Power socket mounting

[Bryn]

Got a Chilli heated vest, i want to mount a power socket on 1150 rather than plug it straight into the one on the bike. Has anyone worked out the best place to mount one?
(somewhere up near the handlebars looks the best site....) That way the chilli control unit can be velcro'ed to the top of the clutch master cylinder.

Thanks Bryn

 

[Jimb]

On the beak where the ADV sites them , fit two side by side.

 

[Greg Masters]

Bryn

Why not hard-wire the power controller into the bike and route the output socket under the tank to somewhere down around your goolies?

Then shorten the curly lead on your vest and plug it in when you've sat on it.

Greg

 

[ferguscawley]

here

Bryn

Look on the beak mount, just left of the BMW tank badge. The little black thing is the power socket. Very easy to mount there.

Ferg

 

[richie]

Fergus is that the Douglas Maryborough estate.

 

[Cheesy Mike]

1150 - Ralpy and I put a John Deere tractor socket on our bikes between the petrol tank and the instrument console. Easy install (although you do need to remove the tank) taking no more than 30 minutes.

Search the forum for John Deere and you'll find the part numbers + you will need to buy an inline fuse from Maplin / Halfords or similar.

regards,

Mike

 

[Malcolm]

Aux Power Socket

Mount it on the beak (LHS)

Socket - part no MC61.13.1.391.630 £15.24
Power lead GS - part no MC61.13.2.316.114 £8.05

Power lead has 3 ends. One plugs into the existing feed for the OE socket, one into the back of the OE socket and the other into the new socket. Piece of cake, fitted one today to power GPS system.

Malcolm

 

[Greg Masters]

To give you an idea, here's my mount:

 

[Greg Masters]

It's mounted on the mirror stalk using a couple of rubber-lined P-clips, a small bit of acrylic sheet and some velcro.

The whole lot is hard wired with the socket emerging between the saddle and the tank.

Greg

 

[Bryn]

power socket

Thanks for all your inputs folks! sounds like its all been done before.....Aiming to get it up and running for the raid on the eastern bloc in may (hope it will be MUCH too warm to even try it....)

Bryn