I appreciate you taking the time to film this install. I watched it a few times before taking on the job. You completed much faster than I did but I took my time and didn't break anything. What a pain. The parts going back together are like a jigsaw. If you do have a number of miles on your AT you might as well do the air filter changes as well. It really helped for me to download the Honda instructions and I referenced them quite a bit especially for the route the wires are supposed to go. Shame on Honda for not including this. Again, thanks for. the video!
Randi, Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I am glad you liked the video and mostly I am glad to help others which is what this channel is all about. Thank you again for the kind words, I hope you have a blessed week and I hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving. Thanks again. Dale
Your video is a saving grace. Unbelievably annoying how Honda does things on this vintage. I hear the newer models are easier. I didn’t realize my accessory outlet didn’t come with the full harness. Just the first pig tail, so after tearing everything apart, I ended up just tying it in directly to the battery. Your video was great though so thanks.
Oh man, thank you so very much, when I was making this video I had no idea how many people would end up watching it hahha, I would have picked out a better outfit hahhaha, Thanks again and have a blessed week. Enjoy your AT, they are awesome bikes. Dale
heheh, Then I am dingy job correctly. heheh. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thank you.
Thanks, Dale. I found your video because I'm going to be tearing it apart to change the fuse. WHAT A BUMMER! I'm considering buying a panel mounted fuse holder, installing it in one of the available blank button spots, and running a pair of wires with blade ends into the fuse holder of the Honda in-line set up.
+Fabio Bandini your very welcome my friend. I hope it helped. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed weekend.
I just bought the bike yesterday, after seeing this I am so glad I negotiated this and the center stand installations as a throw in N/C. Very educational Thanks for your efforts.
Excellent, I am glad it helped, when I bought mine, it was a pre order and they were not budging at all on the price or willing to help out with anything heheheh, I am glad the video helped you to get a better deal, I love this bike and would love it even more if I had not paid as much for it hehehe. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, it is greatly appreciated and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thank you sir, it is a project to instal this little guy. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and the kind comment is greatly appreciated. We appreciate you, thank you and have a blessed weekend my friend. Dale
Appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. I remember a similar you may have done years ago where you mentioned an aftermarket install accessory (coat hanger) that you would sell for $19.99 or some other thing. Great sense of humor.
Ha, thank you so much my friend. I try to have fun with this channel. Thanks for taking the time to watch and I hope you have a blessed week. Dale PS sorry for the long delay. I am back now.
My 21 year old Harley came from the factory with a 12 v socket...( And a cigarette lighter !) Also 10 minutes in? This whole project took me a 12 pack!
Hahaha. I know right. They really don’t want a guy to use this thing or they want you to OT someone at the shop to do it. I hope the video helped. Have a blessed week my friend. Dale.
Instead, just take off the left side fairing painted piece and install a socket, then wire it back to the battery or one of our Eastern Beaver fuse panels. Takes only minutes and you have a high capacity socket with an accessible fuse. Plus, our fuse panels allow you to wire in all your accessories with room for future stuff too.
This came in super handy today, thanks. It was about my 5th time watching it, but I actually installed it today. Knowing how to get the rivets out is gold.
I m glad it was helpful, that is the main reason I even do this channel if I can help someone out and or share something they find useful, it makes it so much funner. Thank for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed weekend my friend.
OMG! That was a crazy amount of work to add a 12 v socket. Basically you just have to remove everything except the engine. Didn't start out great - stripped over torqued battery cover hex head just for fun! Agree with everyone else - really that could't have been included? I would have pair the extra $25 it would have cost them to do it - after this, I would have pair an extra $100. On the bright side, I learned alot about the bike by having to take so much of it apart. Good video - and along with the instructions by Honda, it was doable, but not fun. Hope that fuse never blows. Thanks for the video and happy trails!
+MrMcLovin hehehe. I so agree. I am half afraid to use the stupid thing in fear the fuse may blow. Hehehehe. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thanks again.
+ HDS, I would be scared also to use it. Is that 12v socket the genuine Honda Acc Part or aftermarket ? I personally would have made sure the fuse was at least 15A to make it more multipurpose, .., After watching this helpful vid , I also now realise maybe it is better to think through another way to rewire that fuse (ie; by re-routing the fuse to a different location that made access to the fuse much simpler in the future) .., as I'd forever be cursing myself if ever I had to pull the bike apart again just to simply check a fuse ;) . Thank you for making this (and other) vids HDS , I felt like I was there passing you the tools :)
Great and very helpful video. Thanks for the detailed insight, really helped me install my socket with breeze and also take off the plastics to change the air filters.
I am glad you enjoyed it and it helped you. That’s one I thing I really love to do is help others. So thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. It is greatly appreciated to hear good feedback. Thanks again and have a blessed week Dale.
Oh man, sorry for the delay, I have been out on a hunting and camping trip for two weeks now so sorry for the delay. Yes, i do believe the only wya you will be able to get to the fuse, it to go all the wya through this process, it is hidden in the behind the headlights with all the other wiring, I am not sure why they made it like that but that is how it wired. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and sorry for the delay. Thanks again and have a blessed week. Dale
Man I wish my seat on both the bikes came off that easy! The camera view @ 2:44 is fantastic. The micro clips...my very first experience with one I tried and tried to pull it out with out pressing in on the center. Then I used an punch to press it in but ended up shoving the center all the way through and lost it. :)
heheh, make no mistake, it took me a minutes to figure it out and I have some on order now. hehehe. Thank you sir, I hope my narrative I added in the video that says push it in until it clicks helps people get theirs to come out with out messing some up, they sale them in bags of 10 so its a $21.50 mistake with out shipping cost. hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting, I truly appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
+Heartland Dual Sport just a tip I have from dealing with those clips on a daily basis. If you have the cheepo pocket screw driver with a magnetic back tip. it is the perfect length and size to push them in without going to far.
Piston Slap Excellent tip, thank you, I will see if I can find one and add a pic of it to the blog for others to see as well. Thank you sir, I appreciate you and your willingness to help others you are a good man my friend. Thank you very much.
senexon you are very welcome my friend. I am glad that it helped. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and know the kind words are appreciated. Thanks again and have a blessed week.
Thank you very much, I tried to help, I figured most are going to want to install the 12 volt socket on their bikes. Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Excellent video. Makes me want to pay Honda dealer to install it. But I am not sure they would be as thorough and careful as what you demonstrated. Good idea to do this before adding crash bars.
Thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. I do agree, if you do it yourself you know there was not corners skipped and what not. Thank you so much and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks. I had the socket installed, but didn't realise is was for satnav only and blew the fuse trying to use it for a tyre pump. Total pain to change the fuse!
Nice video. Having looked at the long lengthly process to be able to change a fuse, I have chosen to go back to basics, run an independent 15A twin core insulated wiring back to the battery and installed a fuse inside the battery cover. 2 minutes to change a blown fuse, and minimal chance of an electrical fire / short taking place. Zip tied the wiring to the existing wiring, loom and man frame.
I ended up doing the same thing as well, one plug is generally not enough for me with all the extra cameras and junk I tend to take. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Thanks for the video! I had the same concerns you had about the fuse sitting behind the fairing. Turned out to be right - my fuse blew and since I had put on an aftermarket skid plate and crash bars I additionally had to take those off to get to the fuse. Ended up installing the fuse box from Eastern Beaver and routing the 12V power outlet there. Also connected my TomTom and charging cable to the second box.
Oh man, I am sorry, to be honest, I have not used mine much, I put on the aftermarket one on my bars, and it has the cigarette lighter type plug as well as two usb plugs, so knowing how much trouble it was to install this gem, I don't use it for that fear of the fuse blowing problem. Sorry yours went out but it sounds like you fixed yours like I did as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks for the video. Been putting this off for a bit. I'm confident I can successfully pull the job off now. I've subscribed to your channel, as well. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much it is always nice to hear when our videos help someone else. I hope you Keep us posted, I am glad that is helped. Thanks again my friend and have a blessed week.
Fantastic video you did a great job making this video. Im new to the africa twin after selling my KLR very helpful! I have apt already scheduled with Honda to install 12v plug and heated grips. Now I know thanks to this video and I guess ill need one of those service manuals.
Thank you for the kind words sir. Yes sir, the manual will become your friend. I loved the KLR I had and enjoyed working on it as well. Fun bike, this is on a whole other level. I hope you get many many miles of enjoyment out of yours. Thanks again and keep us posted. Have a blessed week. Dale
Got the center stand, heated grips, and 12v installed from 9am till 3pm so this was an all day event at our local honda dealer. looking on your past videos i noticed you also went with touratech panniers i installed a top case first mainly to store my helmet and gloves so im not walking around with them as they are mic and have cameras installed. once i got that installed i was going to do acrider crash bars and skid plat but decided to go with all touratech instead i was very impressed with the stainless rack and why not just keep everything the same i don't think this bike is going to see heavy action off road. I am more about just some gravel roads on occasion but more to pack up some gear and take a few trips when Im not working. my AT is a 2017 DCT which i think is really great well made bike i picked it up for 10,500 new so i couldn't say no to that and is like going into the future comparing to my KLR. i plan to watching more of your videos as i like seeing what your putting together for your channel. Thanks again keep up the good work!
Heartland Dual Sport no worries, life has been crazy for everyone. I’ve had the sides and front off twice now for this install and again for my fog light install.
Awesome 12v accessory install Dale. I agree Honda should of installed this from the factory floor when the bike was being built.......... who know mabe Honda will add this if they get imput from the public. Safe travels dale& keep the videos coming............🙂👍👋✌️️🇨🇦
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment my friend, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thank you so much, I appreciate the compliments, I agree, they should and maybe someday they will it don't make sense why it isn't there to begin with other than after the sale, sales and installation charges for the dealer to instal them. Thanks again and I hope you have a blessed week and wonderful holiday season.
You are very welcome my friend. I am glad it was helpful for you. Sorry for the delay, I have been out camping and hunting for two weeks getting back home and trying to get caught up on comments etc. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and i Hope you have a blessed week. Dale
Thanks a lot for the video! Yes, this is a very necessity accessory and Honda should have made it standard! But thanks for the detailed, patient steps. I've removed the panels for the CBR 250R and this seems to be a bigger pain. Oh well...
You are very welcome my friend, I am glad it helped, I agree, should be a stock item, thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
+Avery S heheh. You can do it. Just take your time you will Do fine. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Hi Dale, If only I had seen your video before dismounting all of the front of my new Africa Twin . It is very complicated on this Honda compared to my previous FZ09 .. For the price of the bike, they could have put the central stand and 12v power accessory .. I watch your videos from France, and I liked and subscribed to Your channel. . Thank you for all these explanations on this bike ✌.
Oh thank you so much and I am glad it was a video that could help other, I love to help people, that is one of the main reasons I do this channel is to try and do my part to help others if I can. Tank you so much and I do agree, it could have had the 12 Volt charging port as well as a center stand from the factory, don't make sense why it didn't anyhow. hehe. Thank you so much and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thanks for the support on our channel we appreciate you my friend.
Thank you, Dale! You are right, it makes no sense that the power port was not factory installed. I can only figure it is meant to add service dollars for dealers.
Yes sir, that too is my guess. Thank you so much for watching and commenting my friend. I hope you have a blessed week. Thanks again, I appreciate you.
Great job on the install, very informative ! Thumbs up. Oh and when I get my Africa Twin, I will be coming to your house to install the power outlet :)
Oh man, it goes much quicker once you get over the fear of breaking something hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend and I hope you have a blessed week.
Man, thanks so much for putting this video up! ColoradoDualSport is coming over tomorrow so I can install his heated grips. He already has that port, but I've been looking all over trying to figure out what I need to do to tap power and this is the first thing I've found to help clear that up. Looks like my choices are pulling the crash bars and plastic to get to the back of that port and tap the power there, or doing all that plus pulling the gas tank to hook straight into the battery and run the wire back to the handlebars. Sound right to you? Also to answer your question Honda isn't in the business of selling motorcycles, they're in the business of selling dealerships, and dealers don't want that port installed from the factory, they want to do it themselves so the shop can be a profit center. Thanks again.
Your very welcome, I hope it helps, I will say this, when putting the windscreen back on, be very careful, those little rubber screws fall out easy, and to get them out of that hole you have to do this whole process over or order a new one hehehe.( Don't ask my how I know, heheh.) The Heated grips,, if they are Honda, I believe there is a place to plug into like this accessory port had, and it will show on his dash when he turns them on or off and what not, if they are the Honda heated grips, if they are not Honda, you are correct, you could tap in where ever you want and it wont matter, I have not put them on mine, but that is what i understand about them. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment my friend and I hope you two have a blessed weekend. Keep put he fun videos on your side as well.
Thanks for the clear video, it made me decide not to consider the Honda accessory socket and buy a 12v/USB charger that I'll mount to the handlebars instead hehe Seriously Honda really did a poor job on this part...I can't believe at somepoint someone at the factory didn't raise their hand and say, hey, couldn't we make parts more easily accessible? I get that they wanted to put the wait of the battery low for mass centralization, but it's almost as if they made it intentional so the dealers can charge more on maintenance (like simple air filter replacement).
Your very welcome, sorry for the delay, its folks like you we still make videos for , if we can help others, we love that the most. Thank you and have a blessed weekend. dale
hehehe, Yes mam, it is just that normal for of the unknown and knowing they are $350 per cowl, that is a big expense for test run if I mess it up hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting, and have a blessed week young lady.
hehehe, Thank you sir, I appreciate you, you are a good man, I did it with the word subscribe on it, but it was too hard to read so just put it back with out it. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week.
@@Metz125 that sure sounds good no sense having one buried in the fairing was such a pain in the ass to get to it when it's already fused under the seat! Thank you for the information.
Oh man, you hit the head-on the nail, Shame on Honda for this. hehehe It was a pain to get it in, but works nicely once done, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on this video my friend. Thank you and have a blessed week.
@@Heartlanddualsport I own a Ninja 400 as well as an Africa Twin. The ninja is also does not come with a USB port and worse it does not come with the respective fuse. I suspect the issue is with maintainability - it is a small part and not sturdy as the rest.
well guys there is a aux plugs one under the passenger seat so you can install a fuse box that from there you can add a few accessories like usb plug or gps and so on
Yes sir. Agreed. It is a much better option for auxiliary power. I out this in just for fun. I don’t think I have ever used it. It’s not in a combined spot when riding. Thanks again and have a blessed week my friend. Dale.
Most definitely and one I have used and had great luck with is made by a company called Eclipse. They are higher than the generic ones you will find, I only recommend them do to the fact they have held up with use and riding conditions an adventure bike will see from dust, dirty, rain etc. Keep us posted on what you decide and have a blessed week. Dale
Another thing worth noting on the aftermarket plug in like we just previously discussed, If you are running an aftermarket tool to air your tires up, most likely that will kick the fuse on the honda factory plug, and as you know, that is hidden behind the dash, so it is a mess to actually get to it, and if you are broke down and just fixed a tire, you will now not have power for your air pump, so a factory one in my mind is well worth it to have and it is not only much cheaper to do, easier to install. I ran one because of this known low amp in line fuse issue for just that reason, along with all my camera equipment trying to keep stuff charges on the go. Dale
Not really, it is not really long enough to wrap it around to the inside, and or let it hang out the bottom. I wish there was, I don't know that you would need to replace the fuse too often but if and when you to it is a bear to get to it. Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week. I don't know if you have seen the Eklipes charger install that I have done or not but if you don't want to fool with the stock Honda one, I highly reckoned it as well. and it gives you more options to charge stuff, I have installed both since I need a charger for the phone and GPS and GoPor stuff so it works great especially if you need more ports. Thank again and i hope you have a blessed week.
I will watch the Eklipes charger install now. Thanks for figuring it all out and putting up the video. I had my tablet out in the garage with me so I could watch while I took my cowl off. No problems except I had to remove my crash bars.
I am glad it helped, yes sir when I installed it, I didn't have the crash bars on then yet, but figured they would need to be removed as well so I installed the charger first. I have some links to amazon and or the direct website, it does have some cool features to it and all the stuff I have bought from Eklipes has been top notch. Thanks again my friend and have a blessed weekend.
+HDS .., I would rip and throw away that honda 12v - and then reinstall another aftermarket 12v (in the same tidy location) that gets wired directly to to the battery and also has a higher rated fuse which can also be located near the battery (or another easy to get to location) ..., another plus of doing that .., is it will free up that Honda acc port you previously used for something else .
+mototravellers I do not think you have to remove the gas tank. It will almost feel Like it because you have to take the side plastics off. Yes sir. Give me a week or so and I will get you a video that shows how's to get to the air filter. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week.
Great install video, HDS! What are they thinking over there at Honda? That 12 volt accessory plug should be standard equipment, on a motorcycle like that. You used the word clips a lot in this video...lol. Thanks for sharing, be my friend.
hehehe, Yeah, those clips, hehehe Sorry, there is a ton of them, sad part is, all this is necessary to get to the air filter as well hehehe. so if you buy this bike, those clips will become your friend. hehehe. I agree, this bike should have come with at least one power port if not two. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
So I just bought one of these on the used market. The 12v socket is installed. The 10A fuse under the seat is good, but the socket is dead. Is there an easy way to find that 7.5A inline, or is it a full tear down as you have demonstrated?
Man, I dont know for sure, I think it is all hidden in that upper dash. Thanks for asking and I hope you have found ti by now, this comment got lost in the net somehow, thank you for your patients and sorry for the delay. dale
Yeah. You would have to cut it out splice it and move it. It would be a easy fix. Enough I didn’t mess with it either. Thanks for watching and have a blessed weekend. Dale.
Hi Dale, thanks for putting this video together. It just happened that I plugged an air pump to this socket... and you can imagine what happened next. My question is, do you think I can get to the fuse without tearing down half of the bike as you just did in the video? Thanks in advance for your reply. Cheers
More thank likely you will have to take a good part of it apart to get to it. The standard spot to put the fuse it behind the head lights, so it will take a lot of work to get to it.. Thanks for taking the time to watch out videos and comment, I tis truly appreciated, I hope you are able to get the fuse replaces, it is a pain no doubt to get to it, but it might be a fun project for you. Thanks again and I hope you have a blessed week. Dale
Question, in your side note are you warning us not to use an air pump in the power socket since it has an 7.5 amp? If so, is the reason because the 7.5amp cannot handle the load thus blowing up?
Yes, that is what I am getting at, a lot of the air pumps will pull more amps than the fuse will handle, I am pretty sure Honda even says don't use a pump, it will pull more than it can handle thus blowing the fuse, then you have to take all this nonsense back off to get to the hidden fuse, I put an after market one of with a heavier load rating for the air pump. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week. Sorry for th delay as well, been on the moitunain and we have very little to no service up there. Thanks again. Dale
Anytime my friend, I chose the Eklipse, it has a cigarette adapter and the usb all in one, and fits nicely and is wired for heavy use. amzn.to/2HmVsyf That is the link to this one, I have used it on my DRZ and this Bike both have worked flawlessly and is cheap enough to make it worth the while, They also make a deal to jump start your bike if your battery dies. so that is another perk to this system. The guy who invented it is a rider and uses it on his own bike, good folks.
The factory one from Honda is a Cig adapter type, it is made specifically for the bike, I did however put another one on the bike that has both and I have a USB adapter for both. Excellent question, . Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to do a video. I learn a ton from watching others do projects and it saves me time. How did you wire your USB? I saw another video where a guy used the same connector you did but spliced in a USB and a port for his GPS but they all utilized the same connector.
Oh you are very welcome my friend, I enjoy doing the videos, I am running behind and have not posted in any in about a month, changed jobs and messing my free time up hehehe. I mean it straight to the battery, I have a video on it as well, it is called the EKlipse Power Port, it is made by Eklipse, the one thing I really like about that set up, is if your buddy has one as well you can jump your bike from it if its dead, and if your buddy doesn't have one, you can use the alligator clips and get a jump from a car or whatever with out having to take your bike apart to get to the battery, this is the link to the one I use. amzn.to/2w4M7JE amzn.to/2w3RZmL Another advantage of this is if you use a battery tender in the winter or whatever, it has the same plug and you can plug straight into it and you don't need to wire one of those into your battery either, so it cuts down on the amount of wires going to your battery. The top link, has a on off switch, the good thing there is if you are at camp and just need a quick charge to your phone or something, you can turn the power charger on by the switch charge whatever with out having to put your key in your bike. I charge a ton of electronics, so having access to charge with out the key on in the bike is huge perk for me, not trying to sale you something, but it is definitely worth checkin out and looking into it if you have the extra 25 bucks and it is 1/3 of the cost of the factory one.
Can you provide a link to your Eklipse Power Port video? I'd like to install a Powerlet connector where the Honda 12 Volt cigarette lighter plug goes but not sure where to mount it. Your video may provide ideas for other locations. Thanks for the hard work!
Hey wait a minute. Didnt you say at the beginning this was quick and easy. That was more difficult that a battery swap on a V-Rod. Now dont you wish you would have gotten the Tiger like me. It came with 2 ports.
heheh, I have three now hehehe. Yes sir, I said Quick and easy, but meant because it sounds better than difficult and lengthy hehehe Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you. I do like the Tiger, make no mistake there I can't wait to ride yours hehehe.
Probably a bit late to the party but the link to the instructions do not seem to take me anywhere. Have just ordered the same kit and will be attaching when the bike comes out of storage. By all the forums I have checked out it could be interesting times. Any chance there is another link?
Oh man, I dont know, if its not working, that is not a good sign. I will see what I can find and post it if I find a new one. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. If your like me, you will do fine installing this part, it is just little time consuming, take your time and dont rush yourself. It will install nicely. Keep in mind, it has a small fee in it, to replace that inline fuse you will have to take all the parts off, so option one would be, dont plug a air compressor into the outlet. It will more than likely kick the fuse. Good lick and keep us posted on your travels, I still ride, just a KLR and your always welcome here anytime. Good luck and again, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. dale
@@Heartlanddualsport thanks Dale. Getting the bike ready to ride from Ottawa, Canada, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a big air show later this year. Have sone some bits a pieces on the bike over the last year or so. Videos like yours give real inspiration to folks like me. You take away the fear of having a go, and in doing so you help make us feel much better about ourselves. Thank you. Also, probably will not be running a compressor but will keep that in mind.
No I have not, that would be a handy tool to have from time to time though. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week. Dale
Dang the only thing you didn't take off were the mud flaps. That would have been a $700 install at the "stealership". Looks easy and all with just one allen key. Nice.
Yes sir, to be honest with you, I am surprised I didn't need to do that as well. heheh. Thank you so much for watching and commenting my friend. I hope you have a blessed week.
I would buy a single 'T' shaped allen wrench the correct size - cut off the T so you have a long straight hex - and use a small cordless drill to undo and re tighten - and of course one of those that has the light settings for tightness
Oh yeah, good thinking my friend, I like that idea, I may have to do that one day. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Or of course just cut off the shank of any Allen key to remove the 90 degree turn. There are many small rechargeable drills that can hold the shank or battery powered mini drills. Something that can be regulated to tighten gently and not strip anything. What is the size? 8 m.m.?
That one is rhe one made by Honda. You should be able to order it from your dealer or a Honda parts place. I wish I had a link to it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. A much easier fix is rhe Eklipse power outlet. I have a video and link on it as well. Thanks again and have a blessed week. Keep us posted my friend. Dale.
@@Heartlanddualsport thanks for the quick reply on it. Do you have anything similar for the spotlights install, I was figuring that if I am planning to disassemble the bike, I could do both jobs at the same time?
@@vladlozan4363 I do not my friend, I am sorry and wish I did, I never hooked them up on my bike. I will also caution you on the plug your about to install, it has a 5 amp fuse, that is hidden in the middle of all the stuff you are about to dig into, be cautious what you plug into it , other wise you will have to tear all this stuff apart just to get to that fuse. The standard air pumps that a lot of folks carry on rides may well blow that fuse, just know up front, anything drawing more amps than a GPS or phone may blow the fuse,. Keep us posted on your install and have a blessed weekend. Dale
Thank you very much, yes this is the one that is Honda Factory Part, Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Well my friend, Your bike is as hard as my BMW Sertao to work on. Ain't nothing simple on it either. "To Install anything, Dissasemble the entire bike" LOL!!!
Yes sir, you have to take all that jun off to get to the air filter as well. If I had been thinking I would have done both videos at the same time. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend, I hope you have a blessed week.
Thank you Dale for this great video. Just got mt AT/DCT a few days ago. I searched the internet high and low to keep from spending the $79 for this RIP-OFF accessory - no such luck. I hate to say it but I am tempted to buy a few hundred of the connectors, make up some of these kits and sell them for $29 on flea-bay. Anyway, another question. Just curious if your AT came with any tools in the toolbox? Mine was empty and it sounded like yours was too when you dropped it at the start of the video.
Yes sir you are very welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I have purchased the eklipes charging system, if you have not seen it check it out as well, I don't work for them or anything, just like the products they have and they work great for the half the cost, but they are bar mounted, not for the factory hole. Oh man, good for you my friend, I am excited for you and glad you got your new AT in, I am slowly but surely getting mine the way I want it, down to only a few more things, less than 4-6 including tires, so not bad from being brand new with a whole list of do dads, hehehe. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Yes , the eklipse is good as an alternative .., But it is good you made use of that dedicated blank space on the dash as it is a nice neat and tidy location for a 12v .., it just needs a higher power output thats all
You mean for umpteen thousands of $$$$$, they don't even have a 12v power supply standard equipment?!?!?!?! 'come on HONDA!!!! What The HECK????? Otherwise, GREAT how to vid!
Ok, Thank you, That was my thoughts as well. I was hoping it wasn't juts me who is thinking this is an adventure bike, who in their right mind is not going to want at least one power port, most all the other adventure bikes, and I will even call Triumph Tiger XCX, the closest, to this bike, with the same money factory delivery price comes with two from the factory. One up front like this one and one in the rear for the air compressor many will use on the trail to keep changing tire pressure for on and off road. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend and I hope you have a blessed week.
The 12 volt solution (did not see this video) i put together stopped working And left me stranded on a logging road behind a locked gate with a dead cell phone and a phone number i could have called. on a cold Canadian winter night. Fuck you very much Honda :).
I could not agree with you more, but some of this stuff, should have been done at the factory level, but yes sir, that is what I have decided too and since it cost basically the same money as the Tiger XCX, the tiger may well me a better buy for some, you could always say the Honda has a bigger engine, but the XCX and the AT are basically the same HP, so in the long run that 998 engine may be costing you more in insurance hehehe. I do Love my AT and I will be happy when I get all my mods I want done to it done, But yes sir, the XCX is a great buy considering it cost the same and comes with a lot of protection from the factory. Thank you so much for watching, subbing and commenting, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed weekend my friend. More to come, so thanks again for subbing us as well.
Yes sir. I sent you an email. I don't have that video posted yet. But not this Monday the next it will air. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend. I would suggest the other one over this one.
Can you please share the other easier way to install 12V outlet? Also, any suggestions on a battery tender connector installation? Would you just go straight to the battery with an SAE connector or something else?
This is the link to an install of the Cobra Charger and it has the plug that will work for the battery tender battery charger all in one connection, so you only have to connect the black and red wires to the appropriate post on your battery and you essentially get a charger port and lace to plug in the battery tender all in one. th-cam.com/video/gAKPFY0hE1s/w-d-xo.html
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Between this ridiculous missing necessity, and that high quality set of tools that came in the tool compartment, it's sad to see the bean counters have taken over at honda. My '82 XL250 came with real tools that I still use today in my tool roll for the africa twin, since all it had was one allen wrench and one very retarted screw driver. Unbelievable..
I so agree with what you are saying, I thought it was ridiculous that it didnt come from the factory with it. The Tiger has all the items I mentioned in my other video, and was at the time, the same price. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week Dale
Yes sir, i think you may be onto something. Either way, I got mine installed it take a little while, But cld I have it installed. I will be posting another video its rough;y 3 mondays out and it will be an easier install and a great 12 volt adapter, it is not Honda, but works great and you can use it with your key off as well. Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
+Ronald Koopmans hehehe. I know right. Could be in an easier place to get to. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Sorry for the delay in reply. Even out of town riding. Thanks again and have a blessed week.
Thank you very much, Not sure, why they didn't include it, especially since it is pre wired for it, Does not make sense to me at all. But it does go together really quickly. so it is nice to get it installed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week.
This should have been done by Honda.What a pain to do.Be patient removing the side covers as they do take practice making sure you dont break some of the plastic bits.Once you have done this a few times you begin to know how much force to use.Note you need to do most this to clean or replace the airfilters.Again honda has not made it easy.My Yamaha Tenere 660 was a million times easier to service and do stuff like this.Shame on you Honda, shame.
Yes sir, I so agree, not a good design especially considering the air filter is something that needs to be checked daily regularly. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
It is unusual for Honda to overlook or bypass something like that. I used to be a Honda Power Products Dealer and I know their usual thinking. They ran out of twins last fall / winter because of the earthquake. I have had numerous Hondas and hopefully a twin in about 2 months. But I might invent a dc outlet panel somewhere up front with maybe 4 outlets wired to the battery through a relay and maybe a 20 amp fuse.
I appreciate you taking the time to film this install. I watched it a few times before taking on the job. You completed much faster than I did but I took my time and didn't break anything. What a pain. The parts going back together are like a jigsaw. If you do have a number of miles on your AT you might as well do the air filter changes as well. It really helped for me to download the Honda instructions and I referenced them quite a bit especially for the route the wires are supposed to go. Shame on Honda for not including this. Again, thanks for. the video!
Randi,
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I am glad you liked the video and mostly I am glad to help others which is what this channel is all about. Thank you again for the kind words, I hope you have a blessed week and I hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving. Thanks again.
Dale
Your video is a saving grace. Unbelievably annoying how Honda does things on this vintage. I hear the newer models are easier. I didn’t realize my accessory outlet didn’t come with the full harness. Just the first pig tail, so after tearing everything apart, I ended up just tying it in directly to the battery. Your video was great though so thanks.
Oh man, thank you so very much, when I was making this video I had no idea how many people would end up watching it hahha, I would have picked out a better outfit hahhaha, Thanks again and have a blessed week. Enjoy your AT, they are awesome bikes.
Dale
Dang Bear Claw--I just watched a entire 28 minute video and ready to order only to realize I don't even own a Africa Twin!! What a salesman!!
heheh, Then I am dingy job correctly. heheh. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thank you.
Ha Ha!! That's hilarious
Thanks, Dale. I found your video because I'm going to be tearing it apart to change the fuse. WHAT A BUMMER! I'm considering buying a panel mounted fuse holder, installing it in one of the available blank button spots, and running a pair of wires with blade ends into the fuse holder of the Honda in-line set up.
+Fabio Bandini your very welcome my friend. I hope it helped. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed weekend.
I just bought the bike yesterday, after seeing this I am so glad I negotiated this and the center stand installations as a throw in N/C.
Very educational Thanks for your efforts.
Excellent, I am glad it helped, when I bought mine, it was a pre order and they were not budging at all on the price or willing to help out with anything heheheh, I am glad the video helped you to get a better deal, I love this bike and would love it even more if I had not paid as much for it hehehe. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, it is greatly appreciated and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Dale, what an amazing job, effort and an amazing video. So kind of you to take time out to do this. Wow!
Thank you sir, it is a project to instal this little guy. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and the kind comment is greatly appreciated. We appreciate you, thank you and have a blessed weekend my friend.
Dale
Thank you so much, truly appreaciet your feedback my freind.
dale
Appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. I remember a similar you may have done years ago where you mentioned an aftermarket install accessory (coat hanger) that you would sell for $19.99 or some other thing. Great sense of humor.
Ha, thank you so much my friend. I try to have fun with this channel. Thanks for taking the time to watch and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
PS sorry for the long delay. I am back now.
My 21 year old Harley came from the factory with a 12 v socket...( And a cigarette lighter !) Also 10 minutes in? This whole project took me a 12 pack!
Hahaha. I know right. They really don’t want a guy to use this thing or they want you to OT someone at the shop to do it. I hope the video helped. Have a blessed week my friend.
Dale.
Instead, just take off the left side fairing painted piece and install a socket, then wire it back to the battery or one of our Eastern Beaver fuse panels. Takes only minutes and you have a high capacity socket with an accessible fuse. Plus, our fuse panels allow you to wire in all your accessories with room for future stuff too.
Yes sir agreed I did that as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Have a blessed week.
Dale.
This came in super handy today, thanks. It was about my 5th time watching it, but I actually installed it today. Knowing how to get the rivets out is gold.
I m glad it was helpful, that is the main reason I even do this channel if I can help someone out and or share something they find useful, it makes it so much funner. Thank for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed weekend my friend.
OMG! That was a crazy amount of work to add a 12 v socket. Basically you just have to remove everything except the engine. Didn't start out great - stripped over torqued battery cover hex head just for fun! Agree with everyone else - really that could't have been included? I would have pair the extra $25 it would have cost them to do it - after this, I would have pair an extra $100. On the bright side, I learned alot about the bike by having to take so much of it apart. Good video - and along with the instructions by Honda, it was doable, but not fun. Hope that fuse never blows. Thanks for the video and happy trails!
+MrMcLovin hehehe. I so agree. I am half afraid to use the stupid thing in fear the fuse may blow. Hehehehe. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thanks again.
+ HDS, I would be scared also to use it. Is that 12v socket the genuine Honda Acc Part or aftermarket ?
I personally would have made sure the fuse was at least 15A to make it more multipurpose,
.., After watching this helpful vid , I also now realise maybe it is better to think through another way to rewire that fuse (ie; by re-routing the fuse to a different location that made access to the fuse much simpler in the future) .., as I'd forever be cursing myself if ever I had to pull the bike apart again just to simply check a fuse ;) .
Thank you for making this (and other) vids HDS , I felt like I was there passing you the tools :)
Great and very helpful video. Thanks for the detailed insight, really helped me install my socket with breeze and also take off the plastics to change the air filters.
I am glad you enjoyed it and it helped you. That’s one I thing I really love to do is help others. So thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. It is greatly appreciated to hear good feedback. Thanks again and have a blessed week
Dale.
Thank you for the video. Just found that dang fuse. Extended the wiring and put it in a place it can be accessed without tearing down the front end.
Oh man, sorry for the delay, I have been out on a hunting and camping trip for two weeks now so sorry for the delay. Yes, i do believe the only wya you will be able to get to the fuse, it to go all the wya through this process, it is hidden in the behind the headlights with all the other wiring, I am not sure why they made it like that but that is how it wired. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and sorry for the delay.
Thanks again and have a blessed week.
Dale
Your very welcome my friend.
Dale
Man I wish my seat on both the bikes came off that easy! The camera view @ 2:44 is fantastic. The micro clips...my very first experience with one I tried and tried to pull it out with out pressing in on the center. Then I used an punch to press it in but ended up shoving the center all the way through and lost it. :)
heheh, make no mistake, it took me a minutes to figure it out and I have some on order now. hehehe. Thank you sir, I hope my narrative I added in the video that says push it in until it clicks helps people get theirs to come out with out messing some up, they sale them in bags of 10 so its a $21.50 mistake with out shipping cost. hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting, I truly appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
+Heartland Dual Sport just a tip I have from dealing with those clips on a daily basis. If you have the cheepo pocket screw driver with a magnetic back tip. it is the perfect length and size to push them in without going to far.
Piston Slap Excellent tip, thank you, I will see if I can find one and add a pic of it to the blog for others to see as well. Thank you sir, I appreciate you and your willingness to help others you are a good man my friend. Thank you very much.
Great video, appreciate you making sure we have good angles and pointing out all the screw and clip locations.
senexon you are very welcome my friend. I am glad that it helped. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and know the kind words are appreciated. Thanks again and have a blessed week.
nice video on the install 12 Volt Accessory Outlet all most a must any more thanks for sharing
Thank you very much, I tried to help, I figured most are going to want to install the 12 volt socket on their bikes. Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Excellent video. Makes me want to pay Honda dealer to install it. But I am not sure they would be as thorough and careful as what you demonstrated. Good idea to do this before adding crash bars.
Thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. I do agree, if you do it yourself you know there was not corners skipped and what not. Thank you so much and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks. I had the socket installed, but didn't realise is was for satnav only and blew the fuse trying to use it for a tyre pump. Total pain to change the fuse!
Yes it will be. I wish it was places in a better spot.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and have a blessed weekend.
Dale.
Nice video. Having looked at the long lengthly process to be able to change a fuse, I have chosen to go back to basics, run an independent 15A twin core insulated wiring back to the battery and installed a fuse inside the battery cover. 2 minutes to change a blown fuse, and minimal chance of an electrical fire / short taking place. Zip tied the wiring to the existing wiring, loom and man frame.
I ended up doing the same thing as well, one plug is generally not enough for me with all the extra cameras and junk I tend to take. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Thanks for the feedback. I am having a blessed week. Back into the Word and time with the Lord.
Wow, that's something Honda should provide as a standard item like you said, rite from the factory!!! Thanks for the install info!!!
I totally agree, for what the bike cost, it should have come on the bike. Thanks for watching and commenting and have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks for the video! I had the same concerns you had about the fuse sitting behind the fairing. Turned out to be right - my fuse blew and since I had put on an aftermarket skid plate and crash bars I additionally had to take those off to get to the fuse. Ended up installing the fuse box from Eastern Beaver and routing the 12V power outlet there. Also connected my TomTom and charging cable to the second box.
Oh man, I am sorry, to be honest, I have not used mine much, I put on the aftermarket one on my bars, and it has the cigarette lighter type plug as well as two usb plugs, so knowing how much trouble it was to install this gem, I don't use it for that fear of the fuse blowing problem. Sorry yours went out but it sounds like you fixed yours like I did as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thank you. Helped me while doing mine. Did not break anything. Dropped a push pin somewhere. That's OK.
Glad to hear it helped, sorry for the delay in replying. I hope you and your family are doing well. Have a blessed week.
Dale
Thanks for the video. Been putting this off for a bit. I'm confident I can successfully pull the job off now. I've subscribed to your channel, as well. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much it is always nice to hear when our videos help someone else. I hope you Keep us posted, I am glad that is helped. Thanks again my friend and have a blessed week.
Completed with no problems whatsoever. Thanks again!
Fantastic video you did a great job making this video. Im new to the africa twin after selling my KLR very helpful! I have apt already scheduled with Honda to install 12v plug and heated grips. Now I know thanks to this video and I guess ill need one of those service manuals.
Thank you for the kind words sir. Yes sir, the manual will become your friend. I loved the KLR I had and enjoyed working on it as well. Fun bike, this is on a whole other level. I hope you get many many miles of enjoyment out of yours.
Thanks again and keep us posted.
Have a blessed week.
Dale
Got the center stand, heated grips, and 12v installed from 9am till 3pm so this was an all day event at our local honda dealer. looking on your past videos i noticed you also went with touratech panniers i installed a top case first mainly to store my helmet and gloves so im not walking around with them as they are mic and have cameras installed. once i got that installed i was going to do acrider crash bars and skid plat but decided to go with all touratech instead i was very impressed with the stainless rack and why not just keep everything the same i don't think this bike is going to see heavy action off road. I am more about just some gravel roads on occasion but more to pack up some gear and take a few trips when Im not working. my AT is a 2017 DCT which i think is really great well made bike i picked it up for 10,500 new so i couldn't say no to that and is like going into the future comparing to my KLR. i plan to watching more of your videos as i like seeing what your putting together for your channel. Thanks again keep up the good work!
thank you so much, i appreciate the kind feedback.
dale
Thank you very mach! Hello from Russia!
You’re very welcome friend. Glad we could help.
Dale.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
You are so welcome, I hope it helped. Thank you so much for your comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Sorry for the delay in my reply.
Dale
Heartland Dual Sport no worries, life has been crazy for everyone. I’ve had the sides and front off twice now for this install and again for my fog light install.
Awesome 12v accessory install Dale. I agree Honda should of installed this from the factory floor when the bike was being built.......... who know mabe Honda will add this if they get imput from the public. Safe travels dale& keep the videos coming............🙂👍👋✌️️🇨🇦
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment my friend, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thank you so much, I appreciate the compliments, I agree, they should and maybe someday they will it don't make sense why it isn't there to begin with other than after the sale, sales and installation charges for the dealer to instal them. Thanks again and I hope you have a blessed week and wonderful holiday season.
Big thanks for this video. I couldn’t have done it without. Great job.
You are very welcome my friend. I am glad it was helpful for you. Sorry for the delay, I have been out camping and hunting for two weeks getting back home and trying to get caught up on comments etc. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and i Hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
Your very welcome, I am glad we could help
Thanks a lot for the video! Yes, this is a very necessity accessory and Honda should have made it standard! But thanks for the detailed, patient steps. I've removed the panels for the CBR 250R and this seems to be a bigger pain. Oh well...
You are very welcome my friend, I am glad it helped, I agree, should be a stock item, thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Thank you! Very helpful but I still don't know if I'm brave enough yet to do this myself ; )
+Avery S heheh. You can do it. Just take your time you will
Do fine. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Hi Dale, If only I had seen your video before dismounting all of the front of my new Africa Twin . It is very complicated on this Honda compared to my previous FZ09 .. For the price of the bike, they could have put the central stand and 12v power accessory .. I watch your videos from France, and I liked and subscribed to Your channel. .
Thank you for all these explanations on this bike ✌.
Oh thank you so much and I am glad it was a video that could help other, I love to help people, that is one of the main reasons I do this channel is to try and do my part to help others if I can.
Tank you so much and I do agree, it could have had the 12 Volt charging port as well as a center stand from the factory, don't make sense why it didn't anyhow. hehe. Thank you so much and I hope you have a blessed week my friend. Thanks for the support on our channel we appreciate you my friend.
In Australia all model Africa Twins come standard with a center stand... It is silly that they leave the 12v out though.
Thank you, Dale! You are right, it makes no sense that the power port was not factory installed. I can only figure it is meant to add service dollars for dealers.
Yes sir, that too is my guess. Thank you so much for watching and commenting my friend. I hope you have a blessed week. Thanks again, I appreciate you.
Great job on the install, very informative ! Thumbs up. Oh and when I get my Africa Twin, I will be coming to your house to install the power outlet :)
Oh man, it goes much quicker once you get over the fear of breaking something hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend and I hope you have a blessed week.
Thanks for the video, helped me a lot today when istalling gps and 12v cables, subscribed :-)
You are very welcome my friend, I am glad it helped you with your install, thanks again and I hope you have a blessed week.
Same to you, gonna follow you close, very interesting videos I must say :-)
Man, thanks so much for putting this video up! ColoradoDualSport is coming over tomorrow so I can install his heated grips. He already has that port, but I've been looking all over trying to figure out what I need to do to tap power and this is the first thing I've found to help clear that up. Looks like my choices are pulling the crash bars and plastic to get to the back of that port and tap the power there, or doing all that plus pulling the gas tank to hook straight into the battery and run the wire back to the handlebars. Sound right to you? Also to answer your question Honda isn't in the business of selling motorcycles, they're in the business of selling dealerships, and dealers don't want that port installed from the factory, they want to do it themselves so the shop can be a profit center. Thanks again.
Your very welcome, I hope it helps, I will say this, when putting the windscreen back on, be very careful, those little rubber screws fall out easy, and to get them out of that hole you have to do this whole process over or order a new one hehehe.( Don't ask my how I know, heheh.)
The Heated grips,, if they are Honda, I believe there is a place to plug into like this accessory port had, and it will show on his dash when he turns them on or off and what not, if they are the Honda heated grips, if they are not Honda, you are correct, you could tap in where ever you want and it wont matter, I have not put them on mine, but that is what i understand about them.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment my friend and I hope you two have a blessed weekend. Keep put he fun videos on your side as well.
Thanks for detailed video
Your very welcome, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
Thanks for the clear video, it made me decide not to consider the Honda accessory socket and buy a 12v/USB charger that I'll mount to the handlebars instead hehe Seriously Honda really did a poor job on this part...I can't believe at somepoint someone at the factory didn't raise their hand and say, hey, couldn't we make parts more easily accessible? I get that they wanted to put the wait of the battery low for mass centralization, but it's almost as if they made it intentional so the dealers can charge more on maintenance (like simple air filter replacement).
Your very welcome, sorry for the delay, its folks like you we still make videos for , if we can help others, we love that the most. Thank you and have a blessed weekend.
dale
I bet that was a little unnerving, great job!
hehehe, Yes mam, it is just that normal for of the unknown and knowing they are $350 per cowl, that is a big expense for test run if I mess it up hehehe. Thank you for watching and commenting, and have a blessed week young lady.
Well done Dale!
+lonestarrider thank you sir. There is a lot that goes into this install but it was fun. Thanks and have a blessed week my friend.
Finally saw the logo! Looks good!
hehehe, Thank you sir, I appreciate you, you are a good man, I did it with the word subscribe on it, but it was too hard to read so just put it back with out it. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week.
Hopefully some day these bikes will be for sale again..
Agreed. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
Just an FYI the factory wires that you taped into are fused on the main fuse panel under the seat
So I can eliminate the 7amp fuse that came with the harness and socket??
@@eddieflueger4926 yes
@@Metz125 that sure sounds good no sense having one buried in the fairing was such a pain in the ass to get to it when it's already fused under the seat! Thank you for the information.
what a bloody night mare.... I love Honda build quality but shame on you Honda for not putting this on as standard...
Oh man, you hit the head-on the nail, Shame on Honda for this. hehehe It was a pain to get it in, but works nicely once done, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on this video my friend. Thank you and have a blessed week.
@@Heartlanddualsport I own a Ninja 400 as well as an Africa Twin. The ninja is also does not come with a USB port and worse it does not come with the respective fuse. I suspect the issue is with maintainability - it is a small part and not sturdy as the rest.
thanks for the video, well done
You are very welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thank you for the feedback, I am always willing to help when I can.
Dale
well guys there is a aux plugs one under the passenger seat so you can install a fuse box that from there you can add a few accessories like usb plug or gps and so on
Yes sir. Agreed. It is a much better option for auxiliary power. I out this in just for fun. I don’t think I have ever used it. It’s not in a combined spot when riding.
Thanks again and have a blessed week my friend.
Dale.
Nice video. Now if only you can show me how to install oxford heated grips! haha
Thank you for your feedback and sorry for the delay, comment got lost somehow. ?
Thank you and have a blessed weekend.
Dale
Hi, great video. In your opinion is it possible to use an aftermarket 12 accessory instead of the genuine part?
Most definitely and one I have used and had great luck with is made by a company called Eclipse. They are higher than the generic ones you will find, I only recommend them do to the fact they have held up with use and riding conditions an adventure bike will see from dust, dirty, rain etc. Keep us posted on what you decide and have a blessed week.
Dale
Another thing worth noting on the aftermarket plug in like we just previously discussed, If you are running an aftermarket tool to air your tires up, most likely that will kick the fuse on the honda factory plug, and as you know, that is hidden behind the dash, so it is a mess to actually get to it, and if you are broke down and just fixed a tire, you will now not have power for your air pump, so a factory one in my mind is well worth it to have and it is not only much cheaper to do, easier to install. I ran one because of this known low amp in line fuse issue for just that reason, along with all my camera equipment trying to keep stuff charges on the go.
Dale
Dale, is there any way to place the fuse so that it is accessible without removing the cowl?
Not really, it is not really long enough to wrap it around to the inside, and or let it hang out the bottom. I wish there was, I don't know that you would need to replace the fuse too often but if and when you to it is a bear to get to it.
Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week. I don't know if you have seen the Eklipes charger install that I have done or not but if you don't want to fool with the stock Honda one, I highly reckoned it as well. and it gives you more options to charge stuff, I have installed both since I need a charger for the phone and GPS and GoPor stuff so it works great especially if you need more ports.
Thank again and i hope you have a blessed week.
I will watch the Eklipes charger install now. Thanks for figuring it all out and putting up the video. I had my tablet out in the garage with me so I could watch while I took my cowl off. No problems except I had to remove my crash bars.
I am glad it helped, yes sir when I installed it, I didn't have the crash bars on then yet, but figured they would need to be removed as well so I installed the charger first.
I have some links to amazon and or the direct website, it does have some cool features to it and all the stuff I have bought from Eklipes has been top notch. Thanks again my friend and have a blessed weekend.
+HDS .., I would rip and throw away that honda 12v - and then reinstall another aftermarket 12v (in the same tidy location) that gets wired directly to to the battery and also has a higher rated fuse which can also be located near the battery (or another easy to get to location) ..., another plus of doing that .., is it will free up that Honda acc port you previously used for something else .
Thanks for your video. Can you do one on how to replace air filters on the bike ? Do you need to take the tank off to do the job ?
+mototravellers I do not think you have to remove the gas tank. It will almost feel
Like it because you have to take the side plastics off. Yes sir. Give me a week or so and I will get you a video that shows how's to get to the air filter. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week.
my guess is the air filter is just forward of the tank above the radiator so pretty much same job maybe not the front around the headlights
Great install video, HDS! What are they thinking over there at Honda? That 12 volt accessory plug should be standard equipment, on a motorcycle like that. You used the word clips a lot in this video...lol. Thanks for sharing, be my friend.
hehehe, Yeah, those clips, hehehe Sorry, there is a ton of them, sad part is, all this is necessary to get to the air filter as well hehehe. so if you buy this bike, those clips will become your friend. hehehe. I agree, this bike should have come with at least one power port if not two. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
So I just bought one of these on the used market. The 12v socket is installed. The 10A fuse under the seat is good, but the socket is dead. Is there an easy way to find that 7.5A inline, or is it a full tear down as you have demonstrated?
Man, I dont know for sure, I think it is all hidden in that upper dash. Thanks for asking and I hope you have found ti by now, this comment got lost in the net somehow, thank you for your patients and sorry for the delay.
dale
you can't move the fuse anywhere else for easy access, the harness is to short.
Yeah. You would have to cut it out splice it and move it. It would be a easy fix. Enough I didn’t mess with it either. Thanks for watching and have a blessed weekend.
Dale.
Hi Dale, thanks for putting this video together. It just happened that I plugged an air pump to this socket... and you can imagine what happened next. My question is, do you think I can get to the fuse without tearing down half of the bike as you just did in the video? Thanks in advance for your reply. Cheers
More thank likely you will have to take a good part of it apart to get to it. The standard spot to put the fuse it behind the head lights, so it will take a lot of work to get to it.. Thanks for taking the time to watch out videos and comment, I tis truly appreciated, I hope you are able to get the fuse replaces, it is a pain no doubt to get to it, but it might be a fun project for you.
Thanks again and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
Your very welcome I hope you still enjoying your bike
Dale
Question, in your side note are you warning us not to use an air pump in the power socket since it has an 7.5 amp? If so, is the reason because the 7.5amp cannot handle the load thus blowing up?
Yes, that is what I am getting at, a lot of the air pumps will pull more amps than the fuse will handle, I am pretty sure Honda even says don't use a pump, it will pull more than it can handle thus blowing the fuse, then you have to take all this nonsense back off to get to the hidden fuse, I put an after market one of with a heavier load rating for the air pump. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Sorry for th delay as well, been on the moitunain and we have very little to no service up there.
Thanks again.
Dale
Thanks for the reply, Dale. Which aftermarket one did you install?
Anytime my friend, I chose the Eklipse, it has a cigarette adapter and the usb all in one, and fits nicely and is wired for heavy use. amzn.to/2HmVsyf
That is the link to this one, I have used it on my DRZ and this Bike both have worked flawlessly and is cheap enough to make it worth the while, They also make a deal to jump start your bike if your battery dies. so that is another perk to this system. The guy who invented it is a rider and uses it on his own bike, good folks.
Why did you go with a cig adapter vs a usb?
The factory one from Honda is a Cig adapter type, it is made specifically for the bike, I did however put another one on the bike that has both and I have a USB adapter for both. Excellent question, .
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to do a video. I learn a ton from watching others do projects and it saves me time. How did you wire your USB? I saw another video where a guy used the same connector you did but spliced in a USB and a port for his GPS but they all utilized the same connector.
Oh you are very welcome my friend, I enjoy doing the videos, I am running behind and have not posted in any in about a month, changed jobs and messing my free time up hehehe. I mean it straight to the battery, I have a video on it as well, it is called the EKlipse Power Port, it is made by Eklipse, the one thing I really like about that set up, is if your buddy has one as well you can jump your bike from it if its dead, and if your buddy doesn't have one, you can use the alligator clips and get a jump from a car or whatever with out having to take your bike apart to get to the battery, this is the link to the one I use. amzn.to/2w4M7JE
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Another advantage of this is if you use a battery tender in the winter or whatever, it has the same plug and you can plug straight into it and you don't need to wire one of those into your battery either, so it cuts down on the amount of wires going to your battery.
The top link, has a on off switch, the good thing there is if you are at camp and just need a quick charge to your phone or something, you can turn the power charger on by the switch charge whatever with out having to put your key in your bike. I charge a ton of electronics, so having access to charge with out the key on in the bike is huge perk for me, not trying to sale you something, but it is definitely worth checkin out and looking into it if you have the extra 25 bucks and it is 1/3 of the cost of the factory one.
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Can you provide a link to your Eklipse Power Port video? I'd like to install a Powerlet connector where the Honda 12 Volt cigarette lighter plug goes but not sure where to mount it. Your video may provide ideas for other locations. Thanks for the hard work!
Hey wait a minute. Didnt you say at the beginning this was quick and easy. That was more difficult that a battery swap on a V-Rod. Now dont you wish you would have gotten the Tiger like me. It came with 2 ports.
heheh, I have three now hehehe. Yes sir, I said Quick and easy, but meant because it sounds better than difficult and lengthy hehehe Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you. I do like the Tiger, make no mistake there I can't wait to ride yours hehehe.
Probably a bit late to the party but the link to the instructions do not seem to take me anywhere. Have just ordered the same kit and will be attaching when the bike comes out of storage. By all the forums I have checked out it could be interesting times. Any chance there is another link?
Oh man, I dont know, if its not working, that is not a good sign. I will see what I can find and post it if I find a new one. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. If your like me, you will do fine installing this part, it is just little time consuming, take your time and dont rush yourself. It will install nicely. Keep in mind, it has a small fee in it, to replace that inline fuse you will have to take all the parts off, so option one would be, dont plug a air compressor into the outlet. It will more than likely kick the fuse. Good lick and keep us posted on your travels, I still ride, just a KLR and your always welcome here anytime. Good luck and again, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
dale
@@Heartlanddualsport thanks Dale. Getting the bike ready to ride from Ottawa, Canada, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a big air show later this year. Have sone some bits a pieces on the bike over the last year or so. Videos like yours give real inspiration to folks like me. You take away the fear of having a go, and in doing so you help make us feel much better about ourselves. Thank you. Also, probably will not be running a compressor but will keep that in mind.
Have you ever hooked up a 12V 2500# Winch?
No I have not, that would be a handy tool to have from time to time though. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
Dang the only thing you didn't take off were the mud flaps. That would have been a $700 install at the "stealership". Looks easy and all with just one allen key. Nice.
Yes sir, to be honest with you, I am surprised I didn't need to do that as well. heheh. Thank you so much for watching and commenting my friend. I hope you have a blessed week.
I would buy a single 'T' shaped allen wrench the correct size - cut off the T so you have a long straight hex - and use a small cordless drill to undo and re tighten - and of course one of those that has the light settings for tightness
Oh yeah, good thinking my friend, I like that idea, I may have to do that one day. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Or of course just cut off the shank of any Allen key to remove the 90 degree turn. There are many small rechargeable drills that can hold the shank or battery powered mini drills. Something that can be regulated to tighten gently and not strip anything. What is the size? 8 m.m.?
Or just buy 1/4" drive allen bits.
I know this is an old thread, but is that the OEM 12v socket, or is this something that is compatible. If yes, where can I buy it from? Thanks
That one is rhe one made by Honda. You should be able to order it from your dealer or a Honda parts place. I wish I had a link to it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. A much easier fix is rhe Eklipse power outlet. I have a video and link on it as well. Thanks again and have a blessed week. Keep us posted my friend.
Dale.
@@Heartlanddualsport thanks for the quick reply on it. Do you have anything similar for the spotlights install, I was figuring that if I am planning to disassemble the bike, I could do both jobs at the same time?
@@vladlozan4363 I do not my friend, I am sorry and wish I did, I never hooked them up on my bike. I will also caution you on the plug your about to install, it has a 5 amp fuse, that is hidden in the middle of all the stuff you are about to dig into, be cautious what you plug into it , other wise you will have to tear all this stuff apart just to get to that fuse. The standard air pumps that a lot of folks carry on rides may well blow that fuse, just know up front, anything drawing more amps than a GPS or phone may blow the fuse,. Keep us posted on your install and have a blessed weekend.
Dale
Thanks for the follow-up and advise, I'll keep you posted on the progress.
Great video, is that OEM Honda accessories ?
Thank you very much, yes this is the one that is Honda Factory Part, Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Well my friend, Your bike is as hard as my BMW Sertao to work on. Ain't nothing simple on it either. "To Install anything, Dissasemble the entire bike" LOL!!!
Yes sir, you have to take all that jun off to get to the air filter as well. If I had been thinking I would have done both videos at the same time. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend, I hope you have a blessed week.
Thank you Dale for this great video. Just got mt AT/DCT a few days ago. I searched the internet high and low to keep from spending the $79 for this RIP-OFF accessory - no such luck. I hate to say it but I am tempted to buy a few hundred of the connectors, make up some of these kits and sell them for $29 on flea-bay. Anyway, another question. Just curious if your AT came with any tools in the toolbox? Mine was empty and it sounded like yours was too when you dropped it at the start of the video.
Yes sir you are very welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I have purchased the eklipes charging system, if you have not seen it check it out as well, I don't work for them or anything, just like the products they have and they work great for the half the cost, but they are bar mounted, not for the factory hole.
Oh man, good for you my friend, I am excited for you and glad you got your new AT in, I am slowly but surely getting mine the way I want it, down to only a few more things, less than 4-6 including tires, so not bad from being brand new with a whole list of do dads, hehehe.
Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Yes , the eklipse is good as an alternative .., But it is good you made use of that dedicated blank space on the dash as it is a nice neat and tidy location for a 12v .., it just needs a higher power output thats all
6 beers and 6 bandaids....guess what happens if the fuse blows.
Oh I know right, it is not in a good spot to fix. Thank you for taking the time to reply and I Hope you have a blessed week.
Dale
You mean for umpteen thousands of $$$$$, they don't even have a 12v power supply standard equipment?!?!?!?! 'come on HONDA!!!! What The HECK????? Otherwise, GREAT how to vid!
Ok, Thank you, That was my thoughts as well. I was hoping it wasn't juts me who is thinking this is an adventure bike, who in their right mind is not going to want at least one power port, most all the other adventure bikes, and I will even call Triumph Tiger XCX, the closest, to this bike, with the same money factory delivery price comes with two from the factory. One up front like this one and one in the rear for the air compressor many will use on the trail to keep changing tire pressure for on and off road. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend and I hope you have a blessed week.
The 12 volt solution (did not see this video) i put together stopped working And left me stranded on a logging road behind a locked gate with a dead cell phone and a phone number i could have called. on a cold Canadian winter night. Fuck you very much Honda :).
Thank you for your feedback and sorry for the delay, comment got lost somehow. ?
Thank you and have a blessed weekend.
Dale
they want to advertise the bike cheaper than the tiger, by the time you add all of the extras it cost you more
I could not agree with you more, but some of this stuff, should have been done at the factory level, but yes sir, that is what I have decided too and since it cost basically the same money as the Tiger XCX, the tiger may well me a better buy for some, you could always say the Honda has a bigger engine, but the XCX and the AT are basically the same HP, so in the long run that 998 engine may be costing you more in insurance hehehe. I do Love my AT and I will be happy when I get all my mods I want done to it done, But yes sir, the XCX is a great buy considering it cost the same and comes with a lot of protection from the factory. Thank you so much for watching, subbing and commenting, I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed weekend my friend. More to come, so thanks again for subbing us as well.
Get an after market,
hehehe, I know right I actually did that as well. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
Man that's a lot of work, gotta be an easier way. .....
Yes sir. I sent you an email. I don't have that video posted yet. But not this Monday the next it will air. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend. I would suggest the other one over this one.
Can you please share the other easier way to install 12V outlet? Also, any suggestions on a battery tender connector installation? Would you just go straight to the battery with an SAE connector or something else?
This is the link to an install of the Cobra Charger and it has the plug that will work for the battery tender battery charger all in one connection, so you only have to connect the black and red wires to the appropriate post on your battery and you essentially get a charger port and lace to plug in the battery tender all in one.
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Thank you so much, I will check your channel out in a few, thanks again and have a blessed week.
Between this ridiculous missing necessity, and that high quality set of tools that came in the tool compartment, it's sad to see the bean counters have taken over at honda. My '82 XL250 came with real tools that I still use today in my tool roll for the africa twin, since all it had was one allen wrench and one very retarted screw driver. Unbelievable..
I so agree with what you are saying, I thought it was ridiculous that it didnt come from the factory with it. The Tiger has all the items I mentioned in my other video, and was at the time, the same price. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week
Dale
the reason is they will make more money. specially if someone takes the bike to the shop and let them do it. labor probably through the roof!!
Yes sir, i think you may be onto something. Either way, I got mine installed it take a little while, But cld I have it installed. I will be posting another video its rough;y 3 mondays out and it will be an easier install and a great 12 volt adapter, it is not Honda, but works great and you can use it with your key off as well. Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
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wow lots of work to get to the point of putting in the 12vot system. lol
Yes sir, lots to take off to get to the little plug. Thank you for watching and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
Most stupid place to put the battery I must say.
+Ronald Koopmans hehehe. I know right. Could be in an easier place to get to. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Sorry for the delay in reply. Even out of town riding. Thanks again and have a blessed week.
I mean great video, but I must agree......whats up with that Honda? Insult to injury fuse is buried deep in the bike
at least they give u an allen wrench lolz
Thank you very much, Not sure, why they didn't include it, especially since it is pre wired for it, Does not make sense to me at all. But it does go together really quickly. so it is nice to get it installed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week.
Thanks Dale shame on Honda
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I hope you have a blessed week.
dale
I can't understand a word
Really? Don't be a Douche!
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Thank you and have a blessed weekend.
Dale
This should have been done by Honda.What a pain to do.Be patient removing the side covers as they do take practice making sure you dont break some of the plastic bits.Once you have done this a few times you begin to know how much force to use.Note you need to do most this to clean or replace the airfilters.Again honda has not made it easy.My Yamaha Tenere 660 was a million times easier to service and do stuff like this.Shame on you Honda, shame.
Yes sir, I so agree, not a good design especially considering the air filter is something that needs to be checked daily regularly. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week.
it is not installed to save weight ha ha
heheh, I know right, Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment and I hope you have a blessed week my friend.
It is unusual for Honda to overlook or bypass something like that. I used to be a Honda Power Products Dealer and I know their usual thinking. They ran out of twins last fall / winter because of the earthquake. I have had numerous Hondas and hopefully a twin in about 2 months.
But I might invent a dc outlet panel somewhere up front with maybe 4 outlets wired to the battery through a relay and maybe a 20 amp fuse.