX Dual-Sport Trailer

In April of 2023, I discovered the KIP Moto SherpaX trailer on some forums and instantly fell in love with it. The price was pretty steep at an eye-watering $1,245, but this was a hand-made trailer specifically designed for dual-sport motorcycles. Since I had already done some camping with my Africa Twin, I weighed the pros and cons of getting something like this, and ended up placing my order. Two months later, it had arrived from Canada 馃嚚馃嚘, neatly packed inside of itself.

Setup was a breeze.

The trailer was designed to fit this specific 24 gallon Rubbermaid Action Packer, which appeared to be pretty popular with the off-roading community. Because of that, I found the SWAG Offroad Baja Bin, which is a lockable cage for securing an Action Packer on your trailer or vehicle. Turns out it could be mounted to the SherpaX trailer, so I picked one up to secure my cargo when unattended.

The SherpaX is also RotopaX-ready, so I picked up a two 1.75 gallon tanks: one for fuel and one for water. I also picked up two locking mounts so I could secure the tanks to the trailer without worrying about theft.

RotopaX mounted and ready!

One thing I really wanted to do to the trailer was add some custom wiring to add an auxiliary brake light, turn signals, and marker lights. First I needed to figure out a way to a light. After some product searching on Amazon, I had an idea. I have a friend who can weld, so I sent him this quick mockup and asked if he could make me a quick bracket.

Now that I had the light figured out, I was able to create my own custom wiring harness and 6-pin plug to quickly connect to the bike. The Eastern Beaver Company, based out of Japan, sells quality connectors and offers pre-made harnesses for tapping into the OEM brake light and turn signal wires on the Africa Twin. I already had some of those on hand and used them to tap into both turn signals and the brake and running lights. I also ran 12V fused power and ground to the connector for running/charging accessories inside the trailer while the bike is running.

Trailer Specifications

Accessories Added