Done something like that before,, me,, YUP a few times.Originally Posted by willtill
Just about got my bike put back together, and wanted get the Gerbing power outlet mounted somewhere in front of me. Looked FOREVER for the perfect location and THOUGHT I found itThe horror discovered, after I drilled the hole; was that the Gerbing power cable could not be routed (as I had previously thought possible) through the underlying gas tank spill tray structure underneath. I had eyeballed this placement every which way, and though it was possible.There is the gas tank cover's hinge under there too... but the cable could be routed well enough to avoid it's operation.
I could compromise the integrity of the gas tank catch tray by drilling a hole in the side of it; for the cable to route through... but elect not to do that.
For now I just have another Gerbing power lead exiting out from the left side of the frame in front of me. I still could drill another hole ON THE SIDE of the gas tank cap cover WHICH WOULD allow enough clearance for the cable underneath to be routed (since that area is not in the gas tank spill tray area) ...but I am really not happy about having another hole off to the side of the gas cap cover.
Thanks for the link Stro... regarding the hole caps; I just need one. It would cost .18 cents but shipping is $3.95 Keerist....I'll check locally or maybe just get a nice sticker/decal to put over the hole for now.
At least it is centered and a plug won't look out of place, and $4 is a pretty cheap screw up fix.
If it helps, this is what I did for the Gerbing gear. The Gas Cap door is about $25 if I decide to pull the wiring for a new bike.
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