accessories » Added a Powerlet outlet

Not much else to say- I was sort of bored this afternoon since the weather is cold/damp.
So- I took off the plastic side panels, ran some wire, took off the small triangular dash piece, drilled it out and put in a powerlet. i feel convenienced.

I don't know if this is inspired or insane, but I rigged the (power) supply to plug into the battery charger pigtail. After all- the pigtail is wired to the battery with a fuse. So, when I unplug the battery tender before a ride, i'll just plug in the power outlet (or not if I don't need it).

Gotta like options.

If you are perhaps going to use the port for anything other than charging, and when the engine is not running, it might be worth adding an ignition switch controlled relay.

I've added one ever since accidentally leaving an electric vest (old model, current high draw) plugged in during a long lunch stop.

There are many ways to skin that particular cat - my pref is the somewhat old-school Eastern Beaver power box, through which I run all accessories: radar detector, laser jammer, camera, Clearwater lights, USB charging port, port for a vest, garage door opener and battery charger. Everything except the battery charger is dead once the ignition is off.

I've been down that road as well. I agree that it is a good idea to route power through a switch when possible. I had a PDM60 that I was going to install, but ended up selling it to someone who needed it more than I did.
The chance of using it while I'm off the bike is pretty slim. The location on the dash is such that it is 'in my face' when when I get on or off. And there's enough wire on the lead that I can eventually put it on a relay of some sort. I just need to find a decent location.

Plenty of space under one of the large front fairing panels - my camera system CPU lives under the left front one.

I put the Eastern Beaver unit under the passenger seat.

While I was moving my toys and farkles from the 1250R to the 1250RS I was amazed at how little space the bike really has for hiding things. I ended up making waterproof boxes to mount things in the fairing either side of the steering head as well as under the seat and other fairing panels. Having done it all once, not so sure I'd do it all over again.

Yeah there really isn’t much space. The front panels definitely have “the most” but it’s slim pickings and you have to get creative. If you have many farkles, limiting or trimming excess wire can help a lot too.

Absolutely right! The laser jammer system (AL Priority) is designed for cars (big surprise!) and comes with suitable length cables and there is just no way to hide that much excess. Overall, from all farkles in total, I think I cut off somewhere around 55ft of wires and cables, and of that some 35ft is about the some diameter as coax.