As my old GPS (Garmin Montana 610) died, I splashed out on a shiny new Zumo XT2. This model (apparently) should be plugged into a power supply as the battery life is, at best, about 6 hours.
So, I bought a cigarette lighter style 12V power supply. Debate was whether to attach it directly to the battery, or faff about finding/swapping out the "spare" supply connector under the fairing. Laziness won, so direct to the battery it was! But, as it turned out, the lead wasn't long enough, so I sourced the correct connector from eBay and used the "spare" supply under the fairing. Probably a better option as this is both fused and switched already.
Annoyingly, the connector I bought was unnecessary as both ends were already on the "spare" connector!! Oh well, I've now got a spare spare!
But, inevitably, not that straightforward!! I peeled back the tape on the existing connector under the fairing to discover a black and a green wire; NO red! OK, must be black to black, right?!? BUT according to the wiring instructions for the plug, the red and green wires would both connect to the blacks?! I bought a multimeter to check.
Eventually got it all wired up correctly and it works great! Although, rougher roads do shake the cigarette lighter style plug out of the corresponding socket sometimes!
I had been looking for a set of light pannier frames for some time, but nothing available really appealed. Also, since the introduction of the CRF300, aftermarket parts for the 250 have become less available, certainly nothing in the way of new innovation.
Then, at the Birmingham motorbike show, I saw the Mosko Moto Reckless 40 L set up on a small KTM. This looked the ideal solution for my CRF: no pannier frames needed, but the mounting base would keep the luggage off the Camel Tank. Expensive, I paid a shade under £400; but the same set up is advertised on the MoskoMoto website for £770 now! I got a deal because of some promo.......still expensive, but a really good bit of kit!
Despite the Camel Tank adding an extra 6 litres to the stock tank, I also got a Rotopax style fuel can to give an additional 5 litres (for emergencies!?). Still haven't figured out how/where to attach it?!
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