One of the "joys" of owning classic/vintage/old motorcycles and customizing them as well is that it seems the projects are never done.
Right in the midst of the rattle can painting project I was able to pick up a 12 volt outlet at Cycle Gear at half-price during a bike night. Well, the new-to-me left inner fairing for the Connie started singing a syren song, and the old cracked one looked like it was about to give up the ghost. A few hours of dremel tool shaping to get the larger new 12v plug in, a mounting hole widened, and some wiring routing and the fairing was in the Connie. It also has a RAM ball mount, so now I need to get some accessories for that to mount either my GPS or the iPod.
The 12 volt outlet is pretty straightforward. It's hardwired from the plug to two ring terminals. It comes with a mounting bracket if you choose to mount it on your handlerbars, but I didn't use that. There isn't a fuse along the wire, so if that is a big concern, you would have to add one. I ran the wires directly to the battery. Some folks recommend wiring the outlet to a switched circuit, so if you opt for that you would simply cut the ring terminals off and wire it in that way.
Back to prepping the fender for priming tonight!
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