USB plug install

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Daakuryu

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Still Kawasaki ninja 2012 :P

I received my 2 port USB plug http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/dual-usb-auxilary-socket-for-motorcycles/part/BBP-52-820 today and should be getting my 3 circuit solution http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Wiring_Kits/Fuseboxes/3_Circuit/3_circuit.html by the end of the week/beginning of next week.

I'm getting a ram mount for my phone (damn thing is back ordered and they pushed my shipping to the end of the week :mad:) which will be on the left handlebar.

My question this time is; I need to drill a 1 1/8" hole in order to fit and secure the USB plug to the bike, where is the best place to do so taking in consideration the placement of the ram mount and making sure the USB cables that connect to the plug and phone do not interfere with the bikes turning and such.

Thanks
 
If you have a vise, you can get a piece of aluminum ruler from C. Tire and bend it in such a way as to have it mount to a bolt on the brake reservoir & the USB plug
 
This is my set up:
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You can find the car lighter at Canadian tire. The base of it has two holes in it. I used double sided Velcro and some zip ties to hold it in place. Been working for 3+ years.

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Hope this helped. Make sure you wire in the fuse. I think the whole set up cost me $17
 
Do you need the outlet by the steering column? I've mounted mine (using the eastern beaver distributor) under the seat. I have a USB cable running up under the tank and exiting directly into the device cradle. Could save you some space....
 
RockerGuy said:
If you have a vise, you can get a piece of aluminum ruler from C. Tire and bend it in such a way as to have it mount to a bolt on the brake reservoir & the USB plug
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I considered doing something like that and hooking it to the right handlebar but then thought It wouldn't look as clean, C-Note's pictures kinda proved it. I understand it works and has worked for a long time but it also looks like it doesn't belong there and someone Macgyvered it.

I agree it's entirely subjective but I'd rather have it look like it belongs there even though it's for my benefit only.


Acadian1974 said:
Do you need the outlet by the steering column? I've mounted mine (using the eastern beaver distributor) under the seat. I have a USB cable running up under the tank and exiting directly into the device cradle. Could save you some space....
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Having it near the steering makes it more accessible in case I need to plug in something into the second USB port like my bluetooth headphones.
 
You barely notice it.... Works for me. Everything at your finger tips...
 
I've got the same one (well, two of them installed actually). I'll snap a pic of how/where mine is mounted at my track day today :)
 
Edit. Was going to say just run the cable up front and keep the usb under the seat, but it was already said.

+1, much cleaner.
 
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I actually just had mine installed over the weekend by frekeyguy here on the forums. Ordered a weatherproof USB from ebay about $25-$30. frekeyguy did an awesome job of getting it setup making the install very clean and hidden under my rear seat so if you wanted you could charge your phone locked under your rear seat while your having a coffee at Tims or something hidden away in your tail bag as well. If you need any help or even want suggestions for setup I would highly recommend talking with frekeyguy he knows his stuff well!

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Daakuryu said:
How many things do you plug in that you need two of them?

I shall wait for those pictures then.
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Ahhh, totally forgot to take a pic. You can see my front one in the front facing camera view, just follow the cable from the iPod :) I'm actually going to be installing another one up front as I just got my skeleton case for my last remaining camera that's not charged/powered by the bike!! So up front will be fork cam, front cam and ipod (swap the iPod for my GPS when bike is in street trim), in the rear will be shock cam and rear cam. I may even add an additional one in the trunk so that I can keep my cell phone charged as well, making that four (8 charge ports) in total!! :)

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Ahhh, totally forgot to take a pic. You can see my front one in the front facing camera view, just follow the cable from the iPod :) I'm actually going to be installing another one up front as I just got my skeleton case for my last remaining camera that's not charged/powered by the bike!! So up front will be fork cam, front cam and ipod (swap the iPod for my GPS when bike is in street trim), in the rear will be shock cam and rear cam. I may even add an additional one in the trunk so that I can keep my cell phone charged as well, making that four (8 charge ports) in total!! :)

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That's a real serious set up! What camera is that, that is measuring the G, or lean angle?
 
C-Note said:
That's a real serious set up! What camera is that, that is measuring the G, or lean angle?
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The data overlay you see is being done by Harry's Lap Timer for iOS. It uses the iPod/iPhones accelerometer to give you braking force and acceleration, and if it was in a car it'd give you handling G's (side load) as well. Because a motorcycle leans into the corners it's not able to do side load/G's but I assume you might be able to use the accelerometer to calculate lean angle (but Harry's Lap Timer doesn't do it).

Here you can see me under hard braking at the end of the front straight, doing 1.31g with the bike perfectly vertical.

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Here is me accelerating out of turn 12 coming onto the front straight. You can see the bike is leaned over a bit as I am accelerating at .91g

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You can also connect external sensors to Harry's Lap Timer, so you could get stats such as suspension travel, brake fluid pressure, throttle position, etc. Would be handy to know when you're bottoming out (if you didn't have a fork cam, lol).

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The cameras are Hero2 (rear 720p and shock 1080p), Countour Roam2 (1080p front) and DriftHD Ghost (1080p fork).

Signed: Anonymous benefactor :cool:
 
FiReSTaRT said:
The data overlay you see is being done by Harry's Lap Timer for iOS. It uses the iPod/iPhones accelerometer to give you braking force and acceleration, and if it was in a car it'd give you handling G's (side load) as well. Because a motorcycle leans into the corners it's not able to do side load/G's but I assume you might be able to use the accelerometer to calculate lean angle (but Harry's Lap Timer doesn't do it).

Here you can see me under hard braking at the end of the front straight, doing 1.31g with the bike perfectly vertical.

vlcsnap-2013-06-14-16h11m09s149.png


Here is me accelerating out of turn 12 coming onto the front straight. You can see the bike is leaned over a bit as I am accelerating at .91g

vlcsnap-2013-06-14-16h14m09s118.png


You can also connect external sensors to Harry's Lap Timer, so you could get stats such as suspension travel, brake fluid pressure, throttle position, etc. Would be handy to know when you're bottoming out (if you didn't have a fork cam, lol).

bottomed.png


The cameras are Hero2 (rear 720p and shock 1080p), Countour Roam2 (1080p front) and DriftHD Ghost (1080p fork).

Signed: Anonymous benefactor :cool:
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Goddamn. Nice work.
 
Nice work!

Here's my cigarette lighter
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The gadgets wiring is great, assuming you have everything running off a relay. Also assuming you've load tested the battery with all the stuff running.... of course you have ;)
 
Acadian1974 said:
The gadgets wiring is great, assuming you have everything running off a relay. Also assuming you've load tested the battery with all the stuff running.... of course you have ;)
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I highly doubt his electronics draw any negligible power
 
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