nyc dohickey swap out

[dewarnecke]

I am making arrangements to buy a new KLR and have asked for a few things from the dealer such as Kawasaki bags for tank and rear. Also I wanted to have them install a 12 volt adapter so that I could plug in my Garmin Etrex GPS. The dealership mentioned that a 12 volt adapter may draw down the battery and it may not be a good idea. Has anyone set one up and is this something I could do myself? It has been the excellent network of KLR owners in this group that helped me make my decision on this bike. Thanks in advance for your replies. DW Columbus

[Erik]

I put on on myself for exactly the same purpose. I used the existing "city lights" wires up front. I clipped off the supplied connectors and put on some of my own to connect to the 12V's wires. Then I wrapped the 12V in gaffers tape and zip-tied it to the fairing bracket. Pictures are here: http://www.stampy.org/gallery/eTrex These are before the tape though. It was shorting to the bracket; the tape fixed that. Havn't had any battery issues. The GPS really doesn't pull much juice. I've used it for a compressor for short bursts, too. erik

> I am making arrangements to buy a new KLR and have asked for a few > things from the dealer such as Kawasaki bags for tank and rear. > Also > I wanted to have them install a 12 volt adapter so that I could plug > in > my Garmin Etrex GPS. The dealership mentioned that a 12 volt adapter > may draw down the battery and it may not be a good idea. Has anyone > set one up and is this something I could do myself? It has been the > excellent network of KLR owners in this group that helped me make my > decision on this bike. Thanks in advance for your replies. > > DW > Columbus > > > > > 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 > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[ryan]

Folks, for those of you in the area who haven't done so I will be swapping out my dohickey within the next week. I haven't done this before, but the great directions provided on marknet.com should make it fairly smooth sailing. So if you would somehow feel more comfortable surrounding yourself with a fellow dohickey novice for the proceedure just drop me a line. Also, I'm still trying to get my hands on the rotor holder wrench and the rotor puller bolt if anyone has a set I can borrow. I'll be glad to pay shipping both ways. Thanks. Ryan KNEVLKLR A-18 Manhattan

[J Fortner]

On 5/12/05, dewarnecke wrote:

> I wanted to have them install a 12 volt adapter so that I could plug > in > my Garmin Etrex GPS. The dealership mentioned that a 12 volt adapter > may draw down the battery and it may not be a good idea. Has anyone > set one up and is this something I could do myself?

I run Garmin GPS's and have them wired to a switched circuit. In my opinion you should wire this yourself in case it fails while you are no where near a dealer you will know how the bike is wired and where the circuit has failed. If you are totally electrically clueless I bet you have a friend that is competent and can show you how it is done. Here is a simple $10 parts list of a switched power circuit I have used for several years on several bikes with no failures.. http://www.fjrtech.com/getdbitem.cfm?item=25 I have the componenets zip tied to the back of the coolant resevoir bracket of the KLR. Switch power lead comes off one of the spare whires behind the headlight. Jim