BlackSheepLogic
1st November 2014, 16:26
Looking around one of the US Hayabusa forums I came across a post about adding a Powerlet socket to the bike. Not being familiar with Powerless I did a quick search and found that ramsoulotions stocked them in NZ.
The Powerlet (same as the BMW accessory plug) system starts with a basic 15A socket that is installed on the bike. It’s weather resident and the cable comes pre-crimped for attachment to the battery. I purchased the 48” harness which was long enough to snake though the frame up into the a side panel at the front of the bike. The 15A fuse was supplied with the kit.
I had to drill a hole in the panel to mount it but there was really no other convenient place and I did not want a cable getting caught up in the bars. Once the socket has been installed on the bike there is a wide array of accessory cables that can be purchased to power devices on the bike.
Only a small selection of accessory cables are available though ramsoulotions, the rest can be ordered from the US. The cables I needed were stocked by ramsoulotions and I found them very helpful to deal with. I used a 30” Powerlet plug to SAE plug which I then connected to a Luggage Electrix Connector I installed on my tank bag. This provides a weather resistant connection to get a SAE plug inside the tank bag. Inside the tank bag I installed a SAE Y cable with a SAE plug and lighter socket.
Locally I purchased a lighter socket to 2A USB charger which I can use to charge or power small electric devices like my phone or second headset while on the bike.
The Powerlet solution was a reasonable cost effective solution to adding power on a bike and there is a large array of cables/accessories which expand this system. Overall I’m happy with the Powerlet ecosystem I’ve bought into for my bike. It is very convenient and I spent < $150.00 on this project.
Alternatives I considered were car lighter adapters which are not a good solution unless you have weather resident storage compartment which my bike does not have. I did not want a ghetto cables solution on the bike either..
The Powerlet (same as the BMW accessory plug) system starts with a basic 15A socket that is installed on the bike. It’s weather resident and the cable comes pre-crimped for attachment to the battery. I purchased the 48” harness which was long enough to snake though the frame up into the a side panel at the front of the bike. The 15A fuse was supplied with the kit.
I had to drill a hole in the panel to mount it but there was really no other convenient place and I did not want a cable getting caught up in the bars. Once the socket has been installed on the bike there is a wide array of accessory cables that can be purchased to power devices on the bike.
Only a small selection of accessory cables are available though ramsoulotions, the rest can be ordered from the US. The cables I needed were stocked by ramsoulotions and I found them very helpful to deal with. I used a 30” Powerlet plug to SAE plug which I then connected to a Luggage Electrix Connector I installed on my tank bag. This provides a weather resistant connection to get a SAE plug inside the tank bag. Inside the tank bag I installed a SAE Y cable with a SAE plug and lighter socket.
Locally I purchased a lighter socket to 2A USB charger which I can use to charge or power small electric devices like my phone or second headset while on the bike.
The Powerlet solution was a reasonable cost effective solution to adding power on a bike and there is a large array of cables/accessories which expand this system. Overall I’m happy with the Powerlet ecosystem I’ve bought into for my bike. It is very convenient and I spent < $150.00 on this project.
Alternatives I considered were car lighter adapters which are not a good solution unless you have weather resident storage compartment which my bike does not have. I did not want a ghetto cables solution on the bike either..