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You picked a goody for a first mod. If you can install one of those you can do any mod .
I was going to get one for myself a couple years ago. After reading about all that's involved especially pulling the gas tank, I decided it wasn't worth the trouble. As luck would have it, the wife bought me one for Christmas .
Didn't have the heart to take it back (she's funny about that sort of thing) so I decided to install it. Turned out to be one of the best mods I've done to my bike.
Things would've been alot easier for this and other electrical add ons if the MoCo would simply run a couple extra wiring runs down the frame.
fwiw, I found that I could extend the range of the remote by adding a piece of wiring to the control antennae at the door opener.
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