Charging isssues

Ok-so the mating stock plug has the same wires. First thing tape it up a bit and seal it up. If you are really nuts you can take 1 inch heat shrink tubing and put it over the connector and do it that way. Stuff it into the front of the bike.

Then wiring wise, you will go direct to the battery. Black to ground or to the battery post.( Hope you are using 10 gauge wire.) And the red direct to the positive post, but also you need a fuse inline on the pos line, something again like the Metro pack 630 fuse box. Use a 30 amp fuse there. 100s of guys have done it this way ( including me) and it works out fine. I have personally fixed a 6th gen this way and the bike is still fine and rolling down the road. I'll toss in couple photos later when I get back to my desktop.

Its best to kinda plan out how you want to route your wires in advance before you start cutting them to length. Do a good job and be neat and wire tie things down. Also there are stick on wire posts that are quite handy sometimes for this sort of thing.

 

Yeah - Its easiest to wire it up close to the battery for under the seat access.

 

Some usefull tips for R/R wiring.

Wiring diagram for direct to battery connection. (ignore the compufire note)


The bikes OEM R/R connector - all sealed up


Positive side connection tip - (notice the heavy duty eyelet for the connection)

 

Thanks for all the photos on the R/R flip plate.....Its not purty but it does the job, no hassles...
- On your install... you could stand a few zip ties on the wire routing... neatness counts, it avoids having a wire cut or ground out later.
- The fuse box looks reasonable....
- The ground wire looks a bit wimpy, what gauge is it?
- Voltage output is perfect.

 

Oh, mbe the pics don't do it justice.. I just meant the fuse box is fine.

Beers to you friend... ;-)