I made a notch on the bottom right to run the Garmen power cord out. I notched the bike and the door. Cuts easly with a sharp pocket knife. Notch only were the gasket is, but not the gasket. Unless you run wire back to the battery, the plug in to the bike inside the fairing pocket is fussed at 5 amps and is switched with the ignition.
Thanks thats a good idea, i had in mind heated gear.Originally Posted by Sorcerer
The cubby plug is designed for devices like phones and GPS's. Heated gear will be too much load for that 5A circuit. For heated gear, the simplest solution is to run the pigtail straight from the battery out under the seat. The pigtail can also be used for a battery tender.
Seems odd doesn't it?...I thought the same thing when I bought my bike..."Really? a Goldwing class motorcycle and they didn't think it thru to have a section where the wires can exit the cubby and have the lid closed!"
I use my adaptor mainly to power my gps unit...what I did was add another small hole next to the one I made to install the adaptor, so now I can plug in my dc adaptor and then have the wire feed right back out of the cubby thru the smaller hole...you can reach a hand down the left handle bar area and reach under the fairing until you can get hold of the wire....then just pull out what you need.
Just went thru this exercise this weekend. A friend purchased a 2015 F6B and wanted to add the left storage pocket powerpoint. All the dealer had was the regular Wing one, would have to order the F6B one and it was twice as much.
The dealer parts guy was unsure if it would work but I told my buddy it would, based on prior conversations here. When we got home to install it everything worked perfectly, the cheaper Gold Wing one will absolutely work just fine.
Kdarmy that is the way I have did it many many times much netter and cleaner look than having wires hanging out of the cubby lid.
I installed a second 12v with 2 USB outlets in the left side saddlebag. Brought a fused line from the battery which is right beside the compartment. I can now charge a phone, tablet, camera and anything 12v while riding on long trips. it is all hidden and out of the way. I purchased the single piece 12v & double USB from O'Reilly's for about $10. It has been working great for 2 years. The 12 volt I put in the from cubby came from Autozone or Discount for $8. I plug a Garmin that is wired through the bottom of my cubby and then up to the center section beside of the handlebars to the GPS with a suction cup windshield mount. I do have an elastic black hair band attached to the windshield vent that I put around the GPS incase the suction comes loose, which has happened several times when riding. Works just fine in rain or shine for $120.
Ok sounds good but cant visualize. Could you post a pic? Are you talking another hole in cubby box, then out the box and up the area where forks and handlebars move?Seems odd doesn't it?...I thought the same thing when I bought my bike..."Really? a Goldwing class motorcycle and they didn't think it thru to have a section where the wires can exit the cubby and have the lid closed!"
I use my adaptor mainly to power my gps unit...what I did was add another small hole next to the one I made to install the adaptor, so now I can plug in my dc adaptor and then have the wire feed right back out of the cubby thru the smaller hole...you can reach a hand down the left handle bar area and reach under the fairing until you can get hold of the wire....then just pull out what you need.
That is how I did mine.... a small hole in bottom of cubby to get the GPS adapter connector through then up by main center section by handlebars. Very simple. That small hole would also drain any water that ever got into the cubby for any reason if placed in the correct lowest point. I have been using this for 2 years with a regular Garmin car GPS. This GPS was on my 2009 Honda Shadow, my 2010 Honda Interstate and now the Goldwing without issue.
Felloverboard has it correct...I made the extra hole just big enough so that my Garmin plug would push out of it, then I just used electrical tape to help seal it up a bit.
The cord once fished out from under the fairing is then pushed into side the left of the handle bar....there is enough flex to the plastic piece on the underside of the handlebar to pull away just enough to push in the power cord without having to remove it. Just make sure you leave enough slack to your cord at the bottom so that you can fully turn the bars full left and right.
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