Go to the kawa website and look for the light bar in the accessories section and view the installing insturctions for the light bar. You can get this power source from there the head light.

 

you may want to consider running a complete new service for your needs as well. direct from battery with its own fuse.

I mounted a cigarette lighter style plug on the handlebar itself on one bike... and on another I simply left the plug in ( a battery tender socket style ) hanging low just between the gas tank and the seat.... zip tied so it wouldnt touch anything hot or get crimped.......it could not be easily seen but was easy to reach for the glove power connection, etc.

 

Three most common ways:

Pull power from the headlight bucket. This keeps you from having to run a lot of wire from the battery, and insures that when you turn the key off, your not still pulling battery power. You just can't use it when, well, the key is off.

Run it directly to the battery. You have constant power this way, so you can still use an accessory when the ignition is turned off. But you need to remember to unplug or turn off your GPS/iPod/etc. Just make sure you run an inline fuse in the wiring.

Add a separate fuse block under the seat, and run it to the battery. This allows you to wire multiple accessories through the block, with minimal connections to the battery. You can run a 12v socket, radio, GPS, LED lights, etc.. all off of one block, without pulling load from other electrical systems. Again, just remember to turn things off when you kill the ignition. You can probably also pull from the headlight, or other place so things shut down when you kill the ignition, but you have to be careful how much load your pulling from where.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I ran a duplex wire to the spare connectors under the seat (and battery cover) and under the tank. Tie wrapped the receptacle to some wires on the right side of the frame, Hung rhe recptacle cover-down to prevent water from entering. Just finished and we will see how that works out. Thanks again for suggestions.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I ran a duplex wire to the spare connectors under the seat (and battery cover) and under the tank. Tie wrapped the receptacle to some wires on the right side of the frame, Hung rhe recptacle cover-down to prevent water from entering. Just finished and we will see how that works out. Thanks again for suggestions.

i ran mine from the accessory plug under the seat.... made the casing from pvc and use power plug from walmart... had it mounted to windshield, it is now mounted to the handlebar... less than 10 bucks... here is a pic...
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i would like to see a pic of yours... always looking for new ideas...

 

^^ great idea. I will try something like this for my GPS.

 

If I remember correctly the plugs in the headlight and plugs under the seat are hot all the time. At least they are on my 06..

 

I mounted a small tool bag to inside of my windshield and put a cheap weather resistant plug in it. Holds the cord nicely when i have the GPS on. Ran the power from the headlight bucket.
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If I remember correctly the plugs in the headlight and plugs under the seat are hot all the time. At least they are on my 06..

yep... the ones under the seat and tank are hot... when i put my running lights on i put a lighted switch on it to remind me to turn them off.... Picasa Web Albums - randy - lights then i made and moved the switch last month ...Picasa Web Albums - randy - RELOCATION OF...

 

I mounted a small tool bag to inside of my windshield and put a cheap weather resistant plug in it. Holds the cord nicely when i have the GPS on. Ran the power from the headlight bucket.
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thats a great idea!!! out of sight literally

 

Gotta love this forum! Always great ideas.

 

Gotta love this forum! Always great ideas.

i love to see what all the smart people out there are doing to their bikes...

 

I bought a marine grade, waterproof 12v outlet from Wal-Mart. I ran the wires from the back of the headlight and covered them up (see down arrow). The outlet is connected to the bike using a bolt from the normal cable management. As you can tell, it's sturdy enough to take a direct shot from a bug with yellow guts!

This works great for the GPS and to charge the phone on long trips.

 

Not a cruiser, but I ran a separate Fuse Block for all my accessories.
Runs a relay to come on whit the ignition. Can run my GPS, warm gear plugins, cell phone and MP3.

 

I bought a marine grade, waterproof 12v outlet from Wal-Mart. I ran the wires from the back of the headlight and covered them up (see down arrow). The outlet is connected to the bike using a bolt from the normal cable management. As you can tell, it's sturdy enough to take a direct shot from a bug with yellow guts!

This works great for the GPS and to charge the phone on long trips.

Saw this one at the local walmart today for under $9!

 

I bought a marine grade, waterproof 12v outlet from Wal-Mart. I ran the wires from the back of the headlight and covered them up (see down arrow). The outlet is connected to the bike using a bolt from the normal cable management. As you can tell, it's sturdy enough to take a direct shot from a bug with yellow guts!

This works great for the GPS and to charge the phone on long trips.

Okay guys.... I picked up this power outlet today at Walmart. I'm wanting to use it with the "underseat" accessory plugs.... puleeze step by step let me know which wire goes to which part of the plug wires so I don't end up blowin a fuse anywhere. I will be mounting it like John has on the neck of my 900 classic and running the wires under the tank... just need to know the exact wiring method .... "bear if you wouldn't mind expounding up your connection just recently"..... all input will be great.. want to get this done tomorrow. Thanx in advance!

 

kawi2009, You really need a volt/ohm (VOM) to do this right. One of the accessory wires under the seat is HOT and the other is ground. Using the DC voltage function of the VOM find the hot wire and mark it.
Connect the wire comming from the CENTER contact of the new plug receptacle to the hot wire. (You can find the receptacle center contact wire with the ohm meter by checking for continuity from the CENTER contact to the wire that you will connect to the HOT side.) The case or the plug receptacle serves as the ground and the ground wire connects to the ground wire under the seat. This should work just fine, but if have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

 

Howdy neighbor.... Bear you are a true gentleman, thanx for taking a moment to pass me that info... now I can get this wired in today..... again... much appreciated!:grin:

 

My husband Shorttail just installed one on his bike. He ran the power source from the headlight and followed the wiring down the tank. Installed it on the side panel. Made just a small hole to insert it. It looks great and is protected from weather.

 

My husband Shorttail just installed one on his bike. He ran the power source from the headlight and followed the wiring down the tank. Installed it on the side panel. Made just a small hole to insert it. It looks great and is protected from weather.

That's exactly what I wanted to do. Looks great.

 

My husband Shorttail just installed one on his bike. He ran the power source from the headlight and followed the wiring down the tank. Installed it on the side panel. Made just a small hole to insert it. It looks great and is protected from weather.

i like that.. nice and clean and basically hidden... sorta what i did with my garage door opener button...
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Can you tell me what the lock is on your handle bar?

 

on the 900 the power tap under the sat and the power tap in the headlight bucket are the same feed, both hot all the time and both feed off of the accessory fuse

 

Can you tell me what the lock is on your handle bar?

that looks like a helmet lock...

 

That is a steering lock....locks the bars all the way to the left, if I remember right.