June 11th, 2008, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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GPS and heated clothing
Couldn't find any accessory wires like in the older 250, evidently Kawi didn't include them in the redesigned bike. No matter, I was able to go straight from the battery without too much trouble. I have the GPS wire following the same path as the rest of the cables heading to the handlebars, and I have the Gerbing/Battery tender cable peeking out right next to the idle speed control knob on the left side. It is zip-tied right behind it, so it won't go anywhere. For the GPS itself I'm using this RAM mount, with the u-bolt wrapped around the left handlebar just inboard of the grip.
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January 3rd, 2009, 09:56 AM | #2 |
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During this Coalinga run on Tuesday morning, I enjoyed the warmth of the heated jacket liner while on the ninjette. After suiting up after lunch, I turned it back on (even though it wasn't that cold at that point), but I was surprised that as I rode along I never felt much, or any, heat. I played with the wiring a bit at stops, but nothing.
Had some time to play with it today, and confirmed that something in my jacket had broken. The same wiring from the bike heats up Annie's liner in seconds; I plug my liner in and nothing. Was happy to find out that Gerbing has a lifetime warranty for these things, so I sent it back today, you just need to pay for shipping. The bad news is it might be 3 or 4 weeks before I get it back, and I can't fit into Annie's liner. A friend said he has an extra Gerbing vest I can borrow in the meantime, so I need to find some time to get over to his place soon.
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January 3rd, 2009, 03:56 PM | #3 |
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I anticipated the installation of some electrical components, so I installed a fuse box that can accomodate five circuits. One circuit is used for the Battery Tender, and the other is for the fog lights. I still have three left.
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January 3rd, 2009, 08:32 PM | #4 | |
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January 18th, 2009, 12:41 AM | #5 |
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Got my jacket liner back from Gerbing already, they turned it around much quicker than they promised. Once again it works as expected, and will be using it tomorrow morning on the chilly freeway ride up to a Sunday Morning Ride in Marin...
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February 13th, 2009, 07:51 PM | #6 |
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How big is it? Is it like the thickness of a t-shirt?How bulky is it? Is it like a sweater? I have a 2pc. Dainese Lady Yu suit in black. It fits quite snug. Will I be able to wear it under that? I have a back armor going in there as well. I know leather stretches, but I don't want to bust out of my coat because I've got too much junk under it.
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The Gerbing isn't too bulky, but it is thicker than a t-shirt. The vest seems to be a little less bulky than the liner. (but the liner warms up your arms as well, so there's a tradeoff). There's not a lot of material to it, and it compresses pretty easily. It feels sort of like one of those puffy plastic life vests, the ones that you can squeeze down to nothing, but if left with no pressure they will look bulky? I've never worn it under my 1-piece leathers. It would be awful snug in there with the back protector as well, and I also don't know how I'd get the electric cord out of the zipper. I guess I'd find a way if I needed to, but I very rarely wear my 1-piece when I'm on the street; it's pretty much track-only. I use my Gerbing under a textile jacket.
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www.fuzeblocks.com/ Found this fuse block while doing research for a project. Built in relay; switchable and/or direct power off the battery. Nice for GPS to be on all the time and heated gear to be switch operated with the key.
Been wearing gerbing heated gear for a couple years. They make a first rate product. |
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March 1st, 2009, 08:55 PM | #9 |
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Hey, Tim. Your first post!! Welcome to the forum!!
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October 30th, 2009, 05:54 AM | #10 |
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Alex, thanks for the DIY. I installed my Gerbing connection just as you did. I was going to leave the battery tender SAE connector on for another use, but alas, the battery bolts weren't long enough.
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November 7th, 2009, 06:31 PM | #11 |
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Had to move the connector so that it exits on the left rear side of the driver's seat. With the dual controller attached to my jacket adjustment belt, the connection was too tight and would disconnect.
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I had used the u-bolt around left grip on a number of prior bikes, and still had the hardware to do it that way on the Ninjette. Since then, I had seen how people used to re-tap that mirror hole to hold the RAM mount ball directly. And even later than that, RAM offers a ball that screws in directly without any tapping required (somewhere on this site, there is a link to that part #).
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Edit: let me double check the measurement when I get home... I'm not 100% sure I didn't switch the thread pitch
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Just checked my order history, it was actually GPS Zone, not GPS City I worked with, so it may very well be the RAM manufacturer/distributors. Ah well, so long as problems solved
And 1.25 is the correct pitch, so I got it right above, RAM-b-349
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I was thinking of getting these http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/p...love-liner-kit
From the pictures it looks like I don't need to buy anything else to get it working but I wanted to hear it from a fellow 250 rider. Would I need to buy any accessories to get this working with my bike? |
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This is my first post other than a welcome message, sorry to bump an old thread aswell, but Will wiring a gps/ auxillary port into my battery run my battery down when the bike is off?
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Many people who fit heated grips choose to find a wire that goes to +12V only when the ignition is on and when the engine is running, and use this wire as an input to switch on a relay which actually routes power straight from the battery to the accessory. You could do exactly the same for any other accessory, and for electrical safety you probably should - you would also put a fuse in the circuit to protect drawing too much current from the battery in the event of an accidental short circuit (e.g. if a wire chafed and touched something it shouldn't). That way, when you turn off the key the relay switches off, disconnecting (electrically) the battery from the accessory so it can't drain in your absence. HTH, Pete |
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October 9th, 2013, 06:28 AM | #23 |
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So if I wired it into my headlight lamp I should be fine then? is that doable? Sorry Im much better with mechanics than electrics
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Yes in theory I *think* that would work - there are possibly better wires to pick. Searching for accessory and relay on here for instance might turn up a thread with more useful suggestions for a "signal" wire to use to switch on the relay.
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Yes - if you leave the GPS on it will drain. But the GPS typically runs on AA batteries, and would likely take weeks to drain the motorcycle battery even if it were left on. If you're running high-drain devices like heated grips, a relay is needed so the power can come straight from the battery, while the trigger wire can connect to the headlight wire or other switched power. If it's just the GPS, you wouldn't even really need a relay and could wire it directly to that switched power with no issues.
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Adding a relay is simple and there are pictures on the packaging or the relay itself that tell you which wire to plug in where if you decide to go that route.
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