Clovis
Junior Member
It's handy to have a 12v power adapter on your bike to charge your cell phone, GPS, radar detective or whatever. It's also cheap and easy to do.
Here's a tutorial:
Cost $ <50
Time $1-2 hours
First, here is what you'll need. Everything can be bought from NAPA auto parts.
1) CASCO truck bed liner 12v power adapter ($21 from NAPA)
2) All weather fuse holder - at least 15amps (most are 30amps)
3) Package of spade type 15amp fuses
4) Solder Iron and metal
5) Shrink wrap tubes (to cover the soldered join wires).
6) Lighter or heat gun for the shrink tubes.
7) A drill with a 1 inch "hole saw" drill bit. You can buy this at Lowes for around $10. It has a small drill bit that drolls the pilot hole and then drills out a perfect circle that exactly matches the socket.
Wire cutters of strippers
9) O-ring terminals for 12gauge wire.
10) 12 gauge wire if you need extra (I did not).
Step one:
Locate your battery. For the FZ6 it is located under the tank behind the air box. The gas tank has 2 bolts near the handle bars and removing these allows the tank to open on its flange. Prop up with something to keep it out of the way.
Step two:
Decide where to mount. On my bike its easy - the top fairing. On my R1 I did it on the right side fairing, on the top.
Pick the spot and drill the hole with the 1 inch hole saw drilling bit:
Drill baby drill!
Was it good for you?
Step 3: Prepping the socket.
Do not install the socket just yet - you will need to prep it first. The socket comes with a 17ft red wire (power) and a 1 foot black wire (ground). Chances are you will need to extend the ground wire by a foot or two. You can either use black wire or some of the excess red wire supplied (maybe tape off the end to mark it as the ground).
To join two wires - use a wire stripper (or knife) to cut around the wire and remove the insulation about a half inch on both wires. Fan out the individual wires, press together and twist tightly.
Then use a soldering iron to melt the solder over the wires, fusing them together.
Here's a tutorial:
Cost $ <50
Time $1-2 hours
First, here is what you'll need. Everything can be bought from NAPA auto parts.
1) CASCO truck bed liner 12v power adapter ($21 from NAPA)
2) All weather fuse holder - at least 15amps (most are 30amps)
3) Package of spade type 15amp fuses
4) Solder Iron and metal
5) Shrink wrap tubes (to cover the soldered join wires).
6) Lighter or heat gun for the shrink tubes.
7) A drill with a 1 inch "hole saw" drill bit. You can buy this at Lowes for around $10. It has a small drill bit that drolls the pilot hole and then drills out a perfect circle that exactly matches the socket.
Wire cutters of strippers
9) O-ring terminals for 12gauge wire.
10) 12 gauge wire if you need extra (I did not).
Step one:
Locate your battery. For the FZ6 it is located under the tank behind the air box. The gas tank has 2 bolts near the handle bars and removing these allows the tank to open on its flange. Prop up with something to keep it out of the way.
Step two:
Decide where to mount. On my bike its easy - the top fairing. On my R1 I did it on the right side fairing, on the top.
Pick the spot and drill the hole with the 1 inch hole saw drilling bit:
Drill baby drill!
Was it good for you?
Step 3: Prepping the socket.
Do not install the socket just yet - you will need to prep it first. The socket comes with a 17ft red wire (power) and a 1 foot black wire (ground). Chances are you will need to extend the ground wire by a foot or two. You can either use black wire or some of the excess red wire supplied (maybe tape off the end to mark it as the ground).
To join two wires - use a wire stripper (or knife) to cut around the wire and remove the insulation about a half inch on both wires. Fan out the individual wires, press together and twist tightly.
Then use a soldering iron to melt the solder over the wires, fusing them together.
