a question to current klr 650 wners...

[dave thomas]

I just bought a weather proof power outlet from my local Canadain Tire store. It was designed for a pick-up truck bed so it has a mile of wire. I want it for powering my GPS, battery charging, etc. Can anybody offer an sugestions for where to connect into the electrical system so it is fused or must I buy a separate fuse holder? Dave, in Ridgeway __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

[Robert Melvin]

Dave, I am not able to advise you on where to connect but I saved this related link and thought it might be of use to the list and wanted to share it. http://www.powerletproducts.com/products.php?mid=1 Good luck with the project. Best regards, Robert

On 4/5/06, dave thomas wrote: > I just bought a weather proof power outlet from my > local Canadain Tire store. It was designed for a > pick-up truck bed so it has a mile of wire. > > I want it for powering my GPS, battery charging, etc. > > Can anybody offer an sugestions for where to connect > into the electrical system so it is fused or must I > buy a separate fuse holder? > > Dave, in Ridgeway > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

[Blake Sobiloff]

On Apr 5, 2006, at 9:17 PM, dave thomas wrote:

> Can anybody offer an sugestions for where to connect > into the electrical system so it is fused or must I > buy a separate fuse holder?

I'd recommend fusing the outlet separately, as you don't want to accidently disable some other bike functionality by popping a shared fuse (fan, main electrical system, etc.). I'm partial to Posi-Locks, and they have a nice inline fuse holder for ATO fuses as seen at http://www.easternbeaver.com/Home/Main/Products/Posi-Lock/posi- lock.html>. -- Blake Sobiloff http://sobiloff.typepad.com/> San Jose, CA (USA)

[Alan L Henderson]

Alan L Henderson wrote:

>> > > Meant to reply earlier. Here is a letter I posted earlier: > > "6-21-05 > > I weighed my bike fully loaded for the Moab trip added my weight and > came up with about 900lbs. Did fine on the trip except I had to go to > fourth on the mountain passes to maintain speed. > Alan Henderson A13 Iowa" > > > I might add that I have upgraded the front and rear springs. I think I > put a straight rate 560/inch on the rear that I got from Arrow Head > Motorsports at www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/index.html. I have had > excellent service from Fred. I run heavier oil in the front than stock > but that is personal preference. > > Alan Henderson A13 Iowa 6-3 370 pounds and losing slowly >

And yes, I realize I was over the GVWR. Just saying that it ran fine. Alan