Electrical Outlets | Highway Pegs

[dmk]

I've got a '04 and am wanting to go on some long rides and would like to keep my GPS (TOM/TOM) charging while I'm riding. Are there any places to put an accessory plug near the handlebars anyplace?

Secondly, is there any alternative to paying $250 for highway pegs? Does anyone have a workaround for this?

[Buckster]

I have highway pegs but a lot of the time I rest my feet on the jugs.

[TonyT607]

Dan I owned my RR for four years and never needed highway pegs despite some very long rides.

With respect to powering your GPS, you might think about simply hardwiring the unit to the bike. It's easy on the RR (and any of the pre-CAN BUS bikes). The TomTom runs on 5V power and you'll have to use their adapter. I'm not sure if TomTom makes a separate external power supply for their unit but even if they don't it's easy: get a female cigarette lighter socket adapter from Radio Shack - the kind with the two leads coming off it. You'll mate that to your TomTom car cigarette lighter power cable (see if it has a fuse). If the connection will be permanent, you might as well buy a second TomTom power cable for the car. Secure the two together with electrical tape. Take the two Radio Shack leads and connect them to a switched circuit on the bike using the Littlefuse Add-a-Circuit. I used the heated grip fuse (#4 I think). You can hook it right to the battery leads but I wouldn't recommend it as you'll
run down your bike's battery.

Since the RR is naked, it'll be easy to route the power cable with its little USB plug up to where you want it on the handlebars. Use wire ties to secure the lead. Secure the power cable/lighter socket adapter rig under your seat and go riding.

[zeke]

Try this site for highway pegs: http://www.hawksproducts.com/

I found this site a few months ago. Have not purchased anything yet so I cannot speak to the company's reputation or product reliability. Good luck.

[awagnon]

I've got a '04 and am wanting to go on some long rides and would like to keep my GPS (TOM/TOM) charging while I'm riding. Are there any places to put an accessory plug near the handlebars anyplace?

You can add a Powerlet socket or even a regular cigarette lighter socket to a simple handlebar bracket. See photo: ( The thermometer has since been removed. For some reason its very unreliable here.)

[brad d]

i did this cheap and easy pigtail straight from battery with a fuse

[REDSTAN]

WATS all this about highway peg things that's just sad you do not need them last year i did a tour of Scotland total 1863miles in Severn days longest days ride 436 miles Wat are you 7ft tall

as for sat nav use a map like a proper "r" rider getting lost is all part of riding a R1150R IT,S MORE FUN " MATEY"

[digga]

Hey 'Stan...never been lost yet! (this country is not big enough to get lost in ) there have been a couple of times when i wasn't sure where i was though

[FloridaBeakster]

As far as the electrical connection goes, I added an SAE plug that comes out between the tank and the seat and is coiled up and stored under the tank (above airbox) when not in use.

I purchased a BMW accessory socket "Y" cable (used to add a second accessory socket to a GS), part number 61 13 2 316 114 (around $20). That cable went between the bike cable and the accessory socket in place on the starter motor cover. The 3rd end of the "Y" (the long end), I cut the BMW specific connector off and attached an SAE extension cord to it (with appropriate end removed). I routed this new cable up under the tank and coiled it up so it sits on top of the airbox when not in use. When I have the tankbag on, I slide the SAE cable up between the seat and tank and into the tankbag. I then use this Radio Shack 3-way 12V socket that plugs directly into the SAE connector and sits in the bottom of the tankbag for my electric accessories.

The use of the "Y" cable allows for a very clean installation that is completely and 100% removeable.