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Sep 29, 2009 | 04:08 PM

FLHFred

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12 volt outlet

Hey, I want to put a 12 V. outlet on my bike ('06 Road King) for the GPS. What did you do, run wires straight from battery with inline fuse link or is there a couple wire just hanging, just for this application, an where did you mount the outlet?

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Sep 29, 2009 | 04:46 PM

HDRider2002

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you can use the Techmount which has a ram ball mount as well as a 12V plug. As far as wires, you can run a line direct to the battery with an inline fuse, i'd also suggest a switch somewhere in there as well. Or you can pull power from inside the nacelle to an ignition switched power source so that its not hot all the time.

Sep 29, 2009 | 05:15 PM

Peculierboy

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I mounted an outlet right in the Nacelle, I removed the unused rocker switch on my RK and put in a powerlet socket, http://www.powerletproducts.com/

Sep 29, 2009 | 05:41 PM

kingkingking

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I bought the HD power outlet 91843-97 which plugs in under the seat, then I extended the wires and the socket sits in my windscreen bag. It is switched by the LH switch on the back of the nacelle and I can run phones, GPS etc off it.

I put an in line connector in the nacelle so I can get rid of it when I ride without the windscreen (which is very rare indeed).

Sep 29, 2009 | 05:42 PM

Aleslinger

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+1 for Powerlet. I'm working with them right now to make a powerbar for the new Road Tech 660. They are easy to deal with and speak American.

Oct 3, 2009 | 10:15 PM

bradleys

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I have a set of Chubby Apes on my Road King so I needed to make sure the bracket I chose would work for my bars.

I started with a Kuryakyn power outlet and bar clamp...

I did not want a separate clamp for the RAM ball, so I made a quick bracket out of aluminum to attach the ball to. All-in-all it worked out great and looks pretty good.

I do like the Powerlet and it would have been a clean solution as well. They just seemed a little expensive for what you got, so I decided to see what I could do on my own. In the end, this was done for about half the price of a comparable powerlet, so I am pretty happy.

To wire, I ran from the power outlet into the nacelle and followed the main wiring harness to the battery. The Power Outlet comes with an in-line fuse and just wires to a constant power and a ground.

By mounting it in this location the wiring is completely hidden and very clean

Last edited by bradleys; Oct 3, 2009 at 10:28 PM.

Oct 3, 2009 | 11:06 PM

TMair

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Originally Posted by kingkingking

I got this same outlet, but I just ran it to the side of my seat so I could plug into it when I needed it and when I wasnt using it you could not realy tell it was there, I put black tape on it to protect the tank, then I just kind of nesseld it between the front side of the seat and just behind the tank.
Terry