Nice mods. You came up with a lot of good ideas there, it’s nice to have a bike that’s ready for a little bit of gravel. I hope to see some more of your travel videos in the future, I enjoyed them. Take care.
I appreciate a mind that says "they want how much for this asinine little gizmo??? Oh no no no I'll make it myself" excellent use of GoPro mounts, I've used those myself to make phone mounts for cars and Jeeps
Well done. Concerning your aux lights: the canbus system won't accept any "fiddling" without buying and installing special equipment ( synonym for "expensive"). What I did was to unplug the DIN plug from the system and connect it directly to the battery (thus usage becomes versatile because power is always on). That way I trickle charge the battery, have an outlet for the tyre inflator etc. You can then connect the old wiring from that DIN plug to a relay that will be activated as soon as you turn on the ignition key. Once the relay is activated, in my case, it powers a fuse box. You could connect anything you like to that box including your aux lights. Install a switch to turn the aux lights on/off and you're done. I myself had to figure out this solution, because otherwise my dashcam system starts to record everytime and for as long as I charge the battery (canbus awakes). You could also forget all of the above and tap into the wiring of the headlights. Lead that wire to a relay, install a switch to turn the lights on/off and voila! The power draw to the relay is small enough to fool the canbus system, so there should not be a problem there. Succes and take care... Greetings from Belgium... Ed.
Hey, on that tank bag, if you run a bar across the two front clips you would be able to remove it with one hand. These are all great adds. I also expect to do mild adv. biking (really just gravel/dirt roads) so its nice to see some of what I might want to add. Do you have any information on how you added the lights with the key fob switch?
I was planning on that with the tank bag but when I got to the point where it is now I just called it good enough. The remote control for the lights are a simple install. Pretty sure there are TH-cam videos on that. Amazon ; Multi-Function Relay Switch Remote Control Switch DC 12V 4CH
nice mods !! Did you needed to "report" the extra lights with an OBDII plug or just hook it up with the battery (with relais), mount them and the new swich, and good to go?
how are the lights you added up front turned on and off? Did you just route power to them and then how did you program them to work with that remote control?
The lights are powered by both a switch as well as a remote purchased from amazon. Multi-Function Wireless Relay Switch Remote Control Switch DC 12V 4CH 433MHz Nothing too technical but more than what i could explain here
Late response here. Love the light mods! The turn signals lighting is fantastic.
thanks
Nice mods. You came up with a lot of good ideas there, it’s nice to have a bike that’s ready for a little bit of gravel. I hope to see some more of your travel videos in the future, I enjoyed them. Take care.
Thank you
Thx for the tip about-to chop a bucket up right now!
That's great. Really hard to justify the 100 bucks for a piece of plastic
Nice.
I appreciate a mind that says "they want how much for this asinine little gizmo??? Oh no no no I'll make it myself"
excellent use of GoPro mounts, I've used those myself to make phone mounts for cars and Jeeps
Absolutely! ...and thank you
Well done.
Concerning your aux lights: the canbus system won't accept any "fiddling" without buying and installing special equipment ( synonym for "expensive").
What I did was to unplug the DIN plug from the system and connect it directly to the battery (thus usage becomes versatile because power is always on).
That way I trickle charge the battery, have an outlet for the tyre inflator etc.
You can then connect the old wiring from that DIN plug to a relay that will be activated as soon as you turn on the ignition key.
Once the relay is activated, in my case, it powers a fuse box. You could connect anything you like to that box including your aux lights.
Install a switch to turn the aux lights on/off and you're done.
I myself had to figure out this solution, because otherwise my dashcam system starts to record everytime and for as long as I charge the battery (canbus awakes).
You could also forget all of the above and tap into the wiring of the headlights. Lead that wire to a relay, install a switch to turn the lights on/off and voila!
The power draw to the relay is small enough to fool the canbus system, so there should not be a problem there.
Succes and take care...
Greetings from Belgium...
Ed.
Thanks for the advise Ed
Hey, on that tank bag, if you run a bar across the two front clips you would be able to remove it with one hand. These are all great adds. I also expect to do mild adv. biking (really just gravel/dirt roads) so its nice to see some of what I might want to add. Do you have any information on how you added the lights with the key fob switch?
I was planning on that with the tank bag but when I got to the point where it is now I just called it good enough. The remote control for the lights are a simple install. Pretty sure there are TH-cam videos on that. Amazon ; Multi-Function Relay Switch Remote Control Switch DC 12V 4CH
@@ads9765 Thanks. Having the search term finally got me to the listing.
nice mods !!
Did you needed to "report" the extra lights with an OBDII plug or just hook it up with the battery (with relais), mount them and the new swich, and good to go?
just hooked them up and all went well
Thanks @@ads9765
Where did you get the treads i wasnt able to find any “all terrain “ style ended up with some conti motions
I got them from Fortnine in Canada. Not sure if they are still available. Hope so.
how are the lights you added up front turned on and off? Did you just route power to them and then how did you program them to work with that remote control?
The lights are powered by both a switch as well as a remote purchased from amazon. Multi-Function Wireless Relay Switch Remote Control Switch DC 12V 4CH 433MHz
Nothing too technical but more than what i could explain here
Looks great! What are the lights that you added behind the passenger footpeg and the front. The ones you light up while riding at night.
Thanks. They are actually truck bed lights. Comes with 2 strings each with 4 lights for 28 bucks at Canadian Tire